When the House Hates You & the "Kids" Want In

It’s one thing when your neighbors suck — it’s another when they’re invisible, angry, and possibly from hell. This week, we’re talking the Smurl haunting and those nightmare-fuel Black-Eyed Children who don’t understand the concept of the word “no.” Buckle up, witches — this one’s pure chaos, so grab your champagne and lets dive in!Champagne Pairing: Luc Belaire LuxeA little dramatic, a little supernatural. Glossy black bottle, gold lettering — perfect for an episode that goes from haunted houses to black-eyed horrors.Wikipedia — Smurl HauntingAll That’s Interesting — The Smurl Haunting: One Family’s NightmareTimes Leader — “Demon in Home Grabs Our Attention”Brian Fanelli — “Revisiting the Smurl Story and The Haunted (1991)”People — Where Is the Smurl Family Now?IMDb — The Haunted (1991)Pocono Record — Jack Smurl Obituary & RetrospectiveBrian Bethel, Abilene Reporter-News: “Brian Bethel recounts his possible paranormal encounter with ‘BEKs’.” https://goo.gl/BNe9Y9Wikipedia — Black-eyed children: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-eyed_childrenSnopes — Fact Check: Black-eyed children: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/black-eyed-children/Atlas Obscura — Death as a Child: The Modern Legend of the Black-Eyed Children: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/black-eyed-children-urban-legendThe Guardian — Black-eyed ghosts and giant mutant rats: the scare stories…: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/dec/30/black-eyed-ghosts-killer-cats-terrifying-nearly-brought-britain-to-kneesITV News — Return of The Black-Eyed Child ghost in Staffordshire: https://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2014-09-30/return-of-the-black-eyed-child-ghost-in-staffordshire/Reddit (community encounters): https://www.reddit.com/r/