First Encounter: The Popcorn Interruption

• 👧 A young narrator, around 11-12 years old, was home alone with her baby brother when she heard a knock on the door.
• 👁️ Peeking through the window, she saw a small girl with entirely black eyes and blonde hair.
• 🚪 The girl asked to come in, claiming to be soaking wet, but the narrator noticed she was dry and immediately shut the door.

Second Encounter: The Late-Night Walk

• 🚶‍♀️ While walking home late at night, the narrator saw two figures on a neighbor's porch, speaking to a man who refused to open his door.
• 😨 The figures, revealed to be two children, approached the narrator, asking to use a phone to call their mother.
• 🖤 The narrator realized they had black, pupil-less eyes and, despite feeling compelled to stay, lied about having a phone and backed away.

Third Encounter: The Snowstorm and the Stranger

• 🚗 A woman, with her mildly autistic 4-year-old daughter, saw a man walking repeatedly to neighbors' doors and staring at them.
• 🥶 The man was underdressed for the cold, had emotionless black eyes, and caused profound terror in the woman and her daughter.
• 🚓 The man left when he heard the woman's husband was on his way, and police arrived shortly after, finding no trace of him.
• 👥 A friend renting the narrator's basement had also encountered the same man, exhibiting the same strange behavior.

Fourth Encounter: The Countryside Knock

• 🏠 Home alone in rural Ireland, the narrator was alerted by her dog, Lupin, to a knock on the door.
• 👧 Two girls, one older and one younger, stood at the door asking to come in to call their mother.
• 💡 Upon turning on a light, the narrator saw the girls had completely black eyes and slammed the door shut.
• 😨 The girls continued to bang on the door and stare at the house, causing the narrator to call her sister for comfort.