Witnesses of: Black Eyed Kids, Phone Calls from the Dead, The Cursed Heart

The Why FilesJan 9, 2026

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Summary

This video explores three mysterious phenomena involving the supernatural. It chronicles unsettling accounts of phone calls from deceased individuals, eerie experiences with Black Eyed Kids, and the fascinating yet tragic story of a heart transplant patient who mirrored his donor's fate. Together, these tales challenge our understanding of life and death.

Key takeaways

  • 1A man received thirty-five phone calls from a deceased person within twelve hours while rescuers were searching for him.
  • 2A heart transplant patient adopted the cravings and handwriting of his donor and died in the same manner as the donor.
  • 3Two children with solid black eyes knock on a car window asking for a ride home and reportedly cannot enter a vehicle without permission.
  • 4There are hundreds of witnesses to these phenomena, yet no explanations that withstand scrutiny.

Transcript excerpt

Gather around because this happened. September 12th, 2008, the 4:22 p.m. Metro Link left Union Station packed with commuters. Charles Peek stood in the aisle of the front car. He was 49 years old. He texted his fianceé, Andrea, I'm almost there. That was the last message he ever sent. Minutes later, the commuter train slammed head-on into a Union Pacific freight train. Both traveling over 40 mph. Combined impact speed 82 mph. Charles Peek died instantly. 12 hours later, his family sat in a living room watching news footage of the wreckage. Then Andrea's phone lit up on the table. The caller ID said Charles. breaking the rules. Put a sock on it, boy. Let me guess. Nah, I'm not coming in. Of course you're not. The one day I need you to help me record, you're not coming in. I don't feel good, human. My tummy hurts and I'm so bloated I keep surfacing in my bowl. My buoyancy is over cocka. I told you not to eat the gas station egg salad. The egg salad was fine. It's this ancient Egyptian diet. I'm going to get rockhot abs like the guys who built the pyramids. I thought the Anunnaki built the pyramids. Ah, they were management. The enslaved humans did the actual work. Dragging rocks around a desert while giant aliens are screaming at you in Samrian. That kind of pressure gets you pretty shredded. Shredded? You said you're bloated. That's my body adjusting to ancient greens. It's activating my dormant pyramid building DNA. There's no such thing as pyramid building DNA. No, contr on his diet and ancient knowledge is flowing through my gills. Uh, yesterday I had the sudden urge to align something to Orion's belt. You rearranged the couch cushions to Orion's belt. ...

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The Why Files, “Witnesses of: Black Eyed Kids, Phone Calls from the Dead, The Cursed Heart,” Jan 9, 2026. Indexed by Fringe Index: https://fringeindex.com/item/witnesses-of-black-eyed-kids-phone-calls-from-the-dead-the-cursed-heart. Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWANHcSyL5s

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