# More short story help - creepy kid on a dock? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 4, 2019, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-short-story-help-creepy-kid-on-a-dock/833450 "2019-05-04T00:52:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2019, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-short-story-help-creepy-kid-on-a-dock/833450/1 "2019-05-04T00:52:49Z")
I am looking for a creepy story - maybe about a black-eyed kid - and a guy with a boat approaching a dock. Any help? ---
**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-short-story-help-creepy-kid-on-a-dock/833450/2 "2019-05-04T13:59:23Z")
The boat slowly approached the dock- the guy in it was looking for something… or someone… As he approached the dock he could make out a faint silhouette in the blackness. This one would be different. This child would have black eyes. As he neared the black eyed kid and the dock, the guy cursed his boat- always approaching, but never arriving ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-short-story-help-creepy-kid-on-a-dock/833450/3 "2019-05-04T15:55:42Z")
I had a boat like that once. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2019, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-short-story-help-creepy-kid-on-a-dock/833450/4 "2019-05-04T17:42:42Z")
Are you looking for help writing a story or looking for help finding a story you read once? ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2019, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-short-story-help-creepy-kid-on-a-dock/833450/5 "2019-05-04T18:09:57Z")
I believe I’ve seen creepypasta about a black eyed kid on a dock. ---
**Author:** ![Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/les_espaces_du_sommeil/32/308_2.png) [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-short-story-help-creepy-kid-on-a-dock/833450/6 "2019-05-04T18:36:28Z")
I’m pretty sure it in one of the “It Happened To Me” threads on [forteantimes.com](http://forteantimes.com). I remember reading something very much like this there about 7-8 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-short-story-help-creepy-kid-on-a-dock/833450/7 "2019-05-04T20:12:07Z")
> [@Bootis](#): > > The boat slowly approached the dock- the guy in it was looking for something… or someone… As he approached the dock he could make out a faint silhouette in the blackness. This one would be different. This child would have black eyes. As he neared the black eyed kid and the dock, the guy cursed his boat- always approaching, but never arriving I dunno. A cool title would be “Shit Creek Without a Paddle”. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2019, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-short-story-help-creepy-kid-on-a-dock/833450/8 "2019-05-04T20:46:46Z")
> [@Bootis](#): > > The boat slowly approached the dock- the guy in it was looking for something… or someone… As he approached the dock he could make out a faint silhouette in the blackness. This one would be different. This child would have black eyes. As he neared the black eyed kid and the dock, the guy cursed his boat- always approaching, but never arriving Well, if you put a curse on your own boat, expect weirdness and problems. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2019, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-short-story-help-creepy-kid-on-a-dock/833450/9 "2019-05-05T00:08:01Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > Are you looking for help writing a story or looking for help finding a story you read once? or maybe seeking recommendations for stories with a particular theme ? ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-short-story-help-creepy-kid-on-a-dock/833450/10 "2019-05-05T18:32:49Z")
> [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](#): > > I’m pretty sure it in one of the “It Happened To Me” threads on [forteantimes.com](http://forteantimes.com). I remember reading something very much like this there about 7-8 years ago. That is ringing a super loud bell! Thank you, off to search. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-short-story-help-creepy-kid-on-a-dock/833450/11 "2019-05-05T21:34:10Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > I believe I’ve seen creepypasta about a black eyed kid on a dock. Hang on, let’s get this straight…the kid has black irises, or someone punched him repeatedly in the eyes? ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2019, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-short-story-help-creepy-kid-on-a-dock/833450/12 "2019-05-05T23:39:25Z")
Yes.