araxia, on 17 November 2012 - 01:07 PM, said:
Who are the BEKs?
The Devil comes in many forms,
often in forms appearing to be harmless creatures,
it is part of the lure....
A BEK bunny - don't let the fluff and fur fool you, look at the eyes....
I just needed to say.. That is one of the cutest bunnies ever!
As far as BEKs go, I think what is so frightening to so many is just how unnatural it seems. The whole "the eyes are the windows to the soul" idea, so black eyes = no soul, no soul = unholy/menacing. From all of the supposed accounts I've read, and I've really read more than I can count at this point, no one has ever just said to one of them, "Dude, what's your deal? You planning on trying to kill me or what? And, what exactly ARE you? Would you like a hot pocket and a frosty beverage while you explain?" IF these accounts are real (I doubt that these folks have had encounters and I believe that they just want to spin a yarn.. or most of them, anyway), I get that they're "scared", but c'mon, these "encounters" seem to last at least long enough for someone to recover his or her faculties, once they are through peeing themselves. I don't believe in them, but they are definitely fun to ponder. Brian Bethel would probably be uber surprised and/or happy to see versions of his initial creation not only still around, but increasing in number. Or maybe he does know, and the spreading of the legend pleases and/or amuses him. I bet he wishes he had put his creativity to better use and just wrote a novel. He'd be more successful and a darn sight richer. BTW, Brian Bethel is still alive and well and apparently he has a blog for anyone interested. However, he hasn't published any new entries recently. There is a rather in depth posting titled
A bit about ... me And if you read that, you'll see how his interests may have given birth to BEKs. Check it out here:
http://brianbethel.com/