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The chilling tale emerged earlier this week when a woman revealed her encounter with the ghost at the spooky whereabouts of Cannock Chase, Staffs.

It was the first sighting of the strange phenomena in 30 years.

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But now a second frightened local has told of how he has also laid eyes on the spine-tingling little girl.

Ghost expert Lee Brickley, who was contacted by the first woman, was approached by the second witness after the first sighting hit the headlines.

The man told Lee: “After reading reports in the media today, I felt the need to get in touch with you about my own experiences on Cannock Chase.

“I believe I have seen the black eyed child on more than one occasion over the last 12 months.”

The man explained how he often walks his dog in the haunted countryside area of Cannock Chase.

Yet during one of his usual late night walks, he revealed how he came face to face with the “jet-black eyed” creepy spectre.

He said: “I was following my usual route when I started to hear something rustling in the bushes.

“Presuming it was a squirrel or something similar, I carried on walking for around another ten minutes.

“However, the noise seemed to follow me.

“After walking down a small path with trees either side, the noise started to come from a different direction. It seemed to be directly behind me.

“To my amazement, standing behind me was a small child (no older than ten) with her hands raised over her eyes.”

The man explained that his dog started barking frantically as he asked the little girl if she was okay.

But the child didn’t respond.

And despite feeling a little disturbed, he carried on walking.

“Suddenly, the child appeared again in front of me. This time with her hands down at her sides,” he added.

“I almost fell over when I noticed her eyes were jet-black.

“Again, my dog went mental, this time pulling me in the opposite direction.

“In the blink of an eye, the child was gone.”

The man said he was incredibly shaken by the encounter.

Yet he explained that his friends and family laughed at him about incident, up until they saw the news coverage earlier this week.

Following the headlines, many other nearby residents have been so spooked that they’ve even considered leaving Cannock.

The owner of the haunted Four Crosses Inn in Cannock has put the pub up for sale and is on the market for £325,000.

The spooky 17th century inn, which sits just three miles from the sightings, is said to be well-known for its supernatural encounters.

Ghosts of young children have reportedly been spotted a number of times in the downstairs bar.

And large dark spectres have been caught standing across the road seen staring at the pub.

The story has also sparked a number of other locals to reveal their fear.

Many posted online about how they’ve been left too scared to leave their homes at night, just in case they come across the demonic spirit.

Paranormal pro Lee, who runs blog Paranormalcannock, says since the story broke he has been bombarded with hundreds of messages asking for help.

He said he has been “absolutely astounded” by the reaction to the original sighting.

Speaking to the Daily Star Online, he said: “Over the last 48 hours, my phone hasn't stopped ringing..

“The response is completely overwhelming. Who would have thought so many other people have encountered this strange phenomena?”

And now Lee has a lot of investigating to do himself.

The Ghost expert revealed: “There are a number of good leads that I will follow up over the coming days. With a bit of luck, we should have some answers very soon!"