No, not that. Or this. (Oh my God…)
I mean the fear of the unknown. Sometimes I get up late at night to go to the WC, the light switch of which is only a foot or so away from my bedroom door, and find that some idiot (love ya, Mom) has turned off the hallway light.
Sometimes I end up standing in the door for five minutes before deciding it's not worth it. Other times, I'll turn around and grab my phone, a book, and a Sharpie. Yeah, I need all of that in order to sprint the two feet to the loo. Like you've never been scared of the dark.
I'm fairly sure there's a reason behind this. We don't know what could be waiting for us in the void of the stairwell, or on the other side of the darkened window, or just behind the craft room door, so our minds fill it in for us. Have you ever noticed how movie previews seem a lot more exciting than the actual film? It's like that.
What could be waiting for us in the dark? (Warning: Only click that link if you've got a few dozen hours of your life to waste.)
Extraspecial Pt. 2: Awesome, totally not scary thing of the day: Ice Cream Changes!
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