Darkness; it was an object of fear for millions of people around the world. Monsters under the bed, the evil killers on the loose… all of it leaned on darkness. The monsters, although they weren't seen, could haunt people to their very cores, and drag them awake from sleep with nightmares.
Shadows can come to life, and make your heart race in a fear you didn't even know existed. In the dark, your childhood fears returned, and every strange sound you heard is a growl. Every time you heard a creaking noise, it was an attacker slinking down the hall to your bedroom. When the air vent in the corner of your room made an odd noise, it was the devil whispering stories of your imminent demise.
Yes, with a little bit of darkness and a dash of imagination… anything could happen. With darkness, a seemingly fine house can be labeled as haunted. My home, which my family had only just relocated to two months ago, was one of these seemingly 'haunted' houses, and the children of the neighborhood steered clear of it, hoping that they wouldn't be followed home by ghosts.
Even though I ghosts don't exist, people still fear them for the terrible myths they have heard; all of which are connected to Dark and Stormy nights. Inky blackness seems to plague our lives with fear, dominating over logic and reasoning with promises of ghouls and demons. Yet, there are those who are not afraid of this darkness; there are those who refuse to give into it, and rebel with their own promises of light.
In its own way, light can have similar effects on our minds; with the thought of light, comes warmth, hope and prosperity. But, what if I could tell you that your fears were irrational, and that you should fear the very thing that you have looked to for guidance for your entire life? What if I told you that the creatures lingering in the shadows were merely guarding you from something far more hideous? Furthermore, if I told you that there were unknown beings that disguised themselves with light merely to claim your life for their own… then who, or what could these unknown beings be?
And who can you trust?