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Hi Death...(yeah that sounds weird when I read that),

Although I'm not terrified of the dark now, as a child, it was horrifying for me. I tried to convey this fear in one of my stories: The Great Occam Cobb. Feel free to check that out if it helps.

What terrified me back then was simply my imagination running wild. Many times, I would envision some horrific face just inches before face, concealed by the darkness -- it was enough to send shivers down my spine. Other times, it was the idea of seeing a shape in my peripheral, believing it to be some unknown entity, only to run screaming out of the room claiming truth to what I had seen (lol). The last type of moment was being on pins and needles only to be caught off guard by something like a string or piece of clothing that would brush against me.

All in all, the lack of my vision, regardless whether I was in a bedroom, hallyway, etc, opened my chaotic-dark-abyssal-monster-infested filled mind to endless scenarios (John Carpenter's The Thing didn't help either lol). I hope you can find something useful from the ramblings of an ex- scaredy cat of the dark :p