Taking all this into consideration, it makes sense that nyctophobia (intense fear of the dark) is considered a “normal part of child development” that - for many, including myself - persists well into adulthood. All of Hollywood’s favorite monsters are primarily nocturnal (the vampire, the werewolf, the witch, ghoul and ghost), and we grow up in the knowledge that “a dark and stormy night” never bodes well. The horror industry wouldn’t be what it is if it wasn’t able to exploit the terror of darkened corners illuminated by the thin beam of a torch, of darkened alleyways, basements with broken bulbs, the mirror-black surface of a window onto the night.
The adage that under-lit places are less safe than brightly lit ones is so entrenched in the way we move about cities that we don’t question it.
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