Excerpt
We fear the dark. Children hide under the bedcovers in fear of the bogeyman or the poltergeist in the closet. Adults see the night as foreign, a mysterious gate that allows all evil creatures to emerge to haunt their dreams and steal their souls. Some fear the night so much they, force themselves to stay awake just in case Poe's raven might alight on the bust over the door. They must use the brightest lights to illuminate the darkest corners of every room. The softness of a night light is...