The Dark Side of Halloween

If at any time it seems understandable to be scared of the dark, Halloween would be the perfect time. At any other time of the year, it just isn't "cool" to admit being scared of the dark, especially for an adult.

It's not "cool" for teens to admit being scared of the dark, either. At least it wasn't for me when I was thirteen. I was very afraid of the dark, but I was also too embarrassed to admit it to anyone.

My older sister, Sally, some how managed to discover what I thought was my secret fear. Much to my trepidation she used this knowledge to play a practical joke on me that scared me silly.

One night mom asked me to turn the light on in the bedroom I shared with my two sisters. The light switch was across the room from the doorway I had to enter to go through to enter our bedroom. To make matters worse I had to pass the closet to reach the light switch. I definitely did not want mom to know I was scared of the dark, so I bravely swallowed my fear and mustered the courage to enter the room.

Reaching the closet I paused for a moment wondering if I should on top-toe creep past it, or race past it as fast as I could run. I decided to tip-toe...the wrong decision! Upon reaching the closet the door flew open, I was ambushed! I felt my attacker clamp my arms down tightly to my sides. I tried to scream but I couldn't utter a sound. I fell with my attacker still holding me tightly onto the bed. Now my attacker was on top of me; I laid motionless, paralyzed with fear, tears of fright streaming down my cheeks.

Then I heard a familiar giggle. Sally whispered, "gotcha, didn't I?" Under such perilous conditions the only thing to do was bust out laughing. Sally and I laid on the bed laughing to the point of silliness.

Halloween's Dark Side

Is it silly to be scared of the dark? Halloween is a much anticipated holiday, retailers are busy months in advance getting ready for peak sales from merchandise that is seasonally Halloween.

Yet, there is a dark side to Halloween, that is easy to understand when you consider the occult overtones of this day.

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