Picture this: you're walking down a dimly lit street at night, and every shadow seems to move. Your heart rate quickens, your muscles tense, and suddenly you're scanning every corner for potential ...

Most of my columns attempt to resurrect fond memories of the past, but today’s column does not fit that mold. Rather, this column focuses on a gloomy aspect of our developmental years when we found ...

Fear is one of the most powerful forces an animal can experience. Some say it is the prime drive that keeps an organism alive. Others say that “fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that ...

Halloween is almost here, and its presence is inescapable – from commercials and scary movies on TV to ghosts, goblins, and menacing figures in neighbors’ yards. And while it is an exciting and highly ...

Nyctophobia, or an extreme fear of darkness, affects both children and adults, often stemming from past trauma, anxiety disorders, or evolutionary instincts. Symptoms include panic attacks, sweating, ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Fear of the Darkness Fear Of The Darkness is a narrative psychologic game that will push you to face the phobias of some patients. Through different game ...

Editor's note: Welcome to Familywise, a question and answer column about the joys and challenges of being parents. Margaret D. Sayers is a clinical psychologist in suburban Philadelphia who addresses ...

Plato contrasts a child's fear of the dark with the true tragedy: adults fearing the light of truth. Explore this call to ...