@ruouttaurmind I’m sure it fits into that larger category of alt pop. But J Pop’s pretty specific, not every teen/tween/millennial is going to recognize a J Pop figure. My only connection to it is an affection for Gackt and Malice Mizer. Couldn’t care less about the music, but the costumes are great and he’s so bishounen.
If I have to go to the shed or, in the old house, the basement, I’m fine going to there. Coming back, I remember every Friday the 13th movie and the fact I live in the woods. It all ends with me running like a bat out of hell into the house and scaring the cat.
@aristan I live in the woods - that is My Domain and I’m not afraid, light or dark. However, I can get pretty uncomfortable in a dark city. Nasty places, full of evil.
A few things in the dark, maybe, but not the dark.
Seriously, though when I was in college, I worked night shift for awhile. After a bit it became “meh, it’s just different”. The only thing that unsettles me is hearing “critters” close by and not knowing what kind of creatures they are.
I only got worried about the dark after our last dog passed on. I kept up the nightly walks for a month or so but gave up when I realized that not only was it no longer fun, but I was getting creeped out by stuff that didn’t matter before. Furtive groups of yutes in the park, skunks, that car that came and went and came and went four five times while I walked around the block a few times, on multiple nights. The rutting stray cats that sounded like someone bursting out of the bushes to attack. Getting followed by three or four coyotes (which didn’t happen with the pups).
The night’s perils multiply when you’re alone with nobody to watch your back.
A rope walks into a bar, and the bartender says “Hey! We don’t serve rope here.” The rope walks outside, ties himself up, tussles his hair a little, and goes back inside. The bartender asks “Aren’t you that rope that was just in here?” and the rope says “Nope. I’m a frayed knot.”
There are certain parts of Philly I wouldn’t recommend that demons haunt at ANY time. They’d probably be OK in Olde City until around 1 AM, provided they’re not drunk.
@MagnaVis perhaps since they no longer have blind faith, they now know there is likely nothing haunting the night unless they witness some evidence to the contrary.
Yeah, “haunts” in the supernatural sense. Places like familiar basements and back yards, we’re talking here. When you believe in magic, and probably especially, are a child, darkness can have implications beyond physical threats like muggers, or stubbing your toe on a rock.
I was surprised when it stopped being spooky. That was a while ago, but I remember being unsure even back then, what the difference was.
@InnocuousFarmer - I only very vaguely remember but I’m pretty sure that as a child I was afraid there was something IN the dark and not just OF the dark per se. I suggest that the fundamental principle is the one that kept many people out of the ocean after watching “Jaws.”
@aetris Yes, I would get myself worked-up with a vivid imagination about aliens or something. The darkness itself is fine; it’s what lurks in the dark that’ll gitcha!
If you have ever been spelunking and everyone in your party turns off their headlamps and all flashlights, it is freaky to be in absolutely complete darkness.
It isn’t really the darkness itself that is scary, but the notion of how hard it would be to get of there with no light source is quite daunting.
@DrWorm I am actually a claustrophile, but the very idea of going into a deep cave w/o adequate lighting is anathema for me- and what after all is adequate lighting- IDK, because I’m never going in there…
@DrWorm I went caving with the county parks and rec. It was a really deep cave and I was crawling and bumping my butt on soda straws for a lot of it because the passages were so narrow. The two leaders had a map out and were arguing about where we were after a couple of hours. We were underground for seven hours. I never went back.
@DrWorm Actually that doesn’t bother me, I used to do a lot of color printing and until you got the paper in the drum you had to work in total darkness.
When first diagnosed one of the main signs is blindness. Sucks, for many reasons, but the upside was that I can now move around my house without the lights on and any fear of the dark I may have had was/is gone. Agree with the woods comments though-camping out to me means staying in a hotel or walking out to the backyard. Still trying to find a large security light (preferably solar powered) that stays on & doesn’t only come on if it detects motion. Would like it to stay on from night to first light but most I’ve looked at the reviews say that they don’t usually last that long even with 8+ hrs. sunlight regardless of product claims. Any good/nice ideas & replies would be helpful…
@WTFsunshine you need to go wired. The reason most solar lights are motion activated is because they just can’t stay on that long. The solar panel and battery pack would have to be much larger and cost a lot more money to really be reliable.
Do you have any power outlets outside that you can run wiring from?
Edit: I personally would rather have motion activated… That’ll at least alert to something. If the light is on constantly, then you might never notice something walking around.
@RiotDemon My friends used to always look when my motion powered light came on out front. I told them not to bother, stray cats and blowing branches activated it. They asked what it’s purpose was, then. I told them that when the light’s on, you really don’t know what’s out there, but when the lights off you can be pretty confident there’s nothing out there. It’s usefulness is not as an alarm, but as the absence of alarm.
@WTFsunshine My house came with floodlights at a back corner (they illuminate one side and the back), wired, and even 60’ away, I need blackout curtains on my bedroom window. I do feel more secure if I turn them on.
@OldCatLady Thank you for the link but when I clicked on it I got a message that Amazon doesn’t recognize the numbers. Sorry it took me so long to reply but when I try to see my comments and replies I always get kicked out of it w/ a problem has occurred message. I already have blackout curtains from when I worked third shift. We have no neighbors behind us and my husband took out the only light we had. We put in a storm door and couldn’t open it because of where the light was. I was thinking the same thing as you did in that if always on I would feel more secure.
@RiotDemon I will have to check to see if we have an outlet. My thinking was to possibly use the wires from the light we took out so we could utilize the switch in the house. My husband is afraid of heights and really dislikes climbing ladders. Which always amused me since he is a firefighter/paramedic. So I would probably have to hire a handyman.
@moondrake We have a small motion sensor that sits on the front porch and if the rain is blowing onto the porch it will light up constantly. It drives my cat crazy because it normally lights up when stray cats come to visit him and it’s how he knows they are there. Since we have a lot of animals that run around out back (and if it rains) I’m thinking hardwiring-or if I find an outlet as mentioned above- might be the better way to go so that it will stay on. But I like your way of thinking about if it’s not on.
@OldCatLady I hope you don’t have any close neighbors. My next door neighbors have a floodlight on their garage that makes it impossible to go into my kitchen at night.
@medz I don’t have drapés in thé kitchen, just a small window above the sink with a thin curtain on it. I just don’t go in there at night and I’ve never complained to the neighbors. They are good neighbors, they’d change it if I complained, but it isn’t that big a nuisance that I’m going to make it an issue. However, I think as good neighbors it’s incumbent on all of us to think about things like light, smells, sounds, yard debris, etc from our property intruding on our neighbors. I like having a good relationship with my neighbors and a little consideration goes a long way.
i get up a lot during the night so i can navigate my own apartment in darkness and have yet to be spooked. …except the one time i found squirrels actually inside our apartment. and that wasn’t a fear of the dark, that was fear of wild animals in fight mode ruining all my stuff and potentially ripping my face off.
but very occasionally in other places i will get that random goosebumpy feeling for a second or two. or if i’m at my parents you definitely have to haul ass when coming up from the basement or when going down the hall to bed at night. old habits and all i used to watch spooky things and then i swear i could make it down the hall and into my bed in one flying leap if i got enough running start as a kid.
@malyon I’m actually pretty safe wandering around in the dark, because I know I have to be careful or get hurt- I only get clumsy when there is adequate or at least some light because I get overconfident that I’m going to be OK
I like the dark… I’m afraid of the light!
/giphy vampire
@awk Leave it to giphy to come up with some doofus hipster Lon Chaney vampire instead of a proper Bela Lugosi vampire
/image vampire animated gif
@ruouttaurmind This was another one giphy gave me:
@awk Second choice to keep was a good choice. I’m afraid I’d laugh if this one came at me.
@WTFsunshine But that’s part of the Prince(ss?) of Darkness’ evil plan. Paralyze her victims with laughter and they’re powerless to resist!
@awk I may be mistaken, but I think that’s J-pop sensation Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
@ruouttaurmind I have no idea who that is but appears you are correct
@awk I also have no idea who that is. One of the younger girls in my office walked by and said “Hey, that’s Kyary!”.
Leave it to the kids to be totally connected to alt pop stuff, innit.
@ruouttaurmind J Pop
@moondrake Obviously displaying my ignorance on the subject, I categorized J-pop into a generic genre of alt pop.
@ruouttaurmind I’m sure it fits into that larger category of alt pop. But J Pop’s pretty specific, not every teen/tween/millennial is going to recognize a J Pop figure. My only connection to it is an affection for Gackt and Malice Mizer. Couldn’t care less about the music, but the costumes are great and he’s so bishounen.
If I have to go to the shed or, in the old house, the basement, I’m fine going to there. Coming back, I remember every Friday the 13th movie and the fact I live in the woods. It all ends with me running like a bat out of hell into the house and scaring the cat.
@aristan I would be more afraid of this cat
/giphy Pepe Le Pew
@aristan haha, exactly what i said. it’s on the way back that you have to haul ass or else!
@aristan I live in the woods - that is My Domain and I’m not afraid, light or dark. However, I can get pretty uncomfortable in a dark city. Nasty places, full of evil.
I have a vivid imagination and an open belief system, which can lead to disquiet in the witching hours.
Afraid of tripping over things in the dark sometimes.
Maybe at some point I’ll be wandering around in the dark, and I’ll trip over @awk’s vampire.
You forgot the choice: “I am what you should be afraid of in the dark”.
Only afraid of the dark when in the woods!
@ragingredd I chose “never” but only because I would never be in the woods when it’s dark. That’s just asking to be murdered.
@ragingredd the woods are lovely, dark and deep
@nadroj and I have miles to go before I sleep…
@PurplePawprints Well, isn’t that just wizard! I’m in the deep, dark woods. I have shelter & electricity, but still…there’s a camp AND a lake near by.
Wait a sec. Did you hear that sound?
I am absolutely not afraid of the dark.
A few things in the dark, maybe, but not the dark.
Seriously, though when I was in college, I worked night shift for awhile. After a bit it became “meh, it’s just different”. The only thing that unsettles me is hearing “critters” close by and not knowing what kind of creatures they are.
I only got worried about the dark after our last dog passed on. I kept up the nightly walks for a month or so but gave up when I realized that not only was it no longer fun, but I was getting creeped out by stuff that didn’t matter before. Furtive groups of yutes in the park, skunks, that car that came and went and came and went four five times while I walked around the block a few times, on multiple nights. The rutting stray cats that sounded like someone bursting out of the bushes to attack. Getting followed by three or four coyotes (which didn’t happen with the pups).
The night’s perils multiply when you’re alone with nobody to watch your back.
@duodec She showed good judgement, unfortuately her taste was poor.
I’m not afraid of the dark, only the Vashta Nerada.
@Durago Who?
@ruouttaurmind Yes.
@Durago
@Durago Thanks a lot- now that I read the Tardis-wiki [http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Vashta_Nerada] on that- I WILL be scared of the darkness forever more…
I’m afraid not.
/image This shirt is black not
A rope walks into a bar, and the bartender says “Hey! We don’t serve rope here.” The rope walks outside, ties himself up, tussles his hair a little, and goes back inside. The bartender asks “Aren’t you that rope that was just in here?” and the rope says “Nope. I’m a frayed knot.”
I don’t fear the dark. The boogeyman scares the shit out of me, though.
What you need is
a puppy:
@aetris Demon Doggo
I’ve always wondered whether it was age or loss of religion that made me not afraid of the dark.
Darkness is spookier when you believe that demons haunt the earth, you know?
There are certain parts of Philly I wouldn’t recommend that demons haunt at ANY time. They’d probably be OK in Olde City until around 1 AM, provided they’re not drunk.
I should have said, provided they’re not out-of-town demons.
@InnocuousFarmer so because you no longer have religion, you now believe nothing haunts the night?
@MagnaVis perhaps since they no longer have blind faith, they now know there is likely nothing haunting the night unless they witness some evidence to the contrary.
@MagnaVis
@medz
Yeah, “haunts” in the supernatural sense. Places like familiar basements and back yards, we’re talking here. When you believe in magic, and probably especially, are a child, darkness can have implications beyond physical threats like muggers, or stubbing your toe on a rock.
I was surprised when it stopped being spooky. That was a while ago, but I remember being unsure even back then, what the difference was.
@InnocuousFarmer - I only very vaguely remember but I’m pretty sure that as a child I was afraid there was something IN the dark and not just OF the dark per se. I suggest that the fundamental principle is the one that kept many people out of the ocean after watching “Jaws.”
@aetris Yes, I would get myself worked-up with a vivid imagination about aliens or something. The darkness itself is fine; it’s what lurks in the dark that’ll gitcha!
If you have ever been spelunking and everyone in your party turns off their headlamps and all flashlights, it is freaky to be in absolutely complete darkness.
It isn’t really the darkness itself that is scary, but the notion of how hard it would be to get of there with no light source is quite daunting.
@DrWorm I am actually a claustrophile, but the very idea of going into a deep cave w/o adequate lighting is anathema for me- and what after all is adequate lighting- IDK, because I’m never going in there…
@DrWorm I went caving with the county parks and rec. It was a really deep cave and I was crawling and bumping my butt on soda straws for a lot of it because the passages were so narrow. The two leaders had a map out and were arguing about where we were after a couple of hours. We were underground for seven hours. I never went back.
@sammydog01 This one.
@DrWorm Actually that doesn’t bother me, I used to do a lot of color printing and until you got the paper in the drum you had to work in total darkness.
When first diagnosed one of the main signs is blindness. Sucks, for many reasons, but the upside was that I can now move around my house without the lights on and any fear of the dark I may have had was/is gone. Agree with the woods comments though-camping out to me means staying in a hotel or walking out to the backyard. Still trying to find a large security light (preferably solar powered) that stays on & doesn’t only come on if it detects motion. Would like it to stay on from night to first light but most I’ve looked at the reviews say that they don’t usually last that long even with 8+ hrs. sunlight regardless of product claims. Any good/nice ideas & replies would be helpful…
@WTFsunshine you need to go wired. The reason most solar lights are motion activated is because they just can’t stay on that long. The solar panel and battery pack would have to be much larger and cost a lot more money to really be reliable.
Do you have any power outlets outside that you can run wiring from?
Edit: I personally would rather have motion activated… That’ll at least alert to something. If the light is on constantly, then you might never notice something walking around.
@RiotDemon My friends used to always look when my motion powered light came on out front. I told them not to bother, stray cats and blowing branches activated it. They asked what it’s purpose was, then. I told them that when the light’s on, you really don’t know what’s out there, but when the lights off you can be pretty confident there’s nothing out there. It’s usefulness is not as an alarm, but as the absence of alarm.
@WTFsunshine I bought these, and they are very bright but not made for long-term use. I figure two years, outdoors in Florida.
@WTFsunshine My house came with floodlights at a back corner (they illuminate one side and the back), wired, and even 60’ away, I need blackout curtains on my bedroom window. I do feel more secure if I turn them on.
@OldCatLady Thank you for the link but when I clicked on it I got a message that Amazon doesn’t recognize the numbers. Sorry it took me so long to reply but when I try to see my comments and replies I always get kicked out of it w/ a problem has occurred message. I already have blackout curtains from when I worked third shift. We have no neighbors behind us and my husband took out the only light we had. We put in a storm door and couldn’t open it because of where the light was. I was thinking the same thing as you did in that if always on I would feel more secure.
@RiotDemon I will have to check to see if we have an outlet. My thinking was to possibly use the wires from the light we took out so we could utilize the switch in the house. My husband is afraid of heights and really dislikes climbing ladders. Which always amused me since he is a firefighter/paramedic. So I would probably have to hire a handyman.
@moondrake We have a small motion sensor that sits on the front porch and if the rain is blowing onto the porch it will light up constantly. It drives my cat crazy because it normally lights up when stray cats come to visit him and it’s how he knows they are there. Since we have a lot of animals that run around out back (and if it rains) I’m thinking hardwiring-or if I find an outlet as mentioned above- might be the better way to go so that it will stay on. But I like your way of thinking about if it’s not on.
@OldCatLady I hope you don’t have any close neighbors. My next door neighbors have a floodlight on their garage that makes it impossible to go into my kitchen at night.
@moondrake Close the drapes?
@medz I don’t have drapés in thé kitchen, just a small window above the sink with a thin curtain on it. I just don’t go in there at night and I’ve never complained to the neighbors. They are good neighbors, they’d change it if I complained, but it isn’t that big a nuisance that I’m going to make it an issue. However, I think as good neighbors it’s incumbent on all of us to think about things like light, smells, sounds, yard debris, etc from our property intruding on our neighbors. I like having a good relationship with my neighbors and a little consideration goes a long way.
@WTFsunshine Sorry about the link. Here’s a better one https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CWQN1FU/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
i get up a lot during the night so i can navigate my own apartment in darkness and have yet to be spooked. …except the one time i found squirrels actually inside our apartment. and that wasn’t a fear of the dark, that was fear of wild animals in fight mode ruining all my stuff and potentially ripping my face off.
but very occasionally in other places i will get that random goosebumpy feeling for a second or two. or if i’m at my parents you definitely have to haul ass when coming up from the basement or when going down the hall to bed at night. old habits and all
i used to watch spooky things and then i swear i could make it down the hall and into my bed in one flying leap if i got enough running start as a kid. 
@jerk_nugget
/giphy attack squirrel
@sammydog01 see? vicious!
@jerk_nugget Hit the light switch and be under the covers in bed before dark?
The night is dark and full of terrorists.
Not since I started packin’.
/giphy packin’ heat
Hey, I just saw her in a short film last night (Picture Paris). Memorable performance. Great ending.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picture_Paris
http://www.pictureparisfilm.com/
/youtube Julia Louis-Dreyfus mean tweet
When the lights go off I become very afraid of stubbing my toe.
@malyon I’m actually pretty safe wandering around in the dark, because I know I have to be careful or get hurt- I only get clumsy when there is adequate or at least some light because I get overconfident that I’m going to be OK
Hokahey, today is a good day to die!
/youtube lights out short film
To be honest, after seeing the Exorcist the first time, alone in the dark was rather unsettling for a few months.
@cranky1950 Playing Bioshock alone in the dark with surround sound was also unsettling.
@medz I saw the exorcist in old well kept movie palace with cinema scope and 70mm dolby sound. It was pretty profound.
/giphy dark shadows
