Nearly three in 10 Americans say they’re still afraid of the dark. One in four sleep with a nightlight, and 1 in 10 keep the lights on. Horror movies are linked to more nightmares and restless sleep.

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, ...

Three in 10 adults in the U.S. are afraid of the dark, with men more likely than women to have this fear, according to survey of 2,000 people by Talker Research. Men were more likely to love horror ...

Are you afraid of the dark? Be honest, because it's not just kids worried about monsters under their beds. According to a new study by Talker Research, nearly three in ten American adults are just too ...

A new survey has revealed that nearly one-third of adults are still scared of the dark. Whether it's creaky floorboards or mysterious shadows, it seems some childhood fears never really go away-they ...

New data shared with exclusively with HuffPost UK has revealed the most common reasons why children aged 7-12 years old feel ...

Picture this: You barely crack your heavy eyes in the middle of the night to see your small human standing way too close to your face. She says, “I’m scared of monsters.” This would be sort of ...

Darkfield, the international immersive theater experience, is bringing psychological horror that made a splash in London, Melbourne and New York to the AT&T Performing Arts Center this spring. For six ...

Who's afraid of the dark? Plenty of people, both children and adults. But when does uneasiness at night or when the lights go out shift from something that's unpleasant to a clinical phobia? While ...