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Predictably, darkness will probably play a part in most horror films; this category will be used mainly for those films where the night and darkness itself play a more direct role in representing the danger and threat of the unknown - those films where darkness and the night play a very central role in the film.... | Predictably, darkness will probably play a part in most horror films; this category will be used mainly for those films where the night and darkness itself play a more direct role in representing the danger and threat of the unknown - those films where darkness and the night play a very central role in the film.... | ||
| − | Trivia: Nyctophobia is a fear of the night and the darkness of night; achluophobia, lygophobia, myctophobia, or scotophobia is a fear of general darkness or being in the dark; sciophobia (or sciaphobia) is a fear of shadows; melanophobia is a fear of the color black; nyctohylophobia is a fear of dark forests. | + | Trivia: Nyctophobia is a fear of the night and the darkness of night; achluophobia, lygophobia, myctophobia, or scotophobia is a fear of general darkness or being in the dark; sciophobia (or sciaphobia) is a fear of shadows; melanophobia is a fear of the color black; nyctohylophobia is a fear of dark forests. Some perhaps related phobias are sophophobia, epistemophobia, and gnosiophobia (fears of learning, knowledge, and wisdom), in relation to a fear of discovering what is hidden in the dark. |
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Latest revision as of 19:13, 13 May 2017
Fear of darkness is one of the most ancient and common forms of the general fear of the unknown which early man must have depended upon for survival in a world where darkness might hide all manner of threats.
Predictably, darkness will probably play a part in most horror films; this category will be used mainly for those films where the night and darkness itself play a more direct role in representing the danger and threat of the unknown - those films where darkness and the night play a very central role in the film....
Trivia: Nyctophobia is a fear of the night and the darkness of night; achluophobia, lygophobia, myctophobia, or scotophobia is a fear of general darkness or being in the dark; sciophobia (or sciaphobia) is a fear of shadows; melanophobia is a fear of the color black; nyctohylophobia is a fear of dark forests. Some perhaps related phobias are sophophobia, epistemophobia, and gnosiophobia (fears of learning, knowledge, and wisdom), in relation to a fear of discovering what is hidden in the dark.
Pages in category "Film:Darkness"
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