Fear of the dark

[petrochemicals]

run with the beast and devils, for that is where gods abide !

By the way joker, I think you'll find more charity if you get a guitar, or even just a tambourine, and sing on the highstreet.

For true horror, heartbreak, fear and nightmares:

google timothy treadwell and his girlfriend. Note the period where the camera records his girlfriend all alone. Straight out of a horror film.

Edit.

The girl wasn't used to the outdoors either !

(was I supposed to be helping)

 

[Ashmarsh860]

I am usually one of those people who are not bothered by the random noises in the night! Probably because living in the UK the most I could expect was an angry badger, maybe a slightly hacked off fox, but nothing more dangerous than that. However, while away in the states last year, I found myself wandering through the Mojave Desert at night (as you do!), when my thoughts also wandered off to the Mountain lion tracks of a mother and her cub, myself and a friend had found the day before. We had also seen a number of Coyotes hanging about in the distance on the same day! Now I had been in darker places back home and not been worried in the slightest, but I was really aware that I was potentially not at the top of the food chain anymore and that made me jumpy to say the least. I was convinced I was about to step on 'Mummy' Lion with every step and she would happily chew my leg off! Now I know that she had probably beaten a hasty retreat back up into the Sierra Nevada mountains which were just a stones throw away but I was certain I they were out there watching me. Never mind the snakes, scorpions, lizards, various nasty spiders, no, not bothered, Big lion packed with sharp pointy teeth and claws that could shred you into sushi in an instant....OK! you have my attention! Didn't get eaten, thankfully!

 

[hog]

I am a bit of a scaredy cat in the dark on my own have to admit, I have an over reactive mind that sees and hears all kinds of bogey men and werewolves where there is nothing.

 

[_mark_]

"Nothing is terrible except fear itself."

 

[santaman2000]

I am a bit of a scaredy cat in the dark on my own have to admit, I have an over reactive mind that sees and hears all kinds of bogey men and werewolves where there is nothing.

Stop worrying. It's not the ones you see that will get you.

 

[santaman2000]

"Nothing is terrible except fear itself."

I believe the quote was, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself."

 

[shaggystu]

I believe the quote was, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself."

Who said that then santaman? I know who this is: "Nothing is terrible except fear itself.", and I know who this is too "The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself!", but..."We have nothing to fear but fear itself" has me stumped

 

[santaman2000]

Who said that then santaman? I know who this is: "Nothing is terrible except fear itself.", and I know who this is too "The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself!", but..."We have nothing to fear but fear itself" has me stumped

Ah! Your'e right. The second one, "The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself!" is the one I'm thinking of. IIRC it was FDR who said it in his first innaugural address. But your first one, "Nothing is terrible except fear itself." is one I've never heard.

 

[_mark_]

FDR was paraphrasing Francis Bacon.

 

[shaggystu]

Ah! Your'e right. The second one, "The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself!" is the one I'm thinking of. IIRC it was FDR who said it in his first innaugural address. But your first one, "Nothing is terrible except fear itself." is one I've never heard.

FDR is spot on, more often mis-quoted than not

The other one is Francis Bacon

Cheers,

Stuart.

 

[BenTheSweep]

Thanks guys, I am now never sleeping out again.

 

[santaman2000]

Thanks guys, I am now never sleeping out again.

Who said all the scary things are outside?

 

[BenTheSweep]

Who said all the scary things are outside?

*looks in wardrobe*

 

[Harvestman]

Bedbugs, house spiders, dust mites...

And most ghosts inhabit buildings, don't forget.

:evilangel:

 

[Bearded Bear]

Bedbugs, house spiders, dust mites...

And most ghosts inhabit buildings, don't forget.

:evilangel:

The whole thread is about fear of the dark in the outdoors, filled with stories about Tent Scratching/Invisible wildlife/scary gardens and then you come to make my afraid of my house???



Nicely done, my friend!



This is actually an amazing thread!
Please JonathanD, keep on with the good tracking and good luck with the Pistachios/Otters!

 

[Goatboy]

OK an UPDATE!!!! I've been there.

Unfortunately there is nothing to report, and I doubt there will be for 2013 unless the rain stops till June. The whole area - woods, stream, banks and open areas, are all under three feet of water for as far as I can see. What was there will have been obliterated by mud and fast moving water. It's a right mess. Quite sad as it looks like the only way I'll be watching the otters this year is by wading through metres of soft deep black mud and swamp.

Now that your back from foreign snake hunts, will you be seeking "Pistachio Man" any time soon?

 

[The Survivor]

Stop worrying. It's not the ones you see that will get you.

Comforting.......

 

[Goatboy]

Comforting.......

Ha Ha Survivor read through the thread from the beginning there are some good tales to creep you out.

 

[Trig]

Ive done 2 trips so far, and i hadnt really noticed till i read this thread, but i dont remember being scared of the dark at all during them.

However, i used to do a bit of lamping. One night, while waiting for it to get quite late before going out, i watched Dog Soldiers. I was pretty uneasy for most of the trip, but eventually i got so spooked i broke into a sprint. Its also pretty hard to escape werewolves while trying to climb barbed wire fences. I did manage though, but it cost me a pair of trousers and some dignity
I try and avoid scary movies now

Think i can cross Ben Macdui off the list now also due to this thread

 

[santaman2000]

.....i used to do a bit of lamping. One night, while waiting for it to get quite late before going out, i watched Dog Soldiers. I was pretty uneasy for most of the trip, but eventually i got so spooked i broke into a sprint. Its also pretty hard to escape werewolves while trying to climb barbed wire fences. I did manage though, but it cost me a pair of trousers and some dignity......

I used to raccoon hunt when younger. It's done at night and you have to keep up with the coonhounds. If you disliked the the barbed wire, you should try mistakenly urinating on an electrified cattle fence in the dark.