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WIBC 9AM-Noon Podcast

A third of American adults are still afraid of the dark

WIBC 9AM-Noon Podcast

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4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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0:00.0

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0:04.6

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0:09.1

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0:11.1

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0:26.2

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0:30.0

You have a new study that's really speaking my language here.

0:32.5

Yes, this is, you know, we've got Halloween coming up. So this is a spooky story.

0:37.2

Nearly a third of American adults are still scared of the dark.

0:42.1

29% admit they're afraid of the dark.

0:45.1

Men, 33% report this fear slightly more than women at 26%.

0:52.1

Okay, so now, look, I don't know if this qualifies as being afraid of the dark,

0:55.7

but I leave the lights on in my house. Is that a security thing? Well, because I, when I was

1:01.8

young, I saw a documentary on the night stalker, Richard Ramirez, famed serial killer in

1:06.6

California. And it was revealed that he was targeting houses where the lights were out. And he said,

1:11.5

if I saw a house with the lights on, I just kept on moving because I assumed someone was up.

1:16.4

Now I have a very nice security system. I have a lovely piece of weaponry that I feel comfortable

1:23.0

using should someone invade my territory. But I figure if I don't, why would I risk that if statistically?

1:29.2

Because I was talking to the guy when they put our security system on our house, has been a while

1:33.3

ago, but I was talking to him about that.

1:35.1

And he said two, he said two things.

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