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30% of Americans Fear Dark; Halloween Heights Horror Anxiety

10/16/2025

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Talker Research reports that nearly 30% of American adults fear sleeping in the dark.
The late-September survey studied 2,000 participants.
Among respondents, 33% of men and 26% of women reported this fear.
Twenty-five percent use a night light.
As Halloween approaches, 41% of women fear horror films, compared with 28% of men.

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Story summary

Talker Research reports that nearly 30% of American adults fear sleeping in the dark.
The late-September survey studied 2,000 participants.
Among respondents, 33% of men and 26% of women reported this fear.
Twenty-five percent use a night light.
As Halloween approaches, 41% of women fear horror films, compared with 28% of men.