What Lies in the Shadows

What I was most afraid of was the darkness. I was safe in the light until it was gone. It wasn't the darkness, itself, but the the things that can not be seen lurking within it. No stuffed animal nor blanket could keep me safe from the shadows under the bed, in the closet, or down in the dark depths of the basement. That is why i chose to depict the lone child's shadow in the doorway leading to the basement. The things we imagine in our mind are more terrifying than those that we see with our eyes.