Supernatural In American Fiction

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Supernatural in American Fiction

     "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind
of fear is fear of the unknown."1  Therefore, it makes sense that if mortals cannot bear the
darkness, they [should not] not go there. If man dislikes "black night and yawning chasms,"2
then should he not even consider them?  Shouldn't man seek out the sunshine, instead?  The
remedy is very simple:  Avoid the darkness and seek the light.  But, no.  Mankind would never
submit to this.  He will immediately turn to the darkness.  Drawn by his own cords of fear and
longing, man will imagine that he is tired of the light and his small, familiar world.3  "No
amount of rationalization... or Freudian analysis" can overcome "the thrill of the chimney-corner
whisper or the lonely wood."4  Why?  Children will always be afraid of the dark and men will
always shudder at what they do not understand, yet everyone will continue to seek it.5  Perhaps it
is because socie...

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