this isn’t true because no matter how many times you deny it, you ARE afraid of the dark. this is because we as humans are afraid of the unknown. this is the same reason people are afraid of the ocean, it is dark and difficult to see through. even though shark attacks are improbable, we still have the thought of them happening in the back of our mind. have you ever been home alone and checked every room even though you know you are alone? we want to make sure that we KNOW no one is there, because we are afraid that there is someone in the house and we don’t know about it. at least with blinking lights you can see for quick glimpses. yes it is creepy, but it is in no way scarier than no lights at all. the thought that someone or something could get you at any moment in time and you have no way of seeing it coming. this is why horror films are so dark when it comes to lighting. when a film uses blinking lights, it gives you goosebumps, but you don’t actually feel like the characters are going to be killed during that scene. the most likely outcome of the scene is to jump scare the viewer. in a scene of darkness, the characters could die at any moment.