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History Channel Afraid of the Dark 720p HDTV x264 DHD

              Go back to a time before the invention of artificial
              light and experience a world petrified in the pitch of
              darkness. . . when fear ruled the night. Throughout
              the ages, real and imagined terror existed in the
              absence of light, and nighttime was anything but
              relaxing. Our predecessors cowered in caves to keep
              from being eaten alive. During the Middle Ages, brutal
              bandits went on the prowl and roadside ditches became
              death traps. Also in years past, the devil, werewolves
              and vampires were staunchly believed to stalk the
              night. With no artificial light, the black night sky
              of Galileo"s gaze could illuminate every star without
              a telescope. This chilling special explores all the
              reasons why the dark was so feared throughout the
              eras. It takes you around the globe to places where
              real night still exits, and examines our modern-day
              fear factor when the lights go out during blackouts.