Afraid of the Dark (1991)

Perception is a shifting reality to even the healthiest set of mind and eyes. A man with 20/20 vision sees events and persons in differing lights depending on his moods, the passage of time, the intrusion of emotions, whether or not he’s had his coffee. Take away the sense of sight, and suddenly the hero’s conception of the world, as projected by Afraid of the Dark (1991), becomes surreal in a concrete and threatening manner. Is the objective universe truly as hostile as the blind boy at the center of Afraid of the Dark experiences it to be? Is a depraved killer really on the loose, slashing and maiming the sightless? Don’t blink, or you may miss the answer.