Their house was built pretty far back on their lot and their

Their house was built pretty far back on their lot and their front porch was opposite my window. They loved to have their front porch light on at night and it shined through my open window and tended to make it hard for me to go to sleep. I could have blocked it out by closing my window and blinds, but then I would be deprived of cooling air. I hated that porch light and often fantasized about using my bb gun and deadeye shooting skills to put it out of its misery.

This night, of all nights, the light was off! It was mighty dark in their front yard and our side yard.

Their front yard was full of oak trees and the oak trees were dropping leaves and acorns. I could hear every leaf and every acorn and could envision Norman Bates (the bad guy from the movie) skulking around out there with evil on his mind. Sleep eluded me. My heart was pounding. I could not turn the light on because Terry would wake up. I felt around in the dark for my trusty Daisy pump bb gun and my Bowie knife. Equipped for self defense I got back into bed with the knife and bb gun and finally dropped off to sleep. This movie still frightens me today.