Up to 50% of children between 3 and 6 years of age, and 20% between 6 and 12 years experience ‘frequent’ nightmares (American Psychiatric Association, 2000; Nielsen et al., 2000; Siegel, 2009). Fisher ...

As a teenager, I began having a recurring nightmare where I awoke screaming—a man lurked in a dreadful darkness, often appearing like a mustachioed villain in a washed-out print of a silent movie.