FireRiffs Presents: Don't Be Afraid

Fear, an emotion that cripples so many. Be it fear of heights, insects, large crowds, or giving a lecture at an insect convention on top of the Empire State Building, we all fear one thing or another. What is one to do about it? Well, Encyclopedia Britanica has the answer in a little short from 1953 entitled "Don't Be Afraid."

Young weenie Billie is afraid of the dark and his mother gives him a long winded lecture about fear. What words of 1950's wisdom does she have to offer? Find out in this insiteful little piece of video.