OMG.......this thread has been hijacked by finger pointers!! Dude, look....if you're scared of the dark......there is a much simpler solution......

WAIT TILL DAYLIGHT TO ENTER THE WOODS.

Don't want to do that, well then, you have two options, as I see it.
1. You have admited your fear, which is a good thing, so now all you have to do is overcome it. Walk around the house at night with all the lights off. Walk out to the mailbox at night in the dark. Go to the bathroom without turning the lights on. Do as much as you can in the dark to become more comfortable with it.
2. Don't go. That certainly isn't the most fun option, or even the best option, but is an option none the less.