Saturday night, after playing Thief for many an hour...

Laura, Kim Webster (from theatre) and I were walking through a dark stone hallway underneath a very large mansion. We came across an opening on the right side of the hall, and Kim stood watch as Laura and I went down the steps through the opening to explore. At the bottom we saw many undead and ghosts, and quickly came back up the stairs to check on Kim. She was fine, so we went back down, but the ghosts and undead were gone. We heard Kim scream and started running up the stairs, Laura ahead of me. A spectre started coming down the stairs and floated right though Laura, who fell over dead on the stairs. I ran back down the stairs and fell down at the bottom. I assume I died as well.

I wonder if maybe I've gained back a sensitivity to horror, violence, and mysticism in games, in order for Thief to give me nightmares?