As I'm writing this Josh Gates from 'Expedition Unknown' is tracing the vampire legend in Romania and Halloween weekend is wrapping up.

I've always been fascinated with the magic and mystical creatures that are typically associated with this time of years. Stories of vampires, hauntings, and witches with magic spells have always excited me, and I've always found the history behind them just as fascinating. But this year more than any other I've really become aware of just how much scarier the real world can be than fantasy.

Here's a list of 20 things that scare me more than the vampires ever could.

1. Donald Trump could be the next President of the United States

2. More than 70% of US college graduates have student loan debt.

3. 21% of children in the US live below the poverty line.

4. We are losing or significantly damaging upwards of 160,000 acres of rainforest a day.

5. The Syrian Civil War has caused 4.8 million refugees and 6.6 million internally displaced persons.

6. Wild bee populations are falling in 39% of US farmland areas.

7. There are more than 21 million enslaved persons in the world today.

8. It is estimated that 20-25% of college females in the US will be a victim of sexual assault.

9. Heather Bresch, the Mylan CEO that oversaw the astronomical rise of EpiPen prices, is the daughter of US Democratic Senator Joe Manchin.

10. More than 80% of the world's population lives on less than $10 a day.

11. One-third who have heard of the Holocaust believe it was either greatly exaggerated or didn't happen at all.

12. Only 20% of US citizens believe human activity is primarily responsible for global climate change.

13. There have been 142 school shootings in the US since 2003.

14. At any point in the US there are as many as 2 million impaired drivers on the road.

15. More than half of pilots admit to falling asleep while flying.

So the next time someone tells you to stop living in a fantasy world, remind them that fantasy can be so much better than reality.