The valley of the shadow of death

It is dark here, I am alone once again.
The stars above with their once beautiful,
gleaming light are now lifless and dull. The
clouds are heavy with raging hail and snow.
Everything seems so gray and dead. I still don't
know how I got here but I do know that I must
escape. But how, this valley seems neverending
going beyond the horizon. Suddenly a shape
large and proud appears in the distance.
It comes closer, I'm not sure if I should
run. I notice that the shape is more of a shadow,
not solid at all. He trotts up to me on giant
paws, with fur darker than night itself, and yellow
gleaming eyes that seem to be the only life in this
place. He looks me over, smiles and says
"welcome to the valley of the shadow of death."