Most of us have had nightmares involving scary monsters at some point in our lives. But that fear pales in comparison with the seemingly real mysterious and menacing figure who has people around the ...
Maybe you’ve seen the meme: “This is my sleep paralysis demon: [insert photo].” The viral idea builds on a very real condition in which a person is conscious but unable to move. In some cases, people ...
You wake in the middle of the night and you feel it: an evil, menacing presence is in the bedroom with you. You open your eyes and your worst nightmare is standing at the foot of your bed. It’s real, ...
You’re awake, but you can’t move. Is that a shadow moving toward you? Sleep paralysis demons aren’t unique, they’ve been visiting other cultures for centuries. Sleep paralysis, a phenomenon as ...
When filmmaker Carla MacKinnon started waking up several times a week unable to move, with the sense that a disturbing presence was in the room with her, she didn't call up her local ghost hunter. She ...
A fifth of UK employees work shifts but this disruption of the natural sleep-wake cycle confuses the body clock. Dr Guy Meadows, of the London ­Insomnia Clinic, explains: “Daylight and darkness ...
When filmmaker Carla MacKinnon started waking up several times a week unable to move, with the sense that a disturbing presence was in the room with her, she didn't call up her local ghost hunter. She ...