Sleep paralysis is common, and rarely harmful, though it can be scary. Here's what you should know about the causes, risk ...

Known as the Hat Man, this tall, dark, featureless character has been seen by people in their bedrooms, watching over them ...

The recreations in The Nightmare aren’t just moody filler—they're legit horror sequences. Ascher shoots them with the same ...

Sleep paralysis is a relatively common experience that can occur in people of all ages—about 8% of people will experience it at one point or another, with higher rates for students, people of color, ...

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Sleep paralysis seems absolutely terrifying—when your limbs stay paralyzed after you've woken up from sleeping—but it's common and not dangerous. One expert shares simple ways you can make 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 ...

Sign up for CNN’s Sleep, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide has helpful hints to achieve better sleep. Baland Jalal lay in bed terrified ...

It’s the stuff of nightmares. You wake up, and you can’t move your body. A shadowy figure looms over you, but it feels too real to be a dream. If you’ve experienced this, you might have had a sleep ...

You wake up out of a murky sleep and find that you’re unable to move your body, from your forehead all the way down to your little toe. You’re completely paralyzed! You also have a crushing feeling in ...

(CNN) — Baland Jalal lay in bed terrified, experiencing his own real-life horror film. Newly awake, the 19-year-old could see his surroundings but couldn’t move or speak, and he didn’t know why. He ...