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 may experience sleep paralysis if you wake during the dream phase of sleep. You may be more likely to see hallucinations during the rapid eye movement cycle. You wake up in the middle of the night ...

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 ...

On Saturday Night Live this week, Timothée Chalamet hosted for the second time, with musical guest boygenius, and brought out a range of impressions, including one of Troye Sivan if he were a sleep ...

A neuroscientist describes particular sleep disorders that occur while falling asleep and waking up. Hypnopompic hallucinations can happen with sleep paralysis, when body paralysis lingers during the ...

You're falling into a peaceful slumber; your body relaxes. Just as you're about to slip into sleep, you feel a dense pressure on your chest. It feels heavy, like an iron casket. You suddenly notice ...

At the intersection of crafting and cosmetics, “yarn makeup” mania is talking over — and talk about a rough corner. “Say hello to your new sleep paralysis demon,” teased influencer Eleanor Barnes — in ...

You can always tell when something’s a little off with your sleep-paralysis demon. We’re talking about someone you’ve known for years, someone you share a bed with. It’s a big emotional hit to hear ...

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 ...

Imagine waking in the night unable to move, overcome with dread, hyperventilating with terror and feeling like a great weight is on your chest, suffocating you. You ...