“During college I would often come back to my dorm room after early class, and take a nap. Right before falling asleep, my body would go completely numb all over and I’d have this feeling like I was slowly falling through my bed. The feeling was accompanied by an intense high-pitched sound ringing in my ears. After ‘falling through the bed’ for a few seconds, I’d realize I was awake and I’d try to move. It usually took about ten seconds before I could get myself together.

“My most terrifying experience of SP was in freshman year. I had actually fallen asleep and dreamed that my roommate and I had walked into the bathroom. This dream seemed very real. We stood side-by-side and looked into the long mirror that stood about four feet off the ground. I don’t know why we were there but suddenly the door slammed shut and the bathroom lights went out. Suddenly a figure appeared in the mirror…in the form of smoke…and it had a reddish tinge. Whatever this was, it reached out and grabbed me. And as soon as it touched me I got that same feeling of paralysis and heard that same high-pitched sound as before. I was pulled into the mirror and had the sensation of falling. My heart started to pound and I was struggling to breathe. Suddenly I woke up and I was trembling all over. My roommate told me I had been asleep for several minutes.”

~Ian

Melanie Hack
Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend
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