Should you watch The Nightmare?
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The Nightmare
Documentary · 2015
Eight people experience sleep paralysis, a condition which leaves them unable to move, speak or react.
The sides of The Nightmare
- Eight people describing sleep paralysis
- Reenacted shadow figures in dark bedrooms
- The fear of falling asleep
The Nightmare is good for you if…
- you like being scared by stories real people swear happened.
- you're fascinated by what the mind does between sleep and waking.
- you want first-hand accounts rather than invented ghosts.
The Nightmare is bad for you if…
- you want a doctor explaining the science behind it.
- you want something calm to watch before going to bed.
About: sleep · fear · the mind
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