In this mini-episode (~20 mins), I explore and discuss the relationship between sleep paralysis, science, mythology and folklore.

References/Sources for this podcast

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• Davies, Owen. “The Nightmare Experience, Sleep Paralysis, and Witchcraft Accusations.” Folklore, vol. 114, no. 2, [Folklore Enterprises, Ltd., Taylor & Francis, Ltd.], 2003, pp. 181–203, http://www.jstor.org/stable/30035099.
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• Sleep Paralysis: Demon in the Bedroom https://health.clevelandclinic.org/what-you-should-know-about-sleep-paralysis-and-sleep-demons/