Have you ever woken up in the dead of night, wide awake but unable to move a single muscle? Maybe you felt a heavy weight on your chest, sensed a sinister presence in the room, or even saw shadowy figures lurking by your bed. If so, you’re not alone. This terrifying phenomenon is called sleep paralysis, and it’s been haunting humanity for centuries. While science now explains it as a neurological glitch, the stories and archetypes that emerge from these episodes are eerily consistent across ...