What is the Night Hag and is it a side effect of sleep paralysis? How is it tied into the Hat Man, Pisadeira, shadow people, and even aliens?
Step into the shadows with Episode 7 of the Wondering Monsters Podcast as we uncover the terrifying legend of the Night Hag, a figure that has haunted dreams and folklore across the globe.
From the Old Hag of Newfoundland to Brazil’s Pisadeira and the Scandinavian Mare, cultures everywhere tell chilling stories of a sinister being who sits on your chest as you sleep, leaving you paralyzed with fear. But is the Night Hag a supernatural monster, or is she a frightening face of **sleep paralysis**?
In this episode, we dive into:
The Night Hag may be rooted in myth, but her chilling presence still lingers in bedrooms, nightmares, and cultural imagination today.
If you enjoy exploring folklore, creepy legends, and the science behind monsters, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:26 - Creepypasta and cats
0:52 - Introducing the Night Hag and Sleep Paralysis
1:48 - What the night hag does to people
2:36 - History of the Night Hag, Incubus, Succubus, witches, and demons
6:21 - Newfoundland, the Irish, and the Night Hag
7:14 - The Night Hag and the Pisadeira
7:39 - The Batty Bat
8:23 - Origin of the night mare
8:57 - So what is the Night Hag, real or sleep paralysis?
10:47 - What about the boo hag?
11:46 - Weird games, nighttime games and rituals
13:17 - Is it possible to summon the hag?
14:19 - The Night Hag, shadow people, the Hat Man, and others
15:54 - Sleep paralysis and dreaming
17:01 - The really weird part
19:37 - How do aliens fit into all of this sleep paralysis stuff?
20:18 - What about witches coming from the sky, like Baba Yaga?
23:59 - History of various sightings and iconography
29:12 - People's stories, not tied to sleep paralysis only
30:33 - Conscious states, hypnagogic, hypnopompic, lucid dreams
33:27 - Personal story of seeing a shadow person
34:58 - What about sleepwalking?
38:38 - Rankings (including "getting hagged")
46:22 - Escaping the Night Gag
52:09 - Looking for aphants or those that have aphantasia
54:55 - Outro
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