Maybe you’ve seen the meme: “This is my sleep paralysis demon: [insert photo].” The viral idea builds on a very real condition in which a person is conscious but unable to move. In some cases, people ...

It’s the stuff of nightmares. You wake up, and you can’t move your body. A shadowy figure looms over you, but it feels too real to be a dream. If you’ve experienced this, you might have had a sleep ...

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At the intersection of crafting and cosmetics, “yarn makeup” mania is talking over — and talk about a rough corner. “Say hello to your new sleep paralysis demon,” teased influencer Eleanor Barnes — in ...

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Imagine waking in the night unable to move, overcome with dread, hyperventilating with terror and feeling like a great weight is on your chest, suffocating you. You ...

On Saturday Night Live this week, Timothée Chalamet hosted for the second time, with musical guest boygenius, and brought out a range of impressions, including one of Troye Sivan if he were a sleep ...

The moment I saw Emily* in a Midtown hotel lobby, I tried to leave it. But it was too late—she said my name so loudly and cheerfully that there was no way I could pretend not to hear. I must have ...