Author: David J. Hufford Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press ISBN: 0812292596 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 304
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David Hufford's work exploring the experiential basis for belief in the supernatural, focusing here on the so-called Old Hag experience, a psychologically disturbing event in which a victim claims to have encountered some form of malign entity while dreaming (or awake). Sufferers report feeling suffocated, held down by some "force," paralyzed, and extremely afraid. The experience is surprisingly common: the author estimates that approximately 15 percent of people undergo this event at some point in their lives. Various cultures have their own name for the phenomenon and have constructed their own mythology around it; the supernatural tenor of many Old Hag stories is unavoidable. Hufford, as a folklorist, is well-placed to investigate this puzzling occurrence.
Author: Michael J. Thorpy Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1139485725 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 361
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The first authoritative review on the parasomnias - disorders that cause abnormal behavior during sleep - this book contains many topics never before covered in detail. The behaviors associated with parasomnias may lead to injury of the patient or bed-partner, and may have forensic implications. These phenomena are common but often unrecognized, misdiagnosed, or ignored in clinical practice. With increasing awareness of abnormal behaviors in sleep, the book fulfils the need for in-depth descriptions of clinical and research aspects of these disorders, including differential diagnosis, pathophysiology, morbidity, and functional consequences of each condition, where known. Appropriate behavioral and pharmacological treatments are addressed in detail. There are authoritative sections on disorders of arousal, parasomnias usually associated with REM sleep, sleep-related movement disorders and other variants, and therapy of parasomnias. Sleep specialists, neurologists, psychiatrists, psychologists and other healthcare professionals with an interest in sleep disorders will find this book essential reading.
Author: Terry Caffey Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. ISBN: 1414335334 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 278
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At 3:00 a.m. on March 1, 2008, Terry Caffey awoke to find his daughter’s boyfriend standing in his bedroom with a gun. An instant later the teen opened fire, killing Terry’s wife, his two sons, and wounding him 12 times, before setting the house ablaze. Terry fell into deep depression and planned to kill himself, but God intervened. Upon visiting his burned-out property, Terry noticed a scorched scrap of paper from one of his wife’s books leaning against a tree trunk. The page read: “[God,] I couldn’t understand why You would take my family and leave me behind to struggle along without them. And I guess I still don’t totally understand that part of it. But I do believe that You’re sovereign; You’re in control.” That page was like a direct message from God, and it turned Terry’s life around. Now, one year later, Terry is remarried, the adoptive father of two young sons, and working to rebuild his relationship with his 17-year-old daughter, who is currently serving two life sentences in a Texas state penitentiary for her involvement in the crimes. Terror by Night tells the compelling story of how Terry Caffey found peace after his wife and sons were brutally murdered and his teenage daughter implicated in the crime. Sharing never-before-told details about the night of the crime and subsequent murder trial, it explains how Terry was able to forgive the men who murdered his family, and how he even interceded with the prosecutors on their behalf. A powerful example of how the power of forgiveness can bring healing after tragedy and great loss, it shows how God can bring good out of even the darkest tragedies.
Author: Thomas Nashe Publisher: Penguin UK ISBN: 014139725X Category : Literary Collections Languages : en Pages : 58
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'...dreaming of bears, or fire, or water...' The greatest of Elizabethan pamphleteers, Nashe had a magical ability with words, never more so than in The Terrors of the Night, where he mulls over ghosts, demons, nightmares and the supernatural. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Thomas Nashe (1567-?1601). Nashe's The Unfortunate Traveller and Other Works is available in Penguin Classics.
Author: Kristen Tomaru Publisher: ISBN: 9781737817406 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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Night terrors! A fun and scary look into the dark. These twisted rhymes will have you sleeping with the lights on. In the dark your nightmares come alive.
Author: Christopher Raoul Carranza Publisher: Kensington Books ISBN: 9780758205421 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 244
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Drawn from the latest research and the author's own experiences with night terrors, this comprehensive guide provides parents with the most effective therapeutic approaches, the pros and cons of medication, and the steps needed for permanently vanquishing this disorder, while improving physical and emotional health. Original.
Author: Sean Rodman Publisher: Orca Book Publishers ISBN: 1459804228 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 47
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Ever since he watched his little brother drown last summer, Dylan has felt like he's losing it. He can't shake the nightmares that plague him—dreams from which he wakes up screaming every night. Dylan takes a summer job at a remote wilderness hotel, hoping to leave his problems behind. But when he volunteers to help close up the resort for the winter, things only get worse. Edward, the hotel manager, seems to be out to get him. A freak snowstorm blocks the road to the resort, leaving them trapped for days. And Dylan keeps seeing a ghost that might be trying to send him a message—or maybe Dylan really is going crazy this time.
Author: D. Fischer Publisher: ISBN: 9781723755477 Category : Languages : en Pages : 58
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"There are a few authors that do manage to get in my head enough with their work. This gal's book has done PRECISELY that. I had nightmares for two nights straight!" - Amazon ReviewerHow do you explain something that you can't prove or touch? You know without a doubt that something is there, lurking in the corner, watching your every move yet invisible to the naked eye ... Your heart thuds and pounds against your ribs. Your fear spikes so high that your stomach twists and turns, and your pores prick with chill before layering your skin with a fine sheen of sweat.And when you sleep . . . you can feel them, smell them, see them, but no one else can. It haunts you in the night, holding you prisoner to your bed, tormenting you with an unrelenting terror. You're paralyzed and helpless, unable to scream, unable to think rationally . . . unable to move.Is this the trick of the mind, or is Victoria truly plagued with REAL demons?Based on a true story, it's the stuff of nightmares . . . literally.This is part one, two, and three of the Night of Terror series. Reader discretion advised.
Author: John Passarella Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA) ISBN: 0857685449 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 325
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Alerted to strange happenings in Clayton Falls, Colorado, Bobby sends the boys to check it out. A speeding car with no driver, a homeless man pursued by a massive Gila monster, a little boy chased by uprooted trees — it all sounds like the stuff of nightmares. The boys fight to survive a series of terrifying nighttimes, realizing that sometimes the nightmares don’t go away — even when you’re awake... A Supernatural novel that reveals a previously unseen adventure for the Winchester brothers, from the hit TV series!
Author: Alice Vernon Publisher: Icon Books ISBN: 1785787942 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 250
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** AS READ ON BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK IN DECEMBER 2022 ** 'Curious, lively, humble, utterly genuine ... a remarkable debut.' SUNDAY TIMES Alice Vernon often wakes up to find strangers in her bedroom. Ever since she was a child, her nights have been haunted by nightmares of a figure from her adolescence, sinister hallucinations and episodes of sleepwalking. These are known as 'parasomnias' - and they're surprisingly common. Now a lecturer in Creative Writing, Vernon set out to understand the history, science and culture of these strange and haunting experiences. Night Terrors, her startling and vivid debut, examines the history of our relationship with bad dreams: how we've tried to make sense of and treat them, from some decidedly odd 'cures' like magical 'mare-stones', to research on how video games might help people rewrite their dreams. Along the way she explores the Salem Witch Trials and sleep paralysis, Victorian ghost stories, and soldiers' experiences of PTSD. By directly confronting her own strange and frightening nights for the first time, Vernon encourages us to think about the way troubled sleep has impacted our imaginations. Night Terrors aims to shine a light on the darkest parts of our sleeping lives, and to reassure sufferers from bad dreams that they are not alone.
Author: David J. Hufford
Author: Michael J. Thorpy
Author: Terry Caffey
Author: Thomas Nashe
Author: Kristen Tomaru
Author: Christopher Raoul Carranza
Author: Sean Rodman
Author: D. Fischer
Author: John Passarella
Author: Alice Vernon