First off- let's discuss the importance of sleep and the impact it has on your body. Next, time to dive into night terrors & sleep paralysis. I will talk about ideas, explanations, and folklore from several different cultures in regards to this phenomenon as well as my own personal experiences. Lastly, I will detail some of the more infamous "sleep walking murders" to date.

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Sources:

• The importance of sleep:
  • https://www.healthline.com/health/sleep-disorders-prevention#takeaway
  • https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/10-reasons-why-good-sleep-is-important#The-bottom-line
• Night terrors:
  • https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sleep-terrors/symptoms-causes/syc-20353524
• Sleep paralysis:
  • https://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/sleep-paralysis
• Sleep paralysis in different cultures:
  •  https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.livescience.com/amp/56422-sleep-paralysis-different-cultures.html
• "The Nightmare" by Henry Fuseli: 
  • https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/the-nightmare/IwFwTbrht4QzgA?hl=en&avm=2
• Sleepwalking murders:
  • https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homicidal_sleepwalking

Outro by Princess Leia Balabuch-Kerns