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This section contains descriptions of unexplained facts provided by eyewitnesses or published in the media, as well as the results of their analysis by the group.

Spirits. United States

ID #1606484021
Added Fri, 27/11/2020
Author July N.
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Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness
Incident date: 
11.1982
Location: 
NC
United States

The witness was sleeping on the couch at his girlfriend's house. The room was pitch black when he saw a dark figure in the corridor that seemed to materialize. 

The figure was in the shape of a man, blacker than the darkness in the hall. The figure's head reached the ceiling and leaned forward slightly, as if the ceiling was too low for the figure to stand upright. 

He lay on the couch, not understanding what his eyes were seeing. He tried to speak, but no words came out of his mouth. He tried to shout, but only a whisper came out. The room grew colder as the figure slowly slid forward. EON tried to move, but his body refused to obey. The only movement he managed to make was an involuntary shiver. 

As the silhouette moved into the living room, it moved along the walls, turning its head toward the witness. Something made him turn his head and watch the giant dark figure glide across the room. 

The silhouette moved behind the stove and through the chimney as if nothing had happened. He watched as the dark figure moved closer and closer to the sofa where he was lying. The black silhouette was now next to the sofa. 

As the witness lay looking at the dark figure, a sense of pure evil came over him. His mind went numb, and tears started to form in his eyes. Then, as if miles away, he heard laughter. Evil laughter, a laughter not of this world. As the laughter got closer, it started to sound like there were a lot of people in the room who were participating in a party, and a lot of conversations were going on at the same time. 

Then he heard the laughter again and a high female voice said:

"We scared him to death." 

In his mind, the witness began to pray. He managed to shout, " God help me!» With that, the dark apparition began to fade until it was completely out of his sight. The cold in the room was replaced by the heat coming from the stove.

Original news

Date:  November 1982
Location:  Western North Carolina (exact location not given)
Time:  late night
Summary:  The witness was sleeping in the couch at his girlfriend’s house. The room was pitch black when he saw a dark figure in the hallway that seemed to materialize. The figure was human-shaped blacker then the darkness in the hall. The head of the figure reached the ceiling and slightly bent forward as if the ceiling were too low for the figure to stand erect. He lay on the couch not comprehending what his eyes were seeing. He tried to speak but no words would come out of his mouth. He tried to yell but only a whisper would come out. The room seemed to get colder as the figure moved slowly forward in a gliding motion. He tried to move but his body refused to obey. The only movement he managed to make was an involuntary tremble. As the silhouette moved into the living room, it moved around the walls with it’s head turned toward the witness. Something made him turn his head and watch the giant dark figure gliding around the room. It moved behind the stove and through the stovepipe as if nothing were there. He watched as the dark figure moved closer and closer to the couch where he lay. The black silhouette was now next to the couch. As the witness lay there looking at the dark figure, a feeling of pure evil came over him. His mind went numb, and tears began forming in his eyes. Then as if miles away, he heard laughter. Evil laughter, laughter not of this world. As the laughter grew closer, it begin to sound as if many people were gathered in a room engaged in some sort of party, with many conversations going on at the same time. He then heard the laughter again and a high-pitched woman’s voice say, “We scared him to death.” In his mind, the witness began to pray. He managed to yell out, “God help me!” With that said the dark apparition began to fade until it completely disappeared from his sight. The coldness in the room was replaced with the heat radiating from the stove.
Source:   Your True Tales, August 2003

Hypotheses

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Hallucination

A hallucination is a form arising in consciousness without external stimulus, i.e. the perception of non-existent real objects (objects and phenomena).

Negative hallucinations represent the opposite-perception of actual objects.

Hallucinations appear as ordinary people in stages of extreme psychological exhaustion in the extreme fatigue, the absence of external stimuli, lack of sleep, high temperature, intoxication, dehydration, etc., and also in the use of alcohol, psychotropic substances, various injuries and diseases, and some mental and neurological diseases.

Сонный паралич

  • In a moment, the man suddenly feels on top he bore down on something very hard and does not allow him to breathe, as if strangling.
  • Quite often people say that in that moment, when they sleep, they feel that they can move neither head, nor foot, nor arm, literally nothing. Among other things, a person becomes unbearable fear.

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