Sleep Paralysis And The Visit From Hell

Say hello to the old hag as she crawls up the bed towards you

The Night Mare (1871) by Henry Fuseli

I remember a number of years ago going to London with Laura to see an exhibition of gothic art. In pride of place, as you entered the gallery, was Henry’s Fuseli’s 1871 painting, ‘The Night Mare.’ A young maiden, dressed in white, is splayed on a bed in deep slumber while a night mare, i.e. as…