Dr. Emily Zarka of Monstrum looks at the phenomenon of seeing a shadowy man in a wide brim hat appearing during episodes of ...

The Hat Man is a modern-day example of a shadow ... These are often informally referred to as "sleep paralysis demons". These "nightmarish hallucinations" often accompany episodes of sleep ...

Here’s a fascinating video from the PBS YouTube channel Storied that explores why people who experience sleep paralysis see the shadow Hat Man. I experienced sleep paralysis a bit when I was a kid, ...