Waking Nightmare: Woman Can’t Cry for Help During Sleep Paralysis

A new episode of the Waking Nightmare video series has just been released through the Paranormal Network YouTube channel, and you can check it out in the embed above. In this one, a woman wants to cry for help while experiencing sleep paralysis… but she can’t get the scream out!

Waking Nightmare is an anthology series that chronicles real stories of people’s experiences with sleep paralysis. Each episode in the series will retell a different, separate nightmare.

What is sleep paralysis, you ask? It is a transient state between waking and sleeping where the body is immobile and the mind will often hallucinate, combining dreams with the real world around the dreamer. While some people grow accustomed to this unusual occurrence, it is typically the cause for immense fear and anxiety. This feeling is what we wished to capture by recreating the dreams we were told, creating a shared experience that can help foster a place for people to share their own stories.

The episode of Waking Nightmare at the top of this article is called Help, and it’s based on something that was dreamed by Sarah Blais. A Sassy Mare Production, Help was Directed by Justin Moriarty, with Casey Fitzgerald serving as Director of Photography. Fitzgerald also Produced the episode with Brigitte Mooney. Help stars Sonja Cirilo and Deborah Uzurin. Nuke/SFX & Color Correction: Andrew Leone. Music and Sound: Jordan Kaufmann. Set & Costume Design: Deborah Uzurin. Intro Animation: Erica Langworthy. Production Assistant: Michael Das.

Behind the scenes information and more content about Waking Nightmare can be found on the Sassy Mare Productions YouTube channel.

Two of the previous episodes of Waking Nightmare can be seen below. To see more, head over to the Paranormal Network YouTube channel – and subscribe to the channel while you’re there! The Paranormal Network is home to such shows as We Want to Believe, Hunting the Haunted, The UFO Show, That Bigfoot Show, UFO Incidents, and Mytheries.

What did you think of the Help episode of Waking Nightmare? Let us know by leaving a comment below! New episodes will be released through the Paranormal Network every Thursday.