Incubus

Incubus is a male demon or spirit in folklore believed to lie upon sleeping women to engage in sexual activity, often causing nightmares, sleep disturbances, or physical harm. Originating from medieval European demonology, the incubus is associated with nocturnal visitations that explain experiences like sleep paralysis and vivid nightmares; modern science often interprets these episodes as neurological or psychological phenomena rather than supernatural events.

Stories of incubus encounters typically involve vivid descriptions of pressure on the chest, paralysis, and unsettling dreams. On this site, readers share their firsthand experiences with incubus-like phenomena, where a jury of fellow readers evaluates each account to separate reports they find True from those they mark Fake.

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