https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoPsjWqvwT4
So my roommate was telling me about this documentary today, he said he watched it yesterday before bed and claims he woke up paralysed in the middle of the night, I don't know my roommate too well (just a bit over 2 weeks now) but I don't see why he'd make that up. I checked out the trailer and saw its by the same director of room 237 (a pretty cool documentary about the shining). I didn't know that there was an actual term for these experiences I've had in the past (I always thought it was just a very bad nightmare) so I was pretty intrigued to watch it.
The re-enactments are sorta corny but the things people described in this movie are very similar to the 2 experiences of sleep paralysis that I've had.
They talk about the shadow figure and I remember when I was 4 or 5 I woke up in the middle of the night and I remember seeing this shadow figure across from the room and before I got a chance to react the next thing I know he's holding me in his arms and walking towards the door. It felt very real and I woke up right after obviously freaking out and ran to my parents room and they explained to me that it was just a nightmare, it goes without saying that I slept in my parents bed that night.
Then when I was 17 (about 4 years ago), I went to bed just like any other time and woke up without reason, I was laying to the side and remember seeing my jeans on my computer chair (exactly how it was irl) and everything else in my room was just how it should be, I felt as though I'm awake but I could not for the life of me roll over onto my back. I started freaking out trying very hard to move then all of a sudden my bed started shaking and out of nowhere I felt 2 hands grab me from behind on my chest (I could feel the fingertips and everything) and try and pull me into my bed. I then woke up jumping out of my bed scared ****less but kinda thinking like wow that was pretty dope.
So to me this documentary is a lot scarier than any horror movie since I can relate to it and its really strange that everyone sees the same figure, though that could just be the way the brain manifests fear as a being but either way scary af, I really recommend this movie 9/10 (would've got a 10/10 but some of the re-enactments were pretty bad haha)
p.s watch at your own risk cause like I said my roomate had an episode of this right after watching it and even in the movie theres a guy who said he only started getting it after his girlfriend told him about it and he then spread it to his friend so if you tend to get scared easy and get nightmares I probably wouldn't watch it