Hypnagogia

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Definition

The drowsy state between wakefulness and sleep, which can produce vivid sights, sounds, and a sense of presence. Researchers frequently cite it to explain reports of nighttime ghosts and entities.

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S2 Ep40: The Visitor in Clothier Hall

Astonishing LegendsOct 28, 2026

In this Dead Letter episode of Astonishing Legends, listener Keith recounts a chilling encounter from spring 1997, when he was a Rutgers freshman living on the third floor of Clothier Hall in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Early one Saturday morning, he woke to find a figure sitting on the floor against his roommate's bed just six feet away, inside a room he had locked the night before. The hosts explore whether this was a shadow person, a supernatural visitor, or a trick of the half-awake mind.

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