Nick Redfern recently posted something on night terrors put together by Tim Binnall. Interesting reading, but there was a curious omission. Binnall’s work (at least in this installment) neglects to mention the major scholarly work on night terrors and its relation to sleep paralysis and “otherworldly” visitations: The Terror That Comes in the Night (Publications of the American Folklore Society New Series)
For those who may have curled up by the fire at some point to read Alien Discussions: Proceedings of the Abduction Study Conference Held at M.I.T. Cambridge, Ma.
People on all sides of the abduction phenomenon ought to pay closer attention to Hufford’s work.
Actually, Mike, the post you reference is a recap of an interview that I did with Andrew Barnes and Paul Taitt, creators of the film “Your Worst Nightmare: Supernatural Assaults.”
David J. Hufford is featured prominently in the film and his work is referenced numerous times throughout the interview.
I have a problem with the night terrors interpretation, at least of what happened to me. I do think that much of what happens occurs in an altered state of perception, but to me it wasn’t a state of paralysis — it became something much more, something many ancient people knew and used. The night terrors came from not understanding what was happening. The most profound experiences came when I got past the fear. That increased what happened and I found it a great enhancement of my life, something I could experience by choice.