DEMONS THAT FEED ON INTIMACY: The Terrifying True Reality of Incubus and Succubus Attacks

LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISEDTonight's episode contains mature subject matter including detailed descriptions of sexual encounters, assault, and religious themes that may be disturbing to some listeners. This content discusses explicit supernatural sexual experiences and is not suitable for children or younger audiences. Mentions of alternate sexual preferences and/or gender preferences are not my opinions, but those of the researchers and theologians who conducted the studies referred to. Please use discretion when listening.

For centuries, people across cultures have reported terrifying nocturnal encounters with entities that seem to exist somewhere between nightmare and reality.

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IN THIS EPISODE: Throughout history, countless individuals have awakened in the dead of night to find themselves unable to move, sensing a presence in their room that defies explanation. From medieval monasteries to modern suburban bedrooms, people describe encounters with entities that seduce, terrorize, and feed upon their victims in ways that blur the line between nightmare and reality. These accounts span every culture and continent, from ancient Mesopotamian texts about the demon Lilith to contemporary Reddit posts about beings that attach themselves like parasites to human souls. Tonight's journey explores the disturbing consistency of these testimonies across millennia, and asks why so many unconnected people describe experiencing the exact same phenomena - entities that wait until we're at our most vulnerable, when sleep and waking merge, to make their presence terrifyingly known.
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Lead-In
00:02:34.344 = Show Open
00:05:34.552 = The Sleep Paralysis Connection
00:20:18.980 = Modern Encounters, Ancient Methods
00:43:26.557 = Breaking The Ancestral Chain
00:53:48.871 = Show Close
SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Sex and the Single Succubus”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/sexandthesinglesuccubus
“Temptation To Terror, Seduction To Screams”: https://weirddarkness.com/incubus-succubus/
Church of the Undead episode about sleep paralysis: https://weirddarkness.com/cotu-sleepparalysis/
BOOK: “Sleep Paralysis: Historical, Psychological and Medical Perspectives” by Brian Sharpless: https://amzn.to/46HXtTI
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