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‐ [Girl] Reality Films.

(thunder rumbling)

‐ [Narrator] A growing number of people are reporting

sightings of strange shadowy figures around the globe.

It begins with a glance out of the corner of an eye,

a chance sight of something moving.

Then, when least expected,

the figure appears in front of the witness.

Menacing dark apparitions,

so black your eyes seem to slide off it.

They move and undulate while watching you.

Eyewitnesses say they awaken to shadow people stalking them,

watching them, or darting out of sight when encountered.

Reports are from sane and reasonable

people from all walks of life.

Is this some new psychological phenomenon,

or intruders from some other nefarious dominion?

(eerie music)

A number of religions, legends, and belief systems describe

shadowy spiritual beings or supernatural entities,

such as shades of the underworld.

Various shadowy creatures have long been

a staple of folklore and ghost stories.

Descriptions of shadow people are

as dark silhouettes with human shapes and profiles

that flicker in and out of peripheral vision,

and claims that people have reported the figures

attempting to jump on their chest and choke them.

Witnesses report the figures to be negative

or alien beings that can be repelled by various means.

Believers and paranormal authors do not agree

whether shadow people are evil, helpful, or neutral,

and some even speculate that shadow people may be

the extra‐dimensional inhabitants of another universe.

Several psychological conditions can account

for reported experiences of shadowy shapes seeming alive.

A sleep paralysis sufferer may perceive a shadowy

or indistinct shape approaching them when they lay awake,

paralyzed, and become increasingly alarmed.

A person experiencing heightened emotions,

such as while walking alone on a dark night

may incorrectly perceive a patch of shadows as an attacker.

Many methamphetamine addicts report

the appearance of shadow people

after prolonged periods of sleep deprivations.

Shadow animals are often reported as well,

however, one interviewed subject said that

you don't see shadow dogs or shadow birds or shadow cars,

you see shadow people.

Standing in doorways, walking behind you,

coming at you on the sidewalk.

These hallucinations have been directly compared

to the paranormal entities described in folklore.

Indeed, shadow people have been reported

throughout recorded history.

Harley SwiftDeer Reagan,

known as Thunder Strikes in his tribe,

stated that shadow people are parallel dimensional beings

who were first recorded by indigenous people in 1153 BC.

Thunder says there was an awakening

between 1980 through 2000, and beginning in 2001,

there began the Quickening, in which events

and time seems to be speeding up.

As this is occurring, shadow people

are becoming visible as frequencies raise.

Thunder stated the shadow people,

who he calls inorganic beings,

live in a parallel dimension

and feed off of our emotional discharge

of energy, along with chaos.

In essence, shadow people are energy vampires.

Cherokee legend speaks of the Raven Mocker,

which shifts from a menacing bird

into a grotesque human‐like shadow.

It was believed the Raven Mocker's mission was

to capture the souls of those who were facing death.

Many report seeing shadow people

wearing a cloak or a shroud.

Some may appear to be dressed in robe‐like apparel,

although they have been reported in many shapes and sizes.

Many people describe them as small,

human‐like figures with red eyes.

Heidi Hollis, a controversial researcher

of this phenomenon, says she was

of the belief that they are evil in nature,

and that they had been around since the Earth's inception,

and that they possibly had an extraterrestrial connection.

Islam speaks of the djinn, who were created

along with humans as creatures of free will.

They, along with humans and angels,

are part of the creations of Allah,

capable of logic and reason.

According to his belief, the djinn live

in a world alongside ours, and, like us,

are capable of either being positive or negative.

It is thought that some of the legends of shadow people

come from the possibility of humans seeing the shadows

of the djinn while they exist in their parallel world.

There are religious groups that view

shadow entities as demonic in nature.

The shadows themselves are not thought to be demons,

but rather watchers for potential souls to be claimed.

This way of thinking assumes that when one is seen,

a demon is present.

Cleansing and blessings must be done to avert

any negativity that is trying to permeate the person

or the home where the shadow is seen.

This is generally done with a blessing of the area

in the name of whatever higher power a person believes in.

As in anything, it is the power of belief

that determines how well something like this would work.

According to a poll, approximately 80%

have seen a shadow creature,

and 30% believe that shadow creatures are evil.

One of the things that is fascinating about shadow people

is the similarity of the descriptions from all over.

The most common descriptions of a shadow being

is that of a tall man wearing a wide‐brimmed hat.

Details vary as to whether he has no facial features at all,

or glowing eyes of red or yellow.

Some speak of only seeing this creature once in their life.

Others have reported seeing several

sightings concentrated in one area.

The similarity lies in the stature of the creature

and the hat it appears to be wearing.

There is also the general consensus

that it is malevolent in nature.

One thing is certain.

This hat man is believed to have been seen

in places all over the world.

In the United States, there seems to be

an emphasis of sightings on the northeast,

however, it is certainly not indigenous only to those areas.

One of the things that set the hat man accounts apart

from some of the other shadow entities is the interest

this creature seems to show in those who have seen it.

While many shadows are seen out of the corner of the eye,

only to disappear once one focuses on them,

the hat man seems to want to be seen.

This seeming intelligence of the entity is possibly

what gives it the negative perception that it has.

Everything about shadow entities is theory at this point,

and there are many scientific facts that cannot be ignored.

To truly understand something,

all sides need to be examined.

Science shows how something can have a natural explanation

which is essential to look at.

Only after ruling out what can naturally cause something

can we look at other possibilities.

(eerie music)

What are shadow people?

It depends on who you ask.

If you ask a psychologist,

they will tell you it's just a hallucination.

Scientists say shadow people are

a common hallucination for humans to have.

They usually appear as a result of sleep deprivation,

psychoactive substances, or hypnotic states.

During this experience, the subject perceives a patch

of shadow in their peripheral vision to be a living figure.

This can be either animal‐like or humanoid in appearance.

This hallucination is often accompanied

with a feeling of intense paranoia and anxiety.

The visual hallucinations are initially fleeting images,

always out of the corner of the eyes.

As time progresses, however, the hallucinations may appear

in full view, and one will be able to look directly at them.

This progression is the same whether you

are experiencing shadow people from sleep deprivation

or from normal stimulant psychosis.

The bodies of the shadow people

are usually entirely black with few features.

They sometimes appear to have faces,

and are able to move or change shape.

These hallucinations are often perceived

as being malicious due to intense paranoia and anxiety

that often occurs simultaneously.

Tactile hallucinations, feelings of convincing

physical sensations that are not actually

occurring within reality, may also occur.

Auditory hallucinations may also manifest themselves,

causing one to perceive that

the shadow people are talking to them.

The mysterious shadow people are but hallucinations,

brought on by stimulation of the brain.

Ask a parapsychologist, and you may get multiple answers.

One theory about shadow people is that they

are deceased humans who either do not want to return back

to their source, or are unaware that home is no longer here.

They are like ghosts.

Some people also believe that shadow people

are time travelers, coming back to view people and history.

And then, there is the alien connection.

The alien and abduction phenomenon are so bizarre

that it's no surprise that extraterrestrials

are suspect as the shadow people.

Abductees have reported in many cases that the alien Grays

seem to be able to pass through walls and closed windows,

and to appear and disappear abruptly,

among other otherworldly talents.

Perhaps too they can go about their

alien agenda disguised in the shadows.

There's a good deal of overlapping

among the above ideas, of course.

Aliens and ghosts could be inter‐dimensional beings,

or aliens could be time travelers.

And some believe, demons are responsible

for all these disturbing phenomena.

One interesting idea suggests that shadow people

are the shadows or essence of people

who are having an out‐of‐body experience.

According to Jerry Gross, an author,

lecturer, and teacher about astral travel,

we all travel out of our bodies when we are asleep.

Perhaps, this theory says,

we are seeing the ethereal astral bodies

of those twilight travelers.

Yet another intriguing theory is people from our own future

could have found the means to travel to the past, our time.

However they are able to accomplish this incredible feat,

perhaps, in that state, they appear to us merely as

passing shadows as they observe the events of our timeline.

Even mainstream science is fairly convinced

that there are dimensions other than the one we inhabit.

And if these other dimensions exist,

who or what, if anything, inhabits them?

Some theorists say that these dimensions exist parallel

and very close to our own, although invisible to us.

And if there are inhabitants in these other dimensions,

it is possible that they have found the way to intrude

on our dimension and become at least partially visible.

If so, they could very well appear as shadows.

It has long been held by psychics and other sensitives

that beings on other planes of existence

are of different vibrations.

Science is beginning to look at reality

on a quantum level in the same way,

that particles of the smallest size exist as vibrations.

Perhaps, some theorize, the vibrations of our existence

are beginning to mesh with those of another dimension,

which accounts for the increase in such phenomenon

as ghosts, shadow people, and possibly aliens.

In one bizarre cases reported by the UK publication

the Star, says CIA alien hunters claimed to have contacted

a race of tall shadow people on Mars.

This was revealed in declassified government files.

Secret documents released by the agency

reveal an alien hunter made contact with a race

of very tall and thin shadow people on the Red Planet.

Transcripts of one of the sessions,

released in a CIA declassified data dump, reveal a session

between a government agent and an unnamed clairvoyant.

Mars is probed by the subject, who claims he can see

very large people wearing strange clothes,

living in a rabbit warren‐type network of pyramids.

The CIA transcript is dated May 22nd, 1984, at 10:09 a. m.,

and reveals the details of the experiment.

Psychics were employed by the US government

during the Cold War in operations such as

the Stargate Project, founded in 1978.

In this experiment, agents wrote down details

of what they wanted in a sealed envelope, which was given

to the subject but not opened until after the interview.

Inside the sealed envelope was the information, Mars,

one million years BC, and a set of geographic coordinates.

The psychic was then asked to use his powers

on the information in the envelope

and tell an agent what he could see.

The psychic said,

‐ [Psychic] I'm seeing, it's like a perception

of a shadow of people, very tall, thin.

It's only shadow.

It's as if they were there,

and then they're not there anymore.

I just keep seeing very large people.

They appear thin and tall,

but they're very large.

Wearing some kind of strange clothes.

The Mars landscape is littered

with pyramids, roads, obelisks.

They're ancient people.

They're dying.

It is past their time, or age.

They're very philosophical about it.

They're looking for a way to survive,

and they just can't.

‐ [Narrator] The agent continues to push the mind reader,

and orders him to report the raw data.

Do not try and put things together.

‐ [Psychic] The Mars landscape is littered

with pyramids and roads and obelisks.

They're ancient people.

‐ [Narrator] Mars landscape is described as "Littered

"with pyramids, roads, and obelisks" by the psychic.

The interview comes to a close, and he claims

to make contact with one of the Martians.

He described a craft like the inside of a large boat,

and very rounded walls and shiny metal,

and claims he travels with the large people

on a journey to another world, covered in vegetation.

The Stargate Project was shut down in 1995,

and claims made by the government‐endorsed psychics

have never been verified.

Shadow people, spirits, aliens,

or inter‐dimensional beings.

If they are ghosts or spirits,

could they inhabit or possess a human being?

There is yet another phenomenon

that might relate to this.

(eerie music)

Within the realm of the bizarre,

there is a new and interesting phenomenon emerging

that could be shadow people

possessing the bodies of children.

It's called black‐eyed children,

and reports have been made recently.

Black‐eyed children, or black‐eyed kids,

are an urban legend of supposed paranormal creatures

that resemble children between the ages of six and 16,

with pale skin and black eyes,

who are reportedly seen hitchhiking or panhandling,

or are encountered on the doorsteps of residential homes.

Tales of black‐eyed children have appeared

in pop culture since the late 1990s.

The supposed origins of the legend are some 1998 postings

written by Texas reporter Brian Bethel

on a ghost‐related mailing list

relating to alleged encounters with black‐eyed kids.

Bethel describes encountering two such children

in Abilene, Texas in 1996, and claims

that a second person had a similar,

unrelated encounter in Portland, Oregon.

Bethel's stories gained such popularity

that he published an FAQ just to keep up with demand

for more information about the new urban legend.

In 2012, Brian Bethel told his story

on the reality television series

Monsters and Mysteries in America.

He wrote a followup article for the Abilene Reporter News,

describing his experience and maintaining

his belief that it was legitimate.

Alleged sightings are taken seriously by ghost hunters,

some of whom believe black‐eyed children

to be extraterrestrials, vampires,

ghosts, or shadow people in human form.

In the last few years,

this frightening phenomenon of the black‐eyed children

visitations has swept the internet.

Whether or not the stories of midnight encounters

with the mysterious black‐eyed kids have any truth

to them has been a hotly debated topic.

But that hasn't stopped tales of the BEKs

from popping up on message boards,

in chat rooms, and on paranormal podcasts.

Who are they?

Where do they come from?

What do they want?

We aren't sure.

No matter who tells it,

the encounters usually occur the same way.

Someone home alone in the middle of the night

hears a knock at the door.

When they peek through the window,

children, normally in a pair, are seen standing in the cold.

As the resident cautiously cracks open

the door to see what might be wrong,

a familiar feeling of dread washes over them.

The strange children beg to be led inside,

but something isn't right.

There's something off about these kids.

As the lonely resident looks closer, they see that

these children's eyes are black as an oil slick,

an unnerving detail that causes them to slam the door

and deny their pleas for entrance.

Some of them call the police, others clutch a weapon,

but never ever do they let the black‐eyed children inside.

Encounters with black‐eyed children are always frightening,

such as this visitation by a Marine in North Carolina.

While based at Camp Lejeune,

an unnamed US Marine stated that in November of 2009,

he had a strange encounter with black‐eyed children

near the barracks where he lived.

The anonymous witness stated that he was alone in his room

one evening watching a movie when a knock came at his door.

Expecting it to be his roommate, who had forgotten his key,

the Marine opened it without hesitation.

When he did, though, he was presented with the sight

of two small children standing outside.

As soon as he saw them, the man stated

he was filled with dread, and had an impulse

to slam the door shut as fast as he could.

That was before he realized that

both children had jet‐black eyes.

Despite his fear, the Marine asked the children what

they wanted, which they responded, all the while

staring straight at him, that it was cold outside,

and that they wanted to come inside and read.

The Marine suddenly realized that no one else

was within sight, and as the children took a step

towards the room, he gave in to the impulse

that was racing through him, and shut the door quickly.

The knocking continued for several minutes,

in addition to a rattling from his window,

before the noises stopped,

and the children appeared to be gone.

The Marine made some idle inquiries the following morning,

but the few people that had been on site

during his strange encounter stated that

they hadn't seen or heard anything strange.

There are many theories on who

these children are and what they want.

One must keep in mind that this falls

in the category of a paranormal phenomenon,

and not much can be determined as answers

to the many questions that follow these encounters.

Though each possible theory may have value that fits

this phenomenon, the truth and the answers lie

within the details of each report.

Many people wrongfully refer

to the black‐eyed children phenomenon as an urban legend.

Due to skepticism and lack of proof,

many people believe that the claims are false

and nothing more than just stories.

This leads many people to loosely use the term urban legend.

The fact is, urban legends are stories that cannot

be traced to a particular person, place, or time.

In order for a story to be categorized as an urban legend,

the story must lack an eyewitness, and cannot be accredited.

In the case of black‐eyed children,

there are hundreds of eyewitnesses that are

verifiable and can be interviewed, thus placing

the black‐eyed children in the category of reports.

Whether you choose to believe that the reports

are accounted with honesty or not is your choice to make.

(eerie music)

A new and disturbing phenomenon that has coincided

with reports of shadow people is the Mandela Effect.

The Mandela Effect is what researchers

are calling those curious instances in which many of us

are certain we remember something a particular way,

but it turns out we're incorrect.

The name of the theory comes from many people

feeling certain they could remember Nelson Mandela dying

while he was still in prison back in the 1980s.

Contrary to what many thought,

Mandela's actual death was on December the 5th, 2013,

despite some people claiming to remember

seeing clips of his funeral on television.

These false memories have some people

thinking their memory is faulty.

But some wonder if they've gone to a parallel universe,

or if time travelers have gone to the past

and slightly affected our present,

or if they're simply losing their minds.

Shadow people could be a residual appearance of beings

from another dimension that has crossed over

to our paralleled universe and are seen briefly.

Whichever it is, what's most interesting

about the Mandela Effect is that so many individuals

share the same false memories.

Here are some examples.

The television show Sex and the City.

It's Sex and the City.

But many people insist they remember it

being Sex in the City at some point.

Some people have even posted pictures of old memorabilia

they have that supports their false memory.

The song by Queen, "We Are the Champions,"

ends differently from what people remember.

Many of those familiar with the song remember

the final lyrics being no time for losers,

'cause we are the champions of the world.

Guess what, there is no of the world.

The song just ends.

And it's driving people crazy,

because they feel 100% sure

that they've heard otherwise in the past.

Curious George never had a tail.

A lot of people even claim to remember seeing him

use his tail to swing from the trees.

If you look at pictures of Curious George right now,

you'll see that he doesn't have a tail,

meaning either your memory made the whole thing up,

or you've drifted into a parallel universe.

Darth Vader does not say, Luke, I am your father.

Luke, I am your father,

is one of the most famous phrases from the film.

But many are discovering that

it's not what Darth Vader said.

He actually says, "No, I am your father."

So is this just a misremembering movie line?

Or did some otherworldly shenanigans take place?

Even James Earl Jones, who read the script

and voiced the character of Vader,

remembers it as Luke, I am your father.

This isn't the only Star Wars‐related

Mandela Effect instance.

C‐3PO is not all gold.

Many Star Wars fanatics recall C‐3PO being completely gold,

and were greatly thrown off upon discovering

that he supposedly had a silver leg the entire time.

A lot of memorabilia doesn't even feature the silver leg.

Needless to say, it was a surprise to fans

who have seen the films so many times, yet never noticed

this distinct feature on a popular character.

Many claim to recall a genie movie

from the 1990s that starred Sinbad.

The only problem is, there never was one.

Those same people insist they aren't confusing it

with the 1996 flick, Kazaam,

which starred Shaq as a genie.

They don't know the title or what happened

to the movie's existence, but they're all very certain

that once upon a time, it was a thing.

Did you know that Jiffy Peanut Butter doesn't exist?

It's called Jif, even though people remember

the popular brand of peanut butter being called Jiffy

and having a campaign that told mothers

they could fix their kids a snack in a Jiffy.

Jiffy has certainly been embedded in the minds of many,

and it was even spotted in American Dad during an episode

in which the character is uncovering a conspiracy.

There are many instances where people

remember something that either didn't exist

or was different from what they remember,

far too many to go into here.

The Mandela Effect is what happens

when someone has a clear memory

of something that never happened in this reality.

Many of us mostly total strangers

remember the exact same events with the exact same details.

However, our memories are different from what's

in history books, newspaper archives, and so on.

This isn't a conspiracy

and we're not talking about false memories.

Many of us speculate that parallel realities exist

and we've been sliding between them without realizing it.

It's possible that shadow people,

which seems to have emerged around the same time

the Mandela Effect was recognized, could be related.

If the Mandela Effect is shared memories,

then in itself that would be astounding.

If it is a glitch in the Matrix of the physical universe,

that too would be astounding.

In any case, it appears that the possibility of a crossover

of our universe with a parallel universe could be happening.

Shadow people may be the reflections of people

in that universe merging with ours,

and we see them only as a shadow.

The truth could be stranger than fiction.

(eerie music)

If not inter‐dimensional beings or aliens,

could shadow people be ghosts?

They say that if you feel you have

been visited by shadow people,

there are ways to protect yourself from them.

Most importantly, you will need to overcome your fear,

because until you do this,

they will continue to feed off of it.

Not that they are intentionally trying to scare anyone.

Perhaps they are trying to reach out to a person,

or maybe they don't even know

that they are appearing in another world.

In the meanwhile, what you can do is stay calm

and date the time and place you saw the shadow figure,

and discuss it with other like‐minded people

who have experienced the same thing.

If shadow people are ghosts, how do we relate to them?

Paranormal investigators say shadow people

are also known as dark shadows or shadow ghosts,

and probably are the most misunderstood of ghost entities.

A shadow is an indication of spiritual condition.

It is the absence of light.

Light in spirituality denotes truth,

and darkness would indicate a lack of knowing, or fear.

In other words, shadow people are disembodied humans

who are lost, having not gone forward in life's journey

by refusing to go towards the light that will carry them

fully into the next realm after death of the physical body.

Missing the transition, ghosts remain here

with those of us on Earth in a temporary state of limbo.

Because we fear darkness, many of us have come to believe

that shadow people have ill intentions and thus are evil.

However, most shadow people are not negative in nature,

and are simply lost and in need of guidance

to understand their condition.

Shadow people have been recorded in video as both adults

and children, male and female, but often as people

reliving their former lives, being trapped by the mind,

and remaining as Earth‐bound spirits.

Shadow people appear to be in a state of suffering,

sometimes intense, fearing retribution

or confrontation with others who they have wronged in life,

or the idea of being condemned to an everlasting hell

as punishment for past sins.

It would seem some church doctrines have created people

who wish to hide in the shadows, believing they have

an uncertain future that could include intense suffering.

Other shadow people hang around due

to attachments to people, places, and things,

perhaps not realizing that their body has died.

The personalities of shadow people

can vary from nice to nasty,

not any different from people you

will meet still here in their bodies.

When a person passes, their mental

and physical condition will not change

until they move into the light with loved ones

as a life review or cleansing process occurs.

After the life review, the spirits become clean

as misthinking is purged and truth

and understanding is gained.

Shadow people are therefore unclean spirits,

and retain their emotional and physical baggage.

This will manifest as a distinct personality,

mentality, ailment, pain, appearance, et cetera,

and even odor at times.

Shadow people simply seem trapped in their former state,

and do not appear to advance in age, intellect,

or in any aspect of their condition

until they choose to turn to loved ones

who are with them who are attempting

to bring them forward, into the light and life.

The next possible explanation for shadow people

is that they are aliens,

perhaps using some cloaking technology

that makes them appear only as a shadow.

If they are aliens, then they may be using this method

to observe us without being detected.

Or they may have a more nefarious agenda

that we have no idea is happening around us.

(eerie music)

No matter if the witness is a child or adult,

he or she always sees the same thing.

All eyewitness accounts, no matter which country,

continent, or language, give a glimpse at what was seen

and experienced in the presence of shadow people.

But this glimpse is a monotonous one.

The only experience related

to shadow ones which is not monotonous is fear.

They bring a chilling feeling or vision of fear

that overcomes in the same way the black‐eyed people do.

In recent times, a number of people

who witnessed the presence of shadow beings

for longer periods of time has increased.

Some testify that they have seen

creepy red eyes of the dark, indistinguishable,

but often massive silhouettes that instantly

appear anywhere, and show the ability to walk through walls

of confined spaces which defy common laws of physics.

Many paranormal researchers have studied the phenomenon,

and in particular, agree on one aspect of it.

Whatever or whoever these entities are,

they feed off human energy,

emanate bad vibrations, and negative emotions.

Did they find a way to enter into our dimension

or accidentally slipped into our physical plane?

Are they alien entities, time travelers,

inter‐dimensional beings on a mission

to observe and influence humans?

Or are they looking for human closeness?

Aliens, or aliens abductors?

Some people think that there is a connection

between extraterrestrials and shadow people.

Some say that the shadow people are the drones

of the alien world, that they're here to spy on us in order

to get information to pass back to the extraterrestrials.

The alien abduction phenomenon are so bizarre

that it's no surprise that extraterrestrials

are suspects as the shadow people.

Abductees have reported in many cases

that the alien Greys seem to be able to pass through walls

and closed windows, and to appear and disappear abruptly,

among other otherworldly talents.

Perhaps too they can go about their alien agenda

disguised in the shadows.

There's a good deal of overlapping going on.

Aliens and ghosts could be inter‐dimensional beings,

or aliens could be time travelers.

And some believe demons are responsible

for all of these disturbing phenomena.

There is no way to prove or disprove any theories

about a phenomenon that is so mysterious,

that happens so quickly and without warning.

Science finds it virtually impossible to catalog

or study such phenomena in any methodical way.

All they can do at present is to document

personal experiences and try to piece together

what the shadow people phenomenon might be.

Perhaps it's an old mystery becoming more recognizable.

Perhaps it represents a doorway to or from different planes

of existence, or perhaps it's just shadows.

(thunder rumbling)

Generally found in homes and very often around bedrooms,

the classic shadow people tend to be lurking.

They will stand in doorways or corners

and just watch their victims.

These types of shadow entities

don't generally seem to have any intent.

They are just there observing.

Sometimes they will wander a location,

following people or stalking them.

Quite often, they flee at being noticed,

vanishing around corners or simply

by going through a solid wall.

Typically, these are classic human‐shaped shadows,

sometimes with a hat,

and oftentimes with a cloak or large coat.

Less common is a vague figure,

more like a human with a cloth over them.

Encounters with this class of shadow people

typically instill a sense of dread or foreboding.

Whether this is part of our instinctive reaction

to seeing something dark in the night or if they actually

exude a sense of fear around them is open for debate.

Some seem to just be observing us with unspoken intent.

If shadow people are aliens, then this phenomenon may be

revealing some type of technology they have

that allows them to cloak themselves

and observe humans as a dark mass

rather than their actual appearance.

It could be their version of a duck blind,

allowing them to sit just off our reality

and watch us without being observed,

a camouflage technology giving them the advantage

to listen in, observe, and record our daily actions.

They may simply be learning more about our species

to be better prepared for some open contact in the future.

In this case, shadow people may be completely benign.

If not, then the technology is hiding their nefarious plans

in some way, and we are sensing it on a subconscious level.

Until we know completely what their plans are,

then they represent a clear and present danger to mankind,

a danger we cannot afford to ignore.

(ethereal music)

There are those that have reported

being physically attacked by these entities.

Some cases can be explained as sleep paralysis,

which is a state of sleep where the person is awake,

and yet still experiencing REM sleep.

The sensation of not being able to move has sometimes

been accompanied with visions of menacing shadows,

including a hooded figure known as the Old Hag.

People have also reported these shadows

physically touching and trying to harm them.

The explanation may have a natural origin.

However, to the person experiencing it,

there is a real sense of being attacked.

In most instances, the shadow usually is quickly

out of sight before a person is able to focus on it,

and the ones that remain seem to be more interested

in watching what is going on rather than causing harm.

It has been stated before that these shadow figures

are purely caused by an individual's state of mind,

and that anxiety and stress could have caused

an overactive mind which created these shadow figures.

Other areas that have been blamed for these sightings

are sleep paralysis, illusions, or hallucinations

brought on by psychological or physiological circumstances,

drug use or side effects of medication,

and the interaction of external agents on the human body.

Another reason that could be behind the illusion

is sleep deprivation, which may lead to hallucinations.

Many methamphetamine addicts report

the appearance of shadow people

after prolonged periods of sleep deprivation.

Psychiatrist Jack Pott suggests that methamphetamine usage

adds a conspiratorial component

to the sleep deprivation hallucinations.

They seem to be aware of our presence,

and actually seem to want us to feel reluctance,

fear, or even panic in their presence.

Documentation of adverse effects caused

by shadow people is fairly modest.

In fact, in most cases, they appear

or disappear gradually as soon as detected.

Shadow people do not seem to speak any words,

nor close to the witness, while standing

at the entrances and corners of rooms.

Some people who have seen them were aware

of their existence and say they were strangers

or beings slipping in and out of our physical plane.

Are they an illusive race that has

always coexisted with us humans?

It's an interesting theory, because it suggests

that these beings do not only exist,

but are also frequent guests in our lives.

However, in eyewitness accounts,

particularly one observation is mentioned very often,

namely the observation of conformity of shadow apparitions.

According to paranormal researcher Heidi Hollis,

shadow people are malevolent supernatural entities.

While it is remotely possible that shadow people could

physically hurt you, perhaps through the moving of objects,

they are more likely to attack you emotionally,

as fear is what gives them energy.

It can make you feel very lonely and worried once you have

seen a shadow figure appear in your vision, as it is not

something that you can freely talk about in public.

This bizarre yet creepy brief encounter

can make a person feel like they are going mad.

But you are not alone.

Many are having these encounters.

Another interesting factor about these sightings

is that animals are apparently able to see

and sense these possible inter‐dimensional visitors.

So if you ever see your pet

looking up against a wall anxiously,

it could mean that your shadowy friends are back again,

but perhaps just not visible to you this time.

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Along with shadow people,

there are occasionally reports of shadow animals.

Nearly every shadow animal has the distinction

of being described as cat‐like,

or possessing cat‐like characteristics.

Some report that shadow animals appear to be a hybrid

between a cat and some other animal or some other creature.

They always move incredibly quickly.

They're usually realized by the viewer

after they are spotted and have left the area.

Several stories have a sense of flight to them.

The shadow animal is seen,

then, realizing it, it suddenly flees.

Other cases describe shadow animals as running

through a location, as if scampering through.

Unlike shadow people, shadow animals do not

leave harboring feelings of negativity.

They may leave a sense of surprise, and possibly urgency

to flee, but they do not appear malicious.

The intent of shadow animals is unknown.

Some believe that they are animal souls,

passing through to the next phase of existence,

but there is simply no known pattern as to who spots them,

when, why, or what seeing a shadow animal means.

Rarely is the face of the animal seen or reported.

Usually, general features of the body are noticed,

but the face is missing, faded, or obscured.

The size of a shadow animal can vary

from small mice‐like shapes

to one report of a bear‐sized manifestation.

The types of animal characteristics usually involve a cat,

but also those of other animals,

such as dog‐like or crab‐like, monkey‐like,

rabbit‐like, and raccoon‐like descriptions.

There are many theories to the question of what

shadow creatures are, and yet no real definitive answer.

Much of it has to do with personal

beliefs and experiences people have had.

It can't be ignored that these sightings

are numerous and similar in nature.

Whatever the truth is, the mystery continues to fascinate

and intrigue those who know they have saw something.

(eerie music)

A good bit of confusion exists over just what

a shadow person is, and how to define them.

It is obvious that there are several types of shadow people,

all with different sources and motives.

Shadow people are a pariah and our darkest fears.

Anyone can imagine waking in the middle of the night,

only to see in their sleepy haze a shape standing

in the dark doorway to their room, a shape that is darker

than the surrounding night, a shape that seems malevolent,

standing and watching you as you sleep.

You can imagine the thoughts

that would go through your head.

What is it?

Where did it come from?

What does it want?

How long has it been there?

Because the classification of shadow people is so large,

their motivations are fairly wide‐ranging.

Oftentimes, the apparent motivation

of shadow people is tied to their source.

There seem to be a class of shadow people that are less

interested in what we are doing, but have their own agenda.

They are seen typically going from one place to another,

and seem not particularly interested

in the goings‐on of those that observe them.

Of all the types of shadow people,

these are the least understood,

as they do not linger and interact with us.

The persistent shadow people of the lurking variety

don't generally seem to be purely evil in intent,

and almost seem more interested in us,

or at least in feeding off our energy.

Others are simply negative manifestations of spirits.

Almost universally, though,

they are a sign of something negative.

Demonic forms vary widely, but usually retain

a humanoid shape, but are often exaggerated in height,

have wings or horns or elongated fingers.

They do not give the impression

of being a normal ghost or sentient entity.

Luckily, these demonic shadow people

are typically tied to one location.

There is no way to prove or disprove any theories

about a phenomenon that is so mysterious,

that happens so quickly and without warning.

Skeptics say the shadow people are

the result of an overactive imagination.

But the history of shadow people and the number

of occurrences seems to dictate otherwise.

Until the day comes when a shadow person can be interviewed,

we may never fully know why they are appearing.

But if you are one of the people who is seeing them,

be sure to protect yourself.

Science finds it virtually impossible to catalog

or study such phenomenon in any methodical way.

All we can do at present is to document personal experiences

and try to piece together what

the shadow people phenomenon might be.

Perhaps it's an old mystery becoming more recognizable.

Perhaps it represents a doorway

to and from different planes of existence.

Or perhaps it's just shadows.

(eerie music)

‐ [Girl] Reality Films.