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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.

(eerie music)

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.