From a Coast to Coast AM insider, a mind-expanding exploration of sleep disorders and unusual dream states--the scientific explanations and the paranormal possibilities.
Lex "Lonehood" Nover has been the web producer for Coast to Coast AM, America's most popular overnight radio show, since 2002. His work is considered a valuable resource for anyone studying the paranormal, fringe science and alternative theories.
"This engrossing look at the stranger aspects of sleep--a state of being that the average person spends a third of their lives in--runs the gamut from night terrors to UFOs. Nover, Web producer for overnight radio show Coast to Coast AM, shares firsthand experience with sleep paralysis, during which one is fully aware of one's surroundings but unable to move, often perceiving a threatening creature lurking in the room.
Other sleep phenomena recounted here include delusional behavior
among the chronically sleep-deprived; sightings of the "black dog"
as a portent of approaching involuntary sleep, as described by
long-haul truckers; and reports of nocturnal alien abductions,
which, Nover observes, often resemble medieval accounts of demonic
incubi. He also delves into the night terrors that occur in deep
sleep, sometimes making people capable of feats of
adrenaline-fueled strength that they cannot duplicate while awake.
The more garden-variety--but still terrifying--phenomena of
nightmares and fever dreams receive their full due as well. Filled
with documented and fascinating stories of slumber gone awry and
explanations of the science behind sleep issues, Nover's book will
be received by readers as a riveting invitation to sleep at one's
own risk."--Publishers Weekly
"Check the doors, lock the windows, and keep the lights on--after
reading Lex 'Lonehood' Nover's Nightmareland, you will never feel
the same way about sleep again. Writing with verve, wit, and
reportorial acumen, Lex considers everything from sleep paralysis
and dangerous sleepwalking to somnambulant murders and
sleep-deprived hallucinations, and beyond. You'll pray for
daylight."--Mitch Horowitz, PEN Award-winning author of
Occult America
"Nightmareland is the ultimate guide to the netherworlds of the
mind, taking us on a wild ride from the dark recesses of the
unconscious, to phantasms on the highway glowing in the light of
oncoming trucks, to our bedroom sanctuaries, invaded by incubuses
and aliens. A resourceful author, researcher, and storyteller, Lex
is at ease whether diving into the subreddit boards of 2019 or
pulling out rare nuggets from 19th-century tomes to scare,
entertain, or illuminate us. Seasoned by his many years at Coast to
Coast AM, his exploration of the mysterious states that intersect
with dreams and sleep has yielded a mind-bending
page-turner."--George Noory, host of Coast to Coast AM
Nightmareland was the perfect book for someone like me, who is
fascinated by dreams and nightmares. Since I was a young teenager,
I was blessed with having incredibly vivid dreams--sometimes too
vivid. But this book would entertain anyone, regardless of their
ability to remember their dreams or not.--Lili Reinhart,
mental health awareness advocate and actress
"A mind-bending book about borderlands, about the nature of
consciousness as borderland, about everything in-between that
terrifies and transcends us as little egos. If you thought the
nightmare, the sleepwalker, the zombie, the demon, the abduction,
and the horror movie were nothing but imaginary fluff to be left
behind in a more rational scientific age, you better read this book
and think again. Certainly, we are not who we think we are. Or who
we dream we are. We terrify ourselves."--Jeffrey J. Kripal, author
of Secret Body: Erotic and Esoteric Currents in the History of
Religions As I devoured each page, Lex Lonehood slipped me into a
warped, yet sober, dream state. This book is non-fiction, and this
book is a portal. Both chilling and enlightening, I have never read
words that transported me so vividly and deeply into another realm.
Get ready.--Joshua P. Warren, author of Use the Force: A
Jedi's Guide to the Law of Attraction
"An excellent exploration of the darker side of the dreamscape. It
is well written and researched and I especially appreciate the
author's inclusion of his personal experiences. A must have
book!"--Rosemary Ellen Guiley, author of The Encyclopedia of
Demons and Demonology
"Lex Lonehood has clearly been paying close attention during his
many years working for Coast to Coast AM. His new book
Nightmareland is a wonderfully spooky compendium of weird
phenomena, legends come-to-life, and real-life encounters with
creatures, spirits, aliens, and entities. The book is a potent mix
of modern media reports, cutting edge science, and bone-chilling
lore worthy of John Keel and the Brothers Grimm."--George
Knapp, co-author of Hunt for the Skinwalker
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