I’ve had a few experiences with what I now have come to the conclusion is the hat man. My first was that it was just before dawn on a very wintery morning, I’m sure I was awake and I was lying on my stomach. I recall looking over my shoulder and seeing a dark figure then had the sensation of being lifted up in the air by my feet but like my head remained on the pillow. I felt extremely scared and screamed myself awake. My husband who was lying next to me woke up when I screamed, none the wiser. I put it all down to a weird dream.
Another time last summer, again just at the point before dawn, I was lying on my back and felt my arms being lifted above my head, the dark shadowy figure was at the side of my bed and I remember feeling extremely angry and telling it “I know who you are and what you’re doing and f*** off!” I felt unable to move my limbs but unlike last time I felt as though my speech was delayed or muted- I felt I was screaming my head off all the obscenities I could. My husband this time awoke and said my arms were above my head and I was mumbling.
The last time was only 2 weeks ago and has scared me even more. I awoke in the night thirsty, this time definitely in the dark and turned from facing my husbands back to the side table to take a sip of water. I saw the shadow figure again and then felt hands grip the back of my neck- I shouted out “what the f*** do you think you’re doing?” Half thinking it was my husband in some weird dream state but as I turned to his direction, the figure followed my line of sight and my husbands back was facing me, meaning he couldn’t have turned and fallen back to sleep in that time- especially without any movement in the bed? I can’t explain it and thought I was going mad until I stumbled across this page. Question is, what now?