Nightmareland | Free Book
The sleeping mind is a mysterious backdrop that science is just beginning to shed light on. It was only some sixty years ago that researchers discovered REM, the rapid-eye-movement cycle that's associated with dreams. In Nightmareland, Lex "Lonehood" Nover travels into the eerie borderlands where the unconscious, dreams, and strange entities intermingle under the cover of night, revealing wider and hidden aspects of ourselves, from the savage and frightening to the astounding and sublime.
Encompassing accepted medical phenomena such as sleep paralysis, parasomnias, and Ambien "zombies," and the true-crime casebook of those who kill while sleepwalking, to supernatural elements such as the incubus, alien abduction, and psychic attacks, Nover brings readers on an extraordinary journey through history, folklore, and science, to help us understand what happens when we sleep.
In The Press
“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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