{"product_id":"the-night-spirits-sophie-nolan-9798235287693","title":"The Night Spirits","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat visits us in the dark, when the body sleeps and the mind opens?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Night Spirits\u003c\/em\u003e is a haunting global study of the beings that have troubled human sleep for centuries: sleep demons, night hags, dream lovers, shadow watchers, animal spirits, restless dead, cradle spirits, and the terrifying presences that appear between waking and dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross cultures, people have described the same chilling moment in different languages. A sleeper wakes unable to move. A weight presses on the chest. Something stands near the bed. A dead loved one enters a dream. A shadow waits in the corner. A child cries out in the dark. A lover appears from the invisible world. A household becomes strange after midnight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the folklore, religion, history, and human experience behind these nocturnal beings, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSleep paralysis and the creature on the chest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe old hag in European, Scottish, Irish, Newfoundland, and Appalachian folklore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLilith, jinn, shedim, demons, incubi, and succubi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDream visitations from the dead and ancestral spirits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShadow figures, watchers, and modern bedroom entities\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnimal spirits of the night, including black dogs, owls, cats, wolves, snakes, and moths\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChildbed spirits, cradle protections, and the fear of beings that steal sleep\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHousehold charms, thresholds, mirrors, beds, windows, and night protections\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDream travel, wandering souls, shamans, and spirit journeys\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe modern science of nightmares, sleep paralysis, trauma dreams, and the sleeping brain\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBalanced, atmospheric, and deeply researched, \u003cem\u003eThe Night Spirits\u003c\/em\u003e does not mock belief, and it does not make careless claims. It follows the old stories with respect, tracing the strange borderland where folklore, religion, medicine, grief, fear, and the dreaming body meet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of dark folklore, occult history, demonology, sleep paralysis studies, ghost lore, dream traditions, and supernatural cultural history, this book opens the door to one of humanity's oldest fears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe night has never been empty.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt has always had witnesses.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sophie Nolan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798235287693\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Bell Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.35d","brand":"Sophie Nolan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665557688575,"sku":"9798235287693","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4c97d8d3-945d-478f-81ae-e62c7a34aa32.jpg?v=1792012592","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-night-spirits-sophie-nolan-9798235287693","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}