title: Dark Intrusions: An Investigation into the Paranormal Nature of Sleep Paralysis Experiences
author:  Louis Proud 
description: "Louis Proud has demonstrated with this book that he is one of the most acute commentators on the paranormal to appear in recent years... It gives me immense pleasure to be allowed to introduce a writer who will, I suspect, become widely admired for his enviable brilliance and clarity." -- Colin Wilson, author of <i>The Occult</i> <P> "This insider's account of his own sleep paralysis experiences, in detail, is of great value. Then for that insider to knowledgeably place the experience in the broad paranormal context is unique. It provides a badly needed view of the cultural/interpretive framework that this experience naturally suggests. Louis Proud has been bold and thoughtful in providing this." -- David Hufford, Ph.D., author of <i>The Terror That Comes in the Night</i>
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  The warmth from the sun beat against my eyelids, soft persuasion to open them.
  Noises crept into my ears then burst through to my consciousness, confusing
  sounds, a gabble broken by strident pitches.
  
  
  
  
  
  Cautiously, almost unwillingly, I half opened my eyes, the sleep in them
  sticky, a soft moist glue. Through the blur I saw a dark furry body, big as
  me. It heaved rhythmically up and down, up and down, in a contented sleep. My
  mouth opened wide as a yawn escaped and my eyes suddenly snapped fully open.
  Other bodies lay around me, blacks and greys - mixtures of both - some of the
  coats short and straight, others tufty and curly. A flash of white leapt over
  me and I felt sharp teeth nip at my ear. I pulled away with a whimper. Where
  was I? Who was I? What was I?
  
  
  
  
  
  Smells came to my nostrils, unpleasant at first and then strangely pleasing. I
  wrinkled my nose, breathing in the fumes, powerful odours that somehow made me
  secure. I wriggled my body closer to the other warm bodi