One night when I was a child, I woke up suddenly. Silence enveloped the house, and my gaze drifted towards the bedroom door. At that moment, I saw a dark figure, a shadow that seemed to be there, motionless, as if it were watching me. That figure greeted me from the doorway, as if it were an old acquaintance. My mother didn’t wake up due to her deep sleep; I tried to move her, but it was in vain. I wanted to get out of bed to approach and find out what that thing was, but a strange sensation held me back. Instead, I decided to close my eyes and let myself drift back to sleep, hoping that when I woke up, that thing would be gone.
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"Nightmare Visions" is a series of shorts that, through personal experiences such as visions, vivid dreams, and moments of sleep paralysis, presents a gallery of chilling encounters with mysterious scenarios and figures.