History PlayingWith / SleepParalysisCreature

* '''Exaggerated''': The demon causes this experience on Alice every single night, and makes it last several hours instead of a couple of minutes.

** The demon is actually a benevolent spirit who gives Alice sweet dreams and ensures she gets a healthy sleep night.

** The demon enters Alice's room to torment her, but she is such a heavy sleeper she doesn't even bother with his nightmares, much to his frustration.

* '''Zig-Zagged''': Sometimes Alice's sightings are said to be just hypnagogic hallucinations, sometimes they are implied to be real.

* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???

* '''Averted''': There aren't any supernatural beings causing Alice's sleep paralysis.
* '''Enforced''':
* '''Lampshaded''':

* '''Defied''': Alice covers her room with protective amulets and deliberately sleeps on her stomach so the demon won't be able to sit on her chest.

* '''Implied''': A shadowy figure is shown entering Alice's room through the window at night, and Alice in the next morning says she had a frightening experience sleeping.

* '''Defied''': Alice protects her room with amulets and deliberately sleeps on her stomach so the demon won't be able to sit on her chest.

* '''Double Subverted''': ...But then after Bob gets out of the room and Alice goes back to sleep, the real demon gets out of his hiding and goes back to torment Alice.

** A spirit causes sleep paralysis on tyrant Emperor Evulz as a way to punish him for his crimes.

* '''Conversed''': A character comments about tales and myths from world folklore about sleep paralysis and how many cultures have their own perspective about it, several of which envolving malevolent spirits.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The demon is actually quite a pleasant fellow, but his attempts at communicating with Alice obliviously causes sleep paralysis on her, making him think she is ignoring him.

* '''Played for Horror''': The demon is a sadistic serial killer who takes delight in mentally torturing his victims for days until he suffoccates them to death in their sleep. Since all of the deaths happen during sleep and the victim cannot even ask for help, the demon is treated as an InvincibleVillain of whom no one can escape.
* '''Implied''':

* '''Justified''': The demon [[EmotionEater feeds off human fear to survice]] and chooses to terrify people in their dreams when they're sleeping because it is easier and less risky.

* '''Conversed''': A character comments about tales and myths from world folklore about sleep paralysis and how many cultures have their own cultural perspective about it, several of which envolve malevolent spirits.

* '''Played for Horror''': The demon is a sadistic serial killer who takes delight at mentally torturing his victims for days until he suffoccates them to death in their sleep. Since all of the deaths happen during sleep and the victim cannot even ask for help, the demon is treated as an InvincibleVillain of whom no one can escape.

%% * '''Implied''':

** Alice, knowing her cases of sleep paralysis have been frequent, sleeps as a way to attrack the demon so her friends will capture it.

* '''Exploited''': A demon-hunter goes investigate cases of people suffering from sleep paralysis and sets a magical trap in their bedrooms, knowing the demon would most likely return at night.

* '''Exaggerated''': The demon causes this experience on Alice every single night, and make it last several hours instead of a couple of minutes.

* '''Subverted''': Alice sees a dark menacing figure next to her bed after waking up from a nightmare, but it turns out it was just her friend Bob, who was sleeping in the next room and went to check if she was fine after noticing she was having bad dreams.

** The demon enters Alice's room to torment her, but she is such a heavy sleeper she doesn't even bother with his nightmares.

* '''Zig-Zagged''':

* '''Justified''': The demon [[EmotionEater feeds off human fear]] and chooses to terrify people in their dreams at night in order to survive.

** The demon enters Alice's room to torment her, but she snores so loudly that the demon can't stand it and runs away.

* '''Played for Laughs''': The demon is actually quite a pleasant fellow, but his attempts at communicating with Alice obliviously causes sleep paralysis on her, making him think she is ignoring her.

* '''Played for Horror''': The demon is a sadistic serial killer who takes delight at mentally torturing his victims for days until he suffoccates them to death in their sleep. Since all of the deaths happen during sleep and the victim cannot even ask for help, the demon is treated as an InvicibleVillain of whom no one can escape.

'''Basic Trope''': Nocturnal supernatural presences who cause or are present during the phenomenon of sleep paralysis, often causing nightmares and other sleep disturbances.
* '''Straight''': Alice wakes up in the middle of the night incapable of moving herself or of speaking, with a {{red|eyestakewarning}}-staring grinning demon sitting on her chest and making her have nightmares.

** A spirit causes sleep paralysis on Emperor Evulz as a revenge for his crimes.

* '''Defied''': Alice protects her room with amulets and deliberately sleeps on her stomach so the demon wouldn't be able to sit on her chest.
* '''Discussed''': Bob comments with his friend Carlos that he thinks Alice is being plagued by creatures like Night Hags and Mares after she suffers from sleep paralysis.
* '''Conversed''': A character comments about tales and myths from world folklore about sleep paralysis and how many cultures have their own cultural perspective about it, many of which envolve malevolent spirits.

%% * '''Reconstructed''':
%% * '''Played for Laughs''':
%% * '''Played for Drama''':
%% * '''Played for Horror''':

* '''Averted''': There are't any supernatural beings causing Alice's sleep paralysis.