They thought Freddy Krueger was fiction. But in the early 1980s, dozens of healthy young men from Southeast Asia began dying mysteriously in their sleep — their hearts stopping after nights filled with screams and terror.

This episode of True Haunting Files peels back the legend to uncover the horrifying reality behind A Nightmare on Elm Street. From the Hmong spirit known as dab tsog, to global tales of the Old Hag, djinn, Pisadeira, and Boo Hag, we explore how ancient folklore collided with modern science — and how Wes Craven’s inspiration came not from a dream, but from the morgue.

You’ll hear documented case reports, eyewitness testimony, and the eerie global consistency of the Hat Man — the shadow figure that has haunted millions during sleep paralysis. Science can explain the paralysis. It cannot explain the eyes watching from the corner of the room.

Because some nightmares don’t end when you wake up.

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