Encounters x323 - The Hat Man

Across countries and childhood bedrooms, a tall shadow in a top hat appears to watch, threaten, protect, or possibly feed. This is one of the most infamous figures in paranormal lore: the Hat Man. Throughout the listener encounters we share, patterns emerge. He thrives in sleep paralysis. He appears during trauma. He lingers near children…Sleep tight. Listener Stories Include: A listener in Brazil describes a pale man in a black suit and red tie who has appeared in her dreams since childhood, draining her energy and punishing her for speaking against him. A mother hides her young daughter under a blanket as a towering shadow in a top hat stands in the doorway insisting that any children he finds will be his. After ghostly handprints appear on a late night train ride, a top hatted shadow follows a family home, and eventually getting physical.  A new mom recounts postpartum sleep paralysis in which a tall figure lifts her newborn from the bassinet and vanishes while she is frozen in fear. Watch the video version here. Have ghost stories of your own? E-mail them to us at [email protected] New Episodes are released every Thursday and Sunday at 12am PST/3am EST (the witching hour, of course). Corinne and Sabrina hand select a couple of paranormal encounters from our inbox to read in each episode, from demons, to cryptids, to aliens, to creepy kids... the list goes on and on. If you have a story of your own that you'd like us to share on an upcoming episode, we invite you to email them to us!  If you enjoy our show, please consider joining our Patreon, rating and reviewing on iTunes & Spotify and following us on social media! Youtube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Discord. Edited and produced by Jaimi Ryan. Original music by Arms Akimbo! Disclaimer: the use of white sage and smudging is a closed practice. If you’re looking to cleanse your space, here are some great alternatives! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices