There's nothing like crawling into bed after a really long day. I mean, I love a night where I can turn in early, climb under the covers, and fall asleep listening to raw audio of interviews our journalists do in the field. It's the simple pleasures in life, really. But when you have a toddler and a very busy job, sleep is the most delicious part of

the day. There's only one thing in the world that could spoil it. Nightmares. Have you ever had a dream

so terrifying that it felt real? Like really real? I actually never suffered from nightmares, but recently I had one so

terrifying. I mean, I woke up crying and I was almost scared to go back to bed. But at least in that

moment when I woke up, when I opened my eyes, I knew for a fact none of it was real, none of it

could hurt me, at least in theory. But what if it was possible, none of it could hurt me. At least, in theory.

But what if it was possible for a bad dream to actually hurt you in real life?

What if it could even kill you?

And what if I told you that I found evidence it's already happened?

Welcome back to So Supernatural.

So Supernatural. So remember how I mentioned that I would be back from time to time with a few

surprises? Well, today's the day,

because you get me and me alone for the entire episode. And I handpicked this case to share with you

because it's one that has literally been keeping me up at night. Today, I'm covering a group of

men, healthy guys in their 30s or 40s, who all died during a nightmare.

There was no clear medical explanation for what was happening to them, which is what makes all the theories a lot less medical and a lot more supernatural. Supernatural.

It's Friday, November 9th, 1984, and people are packing the movie theaters.

I mean, so many classic films are out this weekend.

The Terminator has been playing for two weeks.

It's still ranking in the box office. So are the karate kid and Ghostbusters, even though they have been out for months at this point. Seriously, if you are a film buff, 1984 may be the

best year to be alive. But there is one other movie that comes out that weekend, a very small,

independent film that runs on fewer than 200 screens across the United States. Even though it has a very limited

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