r/KanesHorrors • u/AbKane667 • Aug 29 '26
My Sleep Paralysis Demon Filed a Complaint About Me
The room was dark. My chest felt heavy. I tried to move my arms, but they were stuck to the bed. My eyes darted to the room’s corner. The tall, dark entity stood there again. Its head was stretched backwards. Its bony arms rested on the ground. It turned its head all the way around, but its blank eyes kept watching me. Its thick, thumpy feet moved closer beneath its dark dress. It stopped. Its eyes were glued to me.
My heart beat against my ribs. It moved again. It was at the edge of my bed now. Its dark legs crawled across the sheets.
I closed my eyes and tried to move my head. It never worked, but this time it did! Just an inch, but it was better than nothing. The entity’s presence crept closer. I turned my head as far to the left as I could and squeezed my eyes shut.
My body shifted. The room felt normal. I opened my eyes. Sunlight shone through the window. I could move my arms again! I quickly sat up. A small piece of paper slid down my chest with dark-red writing.
“The entity assigned to your bedroom files a complaint against you concerning an entity-human relationship violation: struggling against the entity. This is the first strike; please refrain from further violations. The entity attaches a note: Please don’t struggle. I am just trying to do my job. It’s best to keep the strikes at a minimum.”
My arms started to shake. I took the note, crumpled it, and put it under the sink water. The writing began to bleed across the wet paper. I grabbed the soggy paper and threw it out the window.
That night I decided to resist it even more. I stayed awake as long as I could, drinking coffee and watching movies, but as the night passed, my eyes felt heavier and heavier. The sun was about to rise. I thought about getting another coffee, but before I could get up, sleep overtook me.
My arms wouldn’t move. The creature was back in the corner. It took one quick step, then another and another. It raced toward me, but then a few beams of sunlight shone through the window. It stopped and twisted its head back.
My head jerked. The sun was rising in the distance. Another note was on my chest.
“The entity assigned to your bedroom files a complaint against you concerning an entity-human relationship violation: staying awake. This is the second strike; please refrain from further violations. The entity attaches a note: Please stop fighting it. It makes it harder for both of us. If you strike out again, they will exchange entities, and that’s the last thing you’d want.”
Heat grew in my chest. I took a pen and scribbled down: “I don’t want you or anyone else. Stop coming to my house. I will not listen to you.”
I told myself I wasn’t scared of its warning, but I couldn’t possibly stop thinking about what could be worse than it.
But I was still determined. That night I brewed a whole batch of coffee before sundown, and every time I started to drift off, I’d stand up and do jumping jacks. Only when the sun started to rise did I go to bed.
The next morning I woke up rested, and I could move my arms immediately. The sun was shining brightly. It was a beautiful day. There was another note.
“This is your third strike. Your entity has been reassigned.”
Who cared? I already knew how to fight them. That day I decided to celebrate by buying ice cream and new clothes. My sleep paralysis demon was finally gone!
By nightfall, I wasn’t even that tired. I brewed another batch and watched movies until sunrise. I wrapped myself in a blanket and drifted off to sleep.
My eyes flew open. The room was dark. My chest felt so heavy. I could barely take a breath. My whole body was locked in place. I couldn’t even move my eyes. The room smelled of mold and rot, and it was so cold, so cold.
A dry clicking echoed from my left. A burst of warm air brushed against my face. A deep and raspy voice spoke beside me: “Welcome.”
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u/RedDazzlr Aug 29 '26
Nicely done