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The Strange and Unusual Podcast

Goodnight, Sleep Tight: The Sandman and Other Creatures of the Night

The Strange and Unusual Podcast

Alyson Horrocks | Morbid Network

True Crime, Society & Culture, Exhibit C, History

4.71.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we'll explore the folklore of the night, from the Sandman to Sleep Paralysis demons, and more. We'll get into the history of the lore, the scientific studies, and how these creatures manifest around the world.

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:07.1

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0:12.1

You're listening to a Morbid Network podcast.

0:18.4

Searching for a romantic summer getaway.

0:20.9

Escape with Rich Girl Summer, the new audible original from Lily Chew.

0:25.2

The exquisitely talented Philippa Sue, returning to narrate her fifth Lily Chew title.

0:29.9

This time, Philippa is joined by her real-life husband, Stephen Pasquale, set in Toronto's

0:34.8

wealthy cottage country, aka the Hamptons of Canada, rich girl Summer follows

0:39.2

the story of Valerie, a down-on-her-luck event planner posing as a socialite's long-lost daughter,

0:44.4

while piecing together the secrets surrounding a mysterious family and falling deeper and deeper

0:49.0

in love with the impossibly hard to read and infuriatingly handsome family assistant, Nico.

0:55.2

Caught between pretending to belong and unexpectedly finding where she truly fits in,

0:59.8

Valerie learns her summer is about to get far more complicated than she ever planned.

1:04.3

She's in over her head and head over heels.

1:07.0

Listen to Rich Girl Summer, now on Audible.

1:09.7

Go to audible.com slash rich girl summer.

1:14.9

The old house was still and silent as the grandfather clock in the hallway struck midnight.

1:24.7

Seven-year-old Lily lay wide awake in her bed, her body rigid with tension in the darkness

1:32.3

of her bedroom.

1:33.3

The hush was so deep that every tick of the hallway clock thudded like a heartbeat.

1:42.3

Faint silver moonlight leaked around the edges of the curtains,

1:47.9

turning familiar toys and furniture

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