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catalepsy), which is nearly always accompanied by a wild terror and often occurs when falling asleep or waking up. (Book of Job, Chapter 4) 12 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof. 13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, 14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. 15 Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up: 16 It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image [was] before mine eyes, [there was] silence, and I heard a voice, [saying], (First book of the Torah: Genesis, Chapter 15) 12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him. 13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land [that is] not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; We’ll examine a select few modern accounts out of hundreds that I have. They will surely strike you as quite similar to the Bible passages cited above, especially in terms of the emotions felt. (Stress) ....There was a sharp crack, and the feeling of falling down. Someone’s unintelligible whisper in my right ear changed into a scream, which died down for a second, only to blast in again from all sides. I was panicking in mortal fear. (Skyer) ...I was being awoken by an acute fright that had begun while I was dreaming... A wild terror suddenly overcame