The man, who had been having a nightmare at the time, woke up to find himself in a scene from a horror movie.
Inducing 'hypersleep' could help patients with critical injuries or illnesses, among other potential uses.
From lucid dreaming to the way sleeping affects the brain - the mysteries of sleep are now slowly being revealed.
Scientists are finding new ways to interact with someone who is sleeping via lucid dreaming.
A man from Illinois recently ended up in hospital after 'sleep-shooting' himself while dreaming that there was an intruder.
Back in 2013, Jeff Bush had been sleeping in his bed when a hole suddenly opened in the ground and swallowed him up.
Scientists have conducted a new study into the link between lack of sleep and a belief in aliens, ghosts and demons.
A mother-of-four was recently left 'scared to sleep' after spotting something unnerving on her home's CCTV system.
The 'Holmfield hum' is so irritating that it has left some people suffering from ill-health and sleep deprivation.
Unnerving footage of something moving next to a sleeping baby has been generating interest on TikTok.
Elasmobranch sleep expert Michael Liam Kelly reveals new research into this intriguing mystery.
A woman in China maintains that she hasn't needed to close her eyes and go to sleep in over four decades.
A French couple and their children have found a rather unique way of dealing with a haunting in their apartment.
The online giant's next 'Echo' device will reportedly be capable of actively monitoring your sleeping habits.
American astronauts on the ISS have been sleeping in the Russian segment while the leak is investigated.
A peculiar video, which shows an eerie figure staring at a man through a window, has recently gone viral online.
Maritza Elizabeth was so freaked out that she couldn't sleep after spotting the ghostly infant on her baby cam.
During sleep paralysis, the experiencer can hallucinate all manner of strange entities in the room with them.
A homeowner and his family were forced to flee when the enormous cat simply walked in the front door.
Tiffani Adams fell asleep during her flight and awoke to find that she was trapped alone in the parked plane.