Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night and been scared shitless thinking there’s someone in your room? Usually, it just turns out to be a pile of old clothes that’s assumed the shape of a scary nun. Usually.
In Bengali culture, the Boba is a menacing entity that attacks people who are sleeping on their backs.
That’s right, even chilling on your back isn’t safe anymore. Assume the foetal position or die.
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The Boba strangles its victims to death, and is believed to be a more supernatural explanation for sleep paralysis.
‘Boba’ actually means dumb/unable to speak, and this ghost is attributed to how it feels when you go through sleep paralysis, wherein the brain is functioning but the body is asleep.
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A person experiencing sleep paralysis is completely unable to move or speak, and hallucinates things like an old, scary witch or monster. It’s torture.
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The only way to avoid this cruel beast seems to be by lying on your side or stomach. And if you can’t… well then I wish you sweet dreams.
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