People throughout history have reported seeing a similar "nightmarish figure", reported Quartz, going back to ancient times and inspiring art ... The Hat Man is a modern-day example of a shadow ...

Shadow People and The Hat Man | Who are they? What do they want? Here's how it happens. You're drifting off to sleep; or maybe you wake up in the middle of the night. You feel a presence in the room.

Halloween may be over, but there’s one spooky figure you still need to keep an eye out for: the Hat Man. Since the late ... have sleep paralysis, or the shadow people come.