Do you suffer from insomnia or sleep apnea? Do you wake up exhausted and lethargic after what you thought was a good night's sleep? Or have you ever suffered sleep paralysis? You may be the victim of a boo hag! This malevolent spirit that looks like a human, but has no skin, sneaks into your bedroom through an opening as small as a keyhole. A boo hag will then sit on you and steal your life force, or maybe even your blood, as you lay there helpless.
The legend of the boo hag comes from the Gullah Geechee folk of South Carolina's coastland, so you might guess that keeping the boo hag away is a matter of painting your porch haint blue. There are other ways to deflect or defeat this terrifying monster, as Dr. Emily Zarka explains, along with the history of the boo hag, in this episode of Monstrum.