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The Truth About Shadow People

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A dark figure at the foot of the bed. A weight on the chest. A scream that won’t come out. We're going to look at the terrifying world of shadow people. We might have heard of The Hat Man and the Old Hag, but did you know that there have been documented cases where shadow figures go further than that? 
Is there something else out there or can our minds literally be scaring us to death?
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