That used to happen to me only when I was alone. When my husband was in bed, it never happened until he left for work. I'd hear noises, very loudly, next to my ear. Sometimes sounded like someone sweeping a rug, sometimes shaking a jar of change, sometimes I'd here the door open and footsteps but I couldn't move. I could see the whole room and I never saw the shadows or anything, thankfully, but I felt an evil presence that scared me to the core. Sometimes I'd feel it sit on the bed beside me.

I found if I left my stereo on low or my tv down low, it wouldn't happen. It seemed to only happen when I was in a semi sleep state and alone and in silence. I still believe it was real though. Maybe it's a state of consciousness in which these things can make themselves known more easily.