The Urban Legend of Nightmare Forest

In Hawaii in the late 1940's there was a rash of unexplained deaths among Filipino men that left experts bewildered.  Although seemingly healthy, 81 people died… mysteriously… seemingly without any cause… in their sleep.

 

These occurrences increased over the next several decades among various minority ethnic groups residing in the United States, finally gaining the attention of the CDC in 1980.

 

Legend has it that there was a group of researchers doing experiments to understand these phenomena. Ninety three subjects were chosen based on their family history and ethnic origins. They were subjected to vigorous physical testing to insure they were of perfect health. Then, as soon as night fell, the real research began. Each subject was hooked up to a host of monitoring equipment and given a mild sedative. Soon they had all drifted off to sleep, and the researchers retired to their beds for the night.

 

But when the alarm clock rang out in the early morning light, the researchers were bewildered to find patient after patient dead in their beds. No wounds. No explanation… All but one. A single terrified subject survived. When asked what happened, he could only repeat two words… nightmare… forest…

 

Can you survive until morning?

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