~SleepWalker~

An under-appreciated series, SLEEPWALKER from Marvel is a very enjoyable read, whatever age you might be. Created by Bob Budiansky and running for 33 issues between 1991-1994, SLEEPWALKER gives a glimpse into a "what could have been" character, never quite gaining the popularity necessary to maintain a continuing series.

Full (recycle worthy) review continued at: -MY LJ PAGE-.

Myths from the Vault: Entry 13

-BACKGROUND: The Norwegian Mare is a shapeshifting demon, predominantly female, who haunts people while they sleep. Creeping like smoke, the Mare can sneak through keyholes or under doorways, as well as slither through locked windows or cracks in the floorboard. She can appear as beautiful or ugly, as a dwarf or a giant, but most commonly comes in the guise of a horse. Once in her victim’s bedroom, she mounts their chest and steals their breath, causing great heart pains, troubled breathing, and horrible dreams. In Germany she is known as the ‘Mahr’, in Danish, ‘Mare’, and in the Western world she took on the title of ‘Nightmare’. While the Norwegian version is considered one of the oldest versions of this lore, the Anglo Saxon and Old Norse ‘Mara’ probably predates her counterpart by a few centuries. In Germany, the demon directly associated with bad dreams is known as an ‘Alp’, a direct cousin to the popular ‘Elf’.

-MYTHS FROM THE VAULT- continued at my LJ page.