User blog comment:ShawnCognitionCP/Dreams/@comment-25941663-20161115204848

1) Only In the Middle of the Night was (partially) inspired by a dream.

2) There is one nightmare I had about a year ago that had me terrified in particular, and some time I will turn it into a story. It was basically a surreal murder mystery. A group of people was in an old castle like building. Then, someone got murdered and I was investigating. It was pretty rad, I found a hidden corridor inside a cupboard, then there was a torn piece of cloth and basically a full blown Agatha Christie novel. A lot went on in the dream and thank god I wrote everything down. I will spare you of the details, but one scene in particular stands out as weird and horrifying.

There was a cat roaming around the building and some time into the dream we find it laying on the floor, with a plaster mask wrapped around its head. We tear it off and then we hear a scream. There was another murder. We quickly run to the balcony just in time to see a raven fly away.

I woke up before the grand mystery was solved though, which is a bummer. This was definitely the greatest dream I ever had and I actually had a very good time. Weird, I know, but whatever.

As a last note on the dream, what I found particularly interesting is how the perspective changed from time to time. First I was me (I think), then I was the first murder victim and then I was a teacher of sorts. It was pretty cool.