Soul Smack is a film production
crew whose documentary, Your
Worst Nightmare: Supernatural
Assault, focuses on sleep
paralysis, night terrors, and the
dark things that invade our lives.
crew whose documentary, Your
Worst Nightmare: Supernatural
Assault, focuses on sleep
paralysis, night terrors, and the
dark things that invade our lives.
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Paul Taitt and Andrew Barnes formed Soul
Smack in 2007, bringing together two minds that
have long sought for answers to the unknown.
Taitt began his fascination with the supernatural
back in 1978, and after becoming a professional
videographer and relocating from the UK to the
US. in 2006, he served as an investigator and
videographer with Central Maine Paranormal
Investigators. Barnes, meanwhile, was born in
Maine but has traveled the world learning all the
can about man and about himself, including
spending an entire winter living in a tent 10,000
feet up in Summit County. Soul Smack has over
a dozen films planned for future release, delving
into the many multi-faceted and
thought-provoking subjects that encompass the
unknown.
Smack in 2007, bringing together two minds that
have long sought for answers to the unknown.
Taitt began his fascination with the supernatural
back in 1978, and after becoming a professional
videographer and relocating from the UK to the
US. in 2006, he served as an investigator and
videographer with Central Maine Paranormal
Investigators. Barnes, meanwhile, was born in
Maine but has traveled the world learning all the
can about man and about himself, including
spending an entire winter living in a tent 10,000
feet up in Summit County. Soul Smack has over
a dozen films planned for future release, delving
into the many multi-faceted and
thought-provoking subjects that encompass the
unknown.
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‘YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE’ MAY HAPPEN
AFTER YOU WAKE UP
New Documentary Film Examines
Terrifying Nocturnal Attacks
We’ve all felt it--you awake suddenly in the darkest hours of
the night, certain you are not alone but unable to move your
body even the slightest bit. Your mind begins to process the
nightmare that is slowly coming true, while your arms and legs
betray you.
The medical world describes it simply as “sleep paralysis.”
Our body shuts down during REM sleep to keep us from
acting out our dreams and hurting ourselves unknowingly;
there are occasions when we awaken too soon from a dream
and the paralysis lingers. There’s nothing more to it than that--
or is there?
One out of every five people on Earth experiences sleep
paralysis with a menacing presence once or many times in
their lives. Often , they keep it to themselves for fear of being
labeled as paranoid or delusional. A normal and very
frightening human experience is often though to be a
psychotic event, commonly misdiagnosed as schizophrenia if
the victim continues to insist that their experience was real.
Three hundred years ago, sleep paralysis and all of its ghosts
and demonic visions were common knowledge in the West,
often sought as a means of enlightenment. Today, we believe
we are enlightened enough to know that these things don’t
exist.
And yet one in five people…
What began as an exploration by filmmakers Paul Taitt,
Andrew Barnes and the Soul Smack production company
quickly became a thought-provoking view into one of the most
misunderstood human afflictions. What was supposed to be a
movie about people suffering from a little-understood medical
condition blossomed into an odyssey touching upon some of
the most basic human fears.
Your Worst Nightmare: Supernatural Assault is a documentary
told through the stories of those who suffer from terrifying
nocturnal attacks, and those who look to explain them. From
the campuses of Harvard and Penn State University to the
bedrooms of the victims, Your Worst Nightmare resonates with
those searching for an answer and those still too frightened to
ask the question.
The medical world had a clear explanation for sleep paralysis,
but Soul Smack discovered more.
Something might just be waiting for you to fall asleep.
AFTER YOU WAKE UP
New Documentary Film Examines
Terrifying Nocturnal Attacks
We’ve all felt it--you awake suddenly in the darkest hours of
the night, certain you are not alone but unable to move your
body even the slightest bit. Your mind begins to process the
nightmare that is slowly coming true, while your arms and legs
betray you.
The medical world describes it simply as “sleep paralysis.”
Our body shuts down during REM sleep to keep us from
acting out our dreams and hurting ourselves unknowingly;
there are occasions when we awaken too soon from a dream
and the paralysis lingers. There’s nothing more to it than that--
or is there?
One out of every five people on Earth experiences sleep
paralysis with a menacing presence once or many times in
their lives. Often , they keep it to themselves for fear of being
labeled as paranoid or delusional. A normal and very
frightening human experience is often though to be a
psychotic event, commonly misdiagnosed as schizophrenia if
the victim continues to insist that their experience was real.
Three hundred years ago, sleep paralysis and all of its ghosts
and demonic visions were common knowledge in the West,
often sought as a means of enlightenment. Today, we believe
we are enlightened enough to know that these things don’t
exist.
And yet one in five people…
What began as an exploration by filmmakers Paul Taitt,
Andrew Barnes and the Soul Smack production company
quickly became a thought-provoking view into one of the most
misunderstood human afflictions. What was supposed to be a
movie about people suffering from a little-understood medical
condition blossomed into an odyssey touching upon some of
the most basic human fears.
Your Worst Nightmare: Supernatural Assault is a documentary
told through the stories of those who suffer from terrifying
nocturnal attacks, and those who look to explain them. From
the campuses of Harvard and Penn State University to the
bedrooms of the victims, Your Worst Nightmare resonates with
those searching for an answer and those still too frightened to
ask the question.
The medical world had a clear explanation for sleep paralysis,
but Soul Smack discovered more.
Something might just be waiting for you to fall asleep.
Paul Taitt has been reading, observing and researching the paranormal since his
early childhood. His fascination with the unknown began as far back as 1978 and
stemmed from the strange and sometimes frightening experiences he had as a young
boy growing up in England. These ghostly encounters provided Paul with the desire
to learn more about the spirit world and has led him on a life long journey of
discovery and enlightenment within the unknown.
Paul has visited many countries and heard many strange and interesting stories from
places as far away as France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Spain, Ireland, Scotland,
Wales, Africa, and the Caribbean.
Paul originally started out in the music business when in he produced a number of
singles for Columbia Records BV, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment in 1994.
early childhood. His fascination with the unknown began as far back as 1978 and
stemmed from the strange and sometimes frightening experiences he had as a young
boy growing up in England. These ghostly encounters provided Paul with the desire
to learn more about the spirit world and has led him on a life long journey of
discovery and enlightenment within the unknown.
Paul has visited many countries and heard many strange and interesting stories from
places as far away as France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Spain, Ireland, Scotland,
Wales, Africa, and the Caribbean.
Paul originally started out in the music business when in he produced a number of
singles for Columbia Records BV, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment in 1994.
| Paul Taitt |
Andrew Barnes is from Northern Maine and currently lives in Maine's western
mountains. Growing up in a small rural town in a family of lawyers, he developed a
love of nature, athletics, law, and communication. When not in the studio he can often
be found on snowshoes or in a canoe, depending on the season.
Andrew attended high school at the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey and returned
to Maine to earn a B.A. at Colby College. Currently Andrew is completing a masters in
language at the University of Maine at Orono and is pursuing a Ph.D.
Andrew has lived in France, Germany, Poland, Italy, and Russia, and is fluent in
French and German. He loves language and culture and has been greatly inspired
by the story tellers he has met while traveling. Andrew's interest in film-making has
been life-long and is inspired by the truth that each individual has a compelling story
and a unique voice in the world. Andrew is committed to capturing and preserving
mountains. Growing up in a small rural town in a family of lawyers, he developed a
love of nature, athletics, law, and communication. When not in the studio he can often
be found on snowshoes or in a canoe, depending on the season.
Andrew attended high school at the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey and returned
to Maine to earn a B.A. at Colby College. Currently Andrew is completing a masters in
language at the University of Maine at Orono and is pursuing a Ph.D.
Andrew has lived in France, Germany, Poland, Italy, and Russia, and is fluent in
French and German. He loves language and culture and has been greatly inspired
by the story tellers he has met while traveling. Andrew's interest in film-making has
been life-long and is inspired by the truth that each individual has a compelling story
and a unique voice in the world. Andrew is committed to capturing and preserving
| Andrew Barnes |
Paul then moved into filmmaking and corporate video productions and has carved out a success career consulting with
many of the Worlds largest scientific corporations.
Paul now lives in New England. He has had the opportunity to work with Central Maine Paranormal Investigators
where he acted as an investigator and videographer, visiting haunted locations and baring witness to disturbing and
interesting phenomena.
His love of filmmaking and the paranormal finally merged in 2007 after a chance meeting with Andrew Barnes. The
Soul Smack project was created and twelve months later they released their first film Your Worst Nightmare:
Supernatural Assault.
Paul’s other topics of interest include, ghosts and spirits, UFO’s and aliens, The afterlife, astral projection, sleep
paralysis, multi-dimensional universes, the nature of reality, government conspiracies, and secret societies
many of the Worlds largest scientific corporations.
Paul now lives in New England. He has had the opportunity to work with Central Maine Paranormal Investigators
where he acted as an investigator and videographer, visiting haunted locations and baring witness to disturbing and
interesting phenomena.
His love of filmmaking and the paranormal finally merged in 2007 after a chance meeting with Andrew Barnes. The
Soul Smack project was created and twelve months later they released their first film Your Worst Nightmare:
Supernatural Assault.
Paul’s other topics of interest include, ghosts and spirits, UFO’s and aliens, The afterlife, astral projection, sleep
paralysis, multi-dimensional universes, the nature of reality, government conspiracies, and secret societies
that voice through the intimate and candidly intense interviews in his films. His Soul Smack production team has
many films in the works, both documentary and non-documentary, in addition to their recent film Your Worst
Nightmare: Supernatural Assault, which was recently released at soulsmack.com.
As an extreme athlete, Andrew has taught skiing in Maine and Colorado and spent an entire winter living in a tent at
10,000 feet in Summit County. He would like to climb Mount McKinleyIn business, Andrew is the founder of the Youth
Aspirations Project and the owner of a new age retail store in Farmington Maine. He teaches classes in T'ai Chi and
is a CORE counselor for spiritual and emotional healing.
Andrew's interests include politics, environmental issues, sailing, camping, music, poetry, and photography.
He is married to Sue Gordon, who is the love of his life and his partner in all things.
many films in the works, both documentary and non-documentary, in addition to their recent film Your Worst
Nightmare: Supernatural Assault, which was recently released at soulsmack.com.
As an extreme athlete, Andrew has taught skiing in Maine and Colorado and spent an entire winter living in a tent at
10,000 feet in Summit County. He would like to climb Mount McKinleyIn business, Andrew is the founder of the Youth
Aspirations Project and the owner of a new age retail store in Farmington Maine. He teaches classes in T'ai Chi and
is a CORE counselor for spiritual and emotional healing.
Andrew's interests include politics, environmental issues, sailing, camping, music, poetry, and photography.
He is married to Sue Gordon, who is the love of his life and his partner in all things.
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