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Podcast: Haunted American History
Episode: The Origin of "Sleep Tight"
Description: A simple bedtime phrase hides a surprisingly dark past. What sounds like a comforting wish for rest leads back through shifting language, forgotten fears about the night air, and the very real creatures that once haunted every mattress. This episode explores how an innocent good-night ritual became tangled with history, anxiety, and the strange things we’ve always tried to keep outside the covers.YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@HauntedAmericanHistory hauntedamericanhistory.com Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/hauntedamericanhistory LINKS FOR MY DEBUT NOVEL, THE FORGOTTEN BOROUGH Barnes a...