Classification: Legendary & Supernatural Humanoids

Temporal Range: 18th Century to present

Geographic Range: Brazil

Diet: The overfed

Horde: Latin American

Sleep paralysis can be a nightmare in itself but when coupled with that horrible bloated feeling when you’ve eaten too much, it can be hell. And that’s exactly when La Pisadeira likes to strike. This horrible creature from Brazil likes to target those who have the tendency to overindulge. Did you have one too many cakes, sweets or even a luxurious multicourse meal? Then La Pisadeira might be on the way for you.

If heartburn and indigestion don’t get you first, La Pisadeira likes to climb onto the stomach of well-fed sleepers and she’ll press down until you cannot move at all. Instead, all you can do is stare at the wicked old hag, squatting on your full torso. She appears like an ugly old woman, with wild white hair and flaming red eyes. As her short legs press down on you, you can’t miss her long fingers and broken yellow fingernails. In contrast to your full belly, she’s incredibly thin and perhaps this is something to do with why she has chosen to punish the gluttonous. But we cannot know for sure.

Survivors who have spoken with our field agents claim that she let out a piercing high-pitched laugh as she attacked, mocking the sleeper as they tried to digest their food with a mixture of regret and horror.

The best method of avoiding La Pisadeira is prevention - perhaps turn down that last roast potato at dinner or ask yourself if you really need that extra scoop of ice-cream with dessert. Your stomach and your sanity will thank you later.

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