I visited the dph subreddit earlier only for the sake of finding hat man sightings and i found out that most people attribute this hat man name to an entity that doesn't even wear a hat, nor a coat or cane. The hat man won't put himself in a dumb position where people make memes out of him. This entity has pride. The hatman, sometimes called the hat man or the darkman, is a fictitious and dark character commonly associated with visions seen during sleep paralysis, schizophrenic hallucinations or by dph and deliriant abusers.
Since the late 2000s, people have shared their stories of a strange vision that sounds remarkably consistent from one account to the next. Its the tall silhouette of a man in a brimmed hat, a. Known as the hat man, this tall, dark, featureless entity has been seen in people's bedrooms across the globe, watching over them from a doorway, cupboard or corner as they drift between sleep. The hat man is just what people call a specific version of shadow person that appears to be wearing a wide brimmed hat. Im not sure why, but it seems to be a widely shared specific hallucination, and its been memed a lot on the internet. See more 'the hatman' images on know your meme!
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