What if your greatest fear wasn’t something that happened while you were awake but what waited for you every time you closed your eyes?

For more than sixty years, Perry Muse has lived with terrifying nightmares so vivid they often felt more real than reality itself. Night after night, he found himself running from killers, trapped beneath dark waters, surrounded by unseen horrors, and confronting terrifying creatures that seemed determined to end his life. These weren’t ordinary bad dreams they were relentless, recurring nightmares that left lasting emotional scars long after morning arrived.

Somewhere Between Sleep and Death is a deeply personal memoir that takes readers inside those unforgettable dreams while exploring their emotional impact on a lifetime of survival, faith, resilience, and hope.
Each chapter immerses you in one of Perry’s most haunting nightmares before revealing how living with decades of fear shaped his perspective on courage, life, and the power of perseverance. Along the way, he shares how faith helped him confront both the darkness of sleep and the very real challenges he faced while awake.
Whether you’ve experienced recurring nightmares, struggled with fear or anxiety, or simply enjoy true stories that blur the line between dreams and reality, this book offers a powerful reminder that even our darkest nights can lead us toward hope.
Inside you’ll discover:

• Vivid, true accounts of recurring nightmares spanning six decades.
• The emotional toll of living with relentless night terrors.
• The connection between fear, survival, and resilience.
• A journey of faith that transformed terror into purpose.
• Stunning full-page illustrations that bring each nightmare vividly to life.

Sometimes the monsters disappear when you wake.
Sometimes they stay with you forever.

Step into the dreams… if you dare.