06/13/2026
I saw a post recently of a mom bashing her Hatch Rest and urging others to get rid of theirs because she heard demons screaming in it. The comments agreed they’ve also heard it, or actual chanting or voices and suddenly there’s a whole conspiracy.
I just happened to experience it myself the other night listening to rain on my youngest daughter’s. I was woken out of sleep to a repeated “daddyyyy!” scream from a small child. It had actually manifested itself into the dream I was having about a little boy who was being kidnapped as we were driving by. But I kept hearing it after I was awake. Every seven seconds.
Let’s talk about what’s actually happening before you throw away your pricey electronics.
You’re not losing it. It’s called auditory pareidolia — and it’s totally normal.
Here’s what’s happening: Your brain is basically a pattern-finding machine that NEVER turns off. It’s constantly predicting what it expects to hear. So when you give it random noise with no real signal… it just makes one up.
Think of it like seeing faces in clouds — but for your ears.
Scientists call these “white noise speech illusions.” They happen the most with white noise static but can happen in other recorded loops of sound.
The wildest part? Your auditory cortex literally activates as if it’s hearing real speech — even though there’s nothing there. Your brain doesn’t just guess… it commits. 💀
So next time you hear something creepy in the static, don’t worry — it’s just your incredibly powerful brain doing what it does best: finding meaning in chaos.
