an emotional episode (usually in young children) in which the person awakens in terror with feelings of anxiety and fear but is unable to remember any incident that might have provoked those feelings

a form of altered sleep, sometimes called a parasomnia

an episode of extreme fright during sleep without any recollection of a dream

a partial wakening from a deep sleep usually early in the night

a partial waking from sleep with behaviors such as screaming, kicking, panic, sleep walking, thrashing, or mumbling

a sleep disturbance that can be very upsetting to parents

a frightening NREM experience, common in childhood, in which the individual may suddenly sit up, let out a bloodcurdling scream, speak incoherently, and quickly fall back to sleep, yet usually fails to recall it on awakening. (208)

Night Terror (ナイト・テラー　Naito Terā) is a fictional character designed for the Soul Series of fighting games. Night Terror made his first and, to date, only appearance in Soul Calibur III as the most difficult enemy in Tales of Souls mode. It can be argued that storywise he is the most powerful creature to have ever existed so far.