# The Mystery Gas that Paralysed a Town

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Podcast: [This Paranormal Life](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-paranormal-life-659420)
Published: 2026-03-24T15:31:00+00:00
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## Resource

In August of 1944, residents of Mattoon, Illinois began waking up in the middle of night to a strange, sweet smell floating in the room. When they tried to get out of bed and investigate, they realised… they couldn’t move their legs. These strange attacks spread through the town, house by house, until eventually every resident went to sleep fearing that they too would wake up to the sweet, deathly smell of the MATTOON MYSTERY GAS. Support us on ⁠⁠Patreon.com/ThisParanormalLife⁠⁠ to get access to weekly bonus episodes! Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Join our Secret Society Facebook Community⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Buy Official TPL Merch!⁠⁠ Edited by Philip Shacklady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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