What does a night terror "look like"?

[helle]

Hijack away! After the night we had I totally sympathize, If they keep continuing DH and I are on a steady road to divorce XD

[~Kim~]

Kamarine they sound more like nightmares than terrors.
Terrors usually always have a long spanning and regular pattern.
Terrors cannot be calmed. You just have to wait for them to finish.
Kids with terrors do not remember in the morning. There are no ongoing effects to their sleep whereas nightmares can effect sleep over a long period.

There's a really good article on them written by a friend on kidding dot com dot au just search for night terrors.