The Sham
by Nycto Team
Sleeping in a bed during a full or new moon can summon Bedlam, a nightmare creature that The Sham adds to the game.
What it does
Once it spawns, it stands up beneath the sleeper, the player is thrown forward, and the block above the bed prevents sleeping. Bedlam changes vanilla bed behavior, so a player cannot sleep while the creature is around, and sleeping at night becomes a decision with real risk. Fighting it means dealing with a fast, brutal enemy that punishes careless sleeping.
Bedlam takes extra damage from axes and fire, is afraid of fire, can break wooden doors, and can drown in water. It crouches in empty space above a player's head, so it can attack from places a player does not expect. The mod is published for Forge only and covers 1.20.1, with the latest file, 1.20.1-1.2.2-forge, released on 2026-09-06. Client and server are both needed, and the server and every player must run the mod.
Dye Depot is an optional dependency. With it installed, the mod's beds can be colored like any other bed. The Sham uses mixins, so the author states that incompatibilities with other mods are possible. The mod was first published on 2025-12-02, under the MIT License, which does not make it open source.
Key features
Disguised nightmare spawn
Bedlam appears as a bed, and its spawn chance is 50% during full and new moons.
Sleep blocked near Bedlam
A player cannot sleep while the creature is present, and the block above the bed stops sleeping in that spot.
Weaknesses to fire and water
Bedlam takes increased damage from axes and fire, is afraid of fire, and can drown in water.
Door breaking and crouching
The creature can break wooden doors and crouch in empty space above a player's head.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Optional 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want a horror-themed mob that turns sleeping into a risk, and server owners who want that added to their survival worlds on Forge 1.20.1.
How it compares
Sniper's Moon is a Forge mod for 1.20.1, client and server, under All rights reserved and not open source. Nightmare Mobs is a Forge mod for 1.20.1, also client and server, released under the Apache License 2.0 and not open source. MoonBorne covers 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 on Forge, client and server, under All rights reserved and not open source, so it reaches further across versions than The Sham.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sham | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-06 |
| Sniper's Moon | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-31 |
| Nightmare Mobs | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-03-29 |
| MoonBorne | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-08-10 |
Questions
Does The Sham need to be installed on the server?
Is Dye Depot required?
Which versions does The Sham support?
In the catalog
The Sham is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
### About The Sham The Sham is a mod that adds the Bedlam, a living nightmare disguised as a bed... Whenever you go to sleep during a full moon or a new moon, there is a chance that Bedlam will appear. This isn't just jumpscare, this creature is fast, brutal, and specifically designed to punish careless sleeping.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/the-sham
- Owner
- Nycto Team
- Published
- 2025-12-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15