I dreamed that I was sleeping in the middle of the night, next to my wife, and I actually was doing so, and in the same position as I was dreaming. All of a sudden I awoke halfway and I saw that there was a coat hanger hanging from the plant hook above the bed. A couple minutes later...I looked again and there was a shirt hanging on the coat hanger. In the dream my wife also awoke and asked me if I had not forgot to put away my shirt. I looked again and replied that it was not mine, because it was a woman's blouse. She went back to sleep. Next time I looked, the blouse was turning and you could hear the sound of coat hangers softly clanging together. Spooky. Then I saw that there were two small red eyes forming above the revolving blouse. "Who are you?" I asked and the answer was so soundless that I could only hear it when I stopped breathing. "Alice" was all it said, and at first I had no idea who Alice could be. Then I remembered that Alice was my wife's diseased mother, who I had never met. The implications made my blood run cold, and I awoke with little bumps all over my skin. This dream was a horror to me, like none I can remember.
Wow! That was wild. No wonder it freaked you out. It is a haunting dream no doubt, but it could be you feel haunted by a feminine presence in waking life. It could be your wife, a supervisor, or someone from your past such as a teacher or parent. Is your mother still living? How is your relationship with her? Is she domineering? Does it sound like any other female in your life?
When I dreamed this, I had a lady for a supervisor who I personally liked, but who could be domineering for sure. I joked that she must have a whip in her desk. Perhaps you are right. I would have never thought this.