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Sinisterhood is the comedy podcast about all things sinister, covering true crime, cults, cryptids, unsolved mysteries, and strange phenomena.

Join Dallas-based comedians and best friends Christie Wallace and Heather McKinney each Wednesday as they bring you weekly episodes with plenty of research, lots of laughs, and legal insight from Heather, a licensed attorney.

Plus, catch all new odd but true tales submitted by listeners every Friday.
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A pair of friends out at a nightclub had no idea they would be implicated in a murder across town. The shaky word of a scared teenage runaway and the lies of a woman willing to say anything to get paid were enough to put one of the men on death row. After two decades, will justice finally be served? Or will Alabama execute an innocent man? This week’s episode is The Wrongful Conviction of Toforest Johnson. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Get 20% off + free shipping with the code CREEPY at Manscaped.com -Get 10 FREE meals at HelloFresh.com/freecreepy. Applied across 7 boxes, new subscribers only, varies by plan. 
Freaky Friday: Episode 137

Freaky Friday: Episode 137

2024-11-1501:27:25

Her Name Was Samantha Swan; A Typical 90’s Evangelical Upbringing?; Condo Cat-Caller; The Fast & the Curious: Chased by the Lurker; Recurring Dreams in the Print Shop; and That Time I Was Kidnapped…Kinda…By A dog? Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Shop SKIMS Holiday Shop at SKIMS.com. Available in styles for women, men, kids and  even pets! -Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at MINTMOBILE.com/sinisterhood Organizations mentioned in the episode Right To Be Defend Yourself
Like, share, follow, subscribe! From its inception, social media has gained an outsized role in our lives. Its inner mechanisms remain murky, serving up a collection of content it thinks we want to see. Now the real-world consequences of hyper-curated online spaces have never been more apparent. This week's episode is The Dead Internet Theory. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Go to Quince.com/creepy for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. -Nutrafol is offering our listeners ten dollars off your first month’s subscription and free shipping when you go to Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code CREEPY
Freaky Friday: Episode 136

Freaky Friday: Episode 136

2024-11-0801:12:15

My First (Half) MLB Game; How I Avoided a Hotel Attack pt. 2; Update on Hottie Manager Husband Stalker; Ouija Board with a Stranger?; My Demon Cat Scared Off Two Jehovah's Witnesses; and Machete Wielding Neighbor, “It’s just his thing” Previous Husband Stalker Content: 1. Dear Sinister: Cleanup Quandary, Message Mischief, and Stalker Strife 2. Dear Sinister: Friendship Fizzle, Scandal in Scrubs, and Stalker Strife 2 (an update) 3. Dear Sinister: Papaw's Pitfall, Paddy Problems, Troubled Ties, and Stalker Strife 3 (an update) Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! - For a limited time, use my code CREEPY to get a free gift with your Journey Pack! Head to tryfum.com - Go to BUYRAYCON.com/sinister TODAY to get UP TO THIRTY percent off, sitewide! -Head to PAIRED.COM/CREEPY50 to get a 7-day free trial and 50% off if you sign up for a subscription. -Head over to AthenaClub.com to get their already-affordable Razor Kit for 30% off with code CREEPY at checkout.
Ghosts, phantom lights, unidentified aerial phenomena, and Bigfoot - this place has everything! Is the southeastern chunk of Massachusetts haunted beyond measure or have witnesses merely been primed to see strange things in such an eerie place? This week’s episode is The Bridgewater Triangle. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Sinisterhood is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/SINISTER -Get 10% off your first order sitewide with code CREEPY at OSEAMalibu.com. 
Freaky Friday: Episode 135

Freaky Friday: Episode 135

2024-11-0101:11:13

The Night My Yin Yoga Class Watched Cops Surveil and Apprehend Someone; You ask, I deliver: Huntsville, TX Edition; Sharing the Road, Road Rage; My Experience with Ghosty Shit and your Podcast: An Update; My alien family; and Zak Bagan’s Museum Hard Relate! Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show.
Welcome to this special Halloween bonus episode of Sinisterhood! We’re bringing you four spine-tingling tales that we've crafted to send shivers down your spine. These stories are written by Heather, Christie, and our husbands, Tommy and Paris, all with one shared goal: to bring about the feeling of fear. So, dim the lights, settle in, and prepare for a journey into the creepy, scary, strange, and unknown. Let’s get into it… if you dare. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show.
A bump in the night, a closed door slightly ajar, heights, bugs, death, public speaking . We’re all afraid of something, but what exactly is going on inside us when we’re faced with fear? Some chase the thrill while others run and hide. Does fear serve a purpose, and can we conjure it in YOU on demand? This week’s episode is Fear: In Theory and In Story. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show.
Freaky Friday: Episode 134

Freaky Friday: Episode 134

2024-10-2501:13:17

My Trip to Castle Bran; How I Avoided a Hotel Attack: A Close Call and Warning for Solo Travelers; Dude, Go Away, I'm Peeing!; A Sign from Beyond; Elon Musk Ruined My Birthday; and My father: True Criminal with the Biggest Heart and a Craving for Mexican Food. Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Nutrafol is offering our listeners ten dollars off your first month’s subscription and free shipping when you go to Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code CREEPY -Scared All The Time Podcast: Episodes drop for free every Thursday wherever you get your podcasts - or head over to patreon.com/scaredallthetime to become a subscriber and get access to bonus episodes, live shows, exclusive merch, and even a button of the month club
In September 2016, we covered the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, West Virginia, from its history to its architecture and the otherworldly inhabitants that never left. But this spring, we were invited to conduct an overnight paranormal investigation inside the haunting halls and conduct some on-the-ground research of our own. This week’s episode is Trans-Allegheny (Lunatic) Asylum - Revisited. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Go to HelloFresh.com/freecreepy for 10 free meals applied across 7 boxes; new subscribers only. -Visit CBDistillery.com and use code CREEPY for 20% off. -Sinisterhood is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/SINISTER
Freaky Friday: Episode 133

Freaky Friday: Episode 133

2024-10-1801:24:35

Interview with a Vampire is so sexy: Creepy Neighbor Encounter; Road Rage??; Stephen King's Imagination or Maine?; A Rural Alaskan Near Disappearance; My Psychic Awakening and Ghosts in Salem; and My Psychic Awakening and Ghosts in Salem; and Martha's Chapel Cemetery. Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. From now until Halloween, 100% of the profits from every single item sold in our online store will go directly to organizations that are working hard on disaster relief for those affected by these hurricanes. But that’s not all—we’re also going to match every dollar you spend. That means 200% of the profits will be donated to help these communities rebuild and recover. This is a chance for all of us to come together, support the relief efforts, and make a real impact. So head to sinisterhood.com/shop and know that every purchase you make is contributing to a greater cause. Let’s all pitch in together. Thanks so much for your support. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Get 10% off your first order sitewide with code CREEPY at OSEAMalibu.com. You’ll get free samples with every order, and free shipping on orders over $60. -Go to Zocdoc.com/CREEPY and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today -Shop SKIMS Bras at SKIMS.com. Now available in 62 sizes (30A - 46H).
The name strikes fear into the hearts of people everywhere - afraid that he will slink through your window, plunge his fangs into your neck, and make you one of his kind. But the origin is something just as bloody, though in a different way. How did we go from 15th century ruler to a sexy, cape-wearing bloodsucker? This week’s episode is The Transformation of Dracula. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Our Full Moon Energy Tour ends on Oct. 17 in Dallas!  Join us in person at the Texas Theatre or join from anywhere via the global streaming event, exclusively on the Moment platform. Get your tickets now! In-Person: https://sinisterhood.com/liveshows Streaming Event: https://moment.co/sinisterhood Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Helix is offering up to 20% off all mattress orders for our listeners! Go to helixsleep.com/creepy -Head over to AthenaClub.com to get their already-affordable Razor Kit for 30% off with code CREEPY at checkout. -Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at MINTMOBILE.com/sinisterhood
Freaky Friday: Episode 132

Freaky Friday: Episode 132

2024-10-1101:04:591

Our Full Moon Energy Tour ends on Oct. 17 in Dallas!  Join us in person at the Texas Theatre or join from anywhere via the global streaming event, exclusively on the Moment platform. Get your tickets now! In-Person: https://sinisterhood.com/liveshows Streaming Event: https://moment.co/sinisterhood From A Survivor: How To Help Hurricane Helene Survivors; My Mum Almost Got Picked Up By A Serial Killer; That Time My Mom Survived A Kidnapping From A Serial Rapist And Murderer!; Escaped Big Cats; Possible Alien Sighting?!; And My House Is Haunted Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. From now until Halloween, 100% of the profits from every single item sold in our online store will go directly to organizations that are working hard on disaster relief for those affected by these hurricanes. But that’s not all—we’re also going to match every dollar you spend. That means 200% of the profits will be donated to help these communities rebuild and recover. This is a chance for all of us to come together, support the relief efforts, and make a real impact. So head to sinisterhood.com/shop and know that every purchase you make is contributing to a greater cause. Let’s all pitch in together. Thanks so much for your support. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Head to PAIRED.COM/CREEPY50 to get a 7-day free trial and 50% off if you sign up for a subscription. -Head to FACTORMEALS.com/creepy50 and use code "creepy50" to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next box. -Sinisterhood is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/SINISTER
With his swarm of bees and bloody hook, the title character of 1992’s Candyman fueled nightmares for film audiences. But the true story that inspired some of the film’s grittier elements was a living nightmare for those who endured it, proving that sometimes the scariest threat is a broken system that fails its most vulnerable. This week’s episode is The Murder of Ruthie Mae McCoy - The True Story Behind Candyman. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Our Full Moon Energy Tour ends on Oct. 17 in Dallas!  Join us in person at the Texas Theatre or join from anywhere via the global streaming event, exclusively on the Moment platform. Get your tickets now! In-Person: https://sinisterhood.com/liveshows Streaming Event: https://moment.co/sinisterhood Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Go to Quince.com/creepy for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.
Freaky Friday: Episode 131

Freaky Friday: Episode 131

2024-10-0401:24:071

A Local Axe Murderer; The Time My English Teacher, Candy Crush, And Donald Trump Almost Got Us All Killed; We Went Screaming in the Night; My Aunts' Recollections of Ken McElroy; Demon's Road - The Big Fat "NOPE!"; and My Therapy Guinea Pig. Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Our Full Moon Energy Tour ends on Oct. 17 in Dallas!  Join us in person at the Texas Theatre or join from anywhere via the global streaming event, exclusively on the Moment platform. Get your tickets now! In-Person: https://sinisterhood.com/liveshows Streaming Event: https://moment.co/sinisterhood
From the Garden State to the Golden state, and from deep down in a Scottish Loch all the way down under, this week's episode is Best of Cryptids! Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Our Full Moon Energy Tour ends on Oct. 17 in Dallas!  Join us in person at the Texas Theatre or join from anywhere via the global streaming event, exclusively on the Moment platform. Get your tickets now! In-Person: https://sinisterhood.com/liveshows Streaming Event: https://moment.co/sinisterhood Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Nutrafol is offering our listeners ten dollars off your first month’s subscription and free shipping when you go to Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code CREEPY
Millions in gold, dozens of people who claim it’s theirs, and the one man who may know where it’s hidden is refusing to talk. A years-long jail sentence hasn’t been enough for him to reveal the location of the sunken treasure that was already found once. Will the loot - or its finder - ever see the light of day? This week's episode is Tommy Thompson, Fugitive Treasure Hunter. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Our Full Moon Energy Tour ends on Oct. 17 in Dallas! Join us in person at the Texas Theatre or join from anywhere via the global streaming event, exclusively on the Moment platform. Get your tickets now! In-Person: https://sinisterhood.com/liveshows Streaming Event: https://moment.co/sinisterhood Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Get 10% off your first order sitewide with code CREEPY at OSEAMalibu.com. You’ll get free samples with every order, and free shipping on orders over $60.
Rest in peace Marcellus Williams. A Real Housewives husband convicted. The Utah author mom's preliminary hearing. The allegations against Diddy. This week's episode is True Crime Headlines Special Edition. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Visit CBDistillery.com and use code CREEPY for 20% off.
Freaky Friday: Episode 130

Freaky Friday: Episode 130

2024-09-2001:04:26

Walmart Child Bride?; I Know What I Heard...; Do I have a Doppelganger?; I Saw Something I Can’t Explain in Mousehold Woods, Norfolk, UK; Almost Chainsaw Massacred; and Either the Worst Lucid Dream Ever or an Alien Abduction Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at MINTMOBILE.com/sinisterhood
The events that transpired on July 10, 1981 and their aftermath have become the stuff of legends. Fodder for tabloids and made for TV movies, the truth has eluded authorities even to this day as the town remains silent. But the incident’s impact on those involved is clear to this day. This week’s episode is The Killing of Ken Rex McElroy - Part 3. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Go to Zocdoc.com/CREEPY and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today -Shop SKIMS Bras at SKIMS.com. Now available in 62 sizes (30A - 46H).
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Greg Bale

re the last story (with the audio): Loch Carrie isn't that far from RAF Lossiemouth, one of the busiest RAF bases in the UK, and the RAF does a LOT of training over those "middle of nowhere" parts of Scotland. Even if planes weren't readily visible, that kind of sound can travel long distances in the topography of the Highlands. I know the audio wasn't that good -- but I thought 'military jets' the instant I heard it. (And I've heard a LOT of military jets in my time!) 😁

Apr 13th
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Autumn Cousineau

I used to work as a caregiver for 3 years and worked with many dementia residents, and there was only 1 resident who had her phone taken away. She watched TV all day, and whenever a commercial came on saying stuff like "If you experienced/were involved with/worked at X, you might be entitled to compensation!" Every time, without fail, she'd call the number and say she was. She would also trying buying random stuff off the TV by calling the numbers. Her brother eventually removed her phone.

Mar 11th
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Autumn Cousineau

This episode discusses one of many reasons why I will absolutely demand to be cremated when I die. and placed in a small little grave, preferably in one of those walls at cemeteries where a bunch of the cremated people are. Takes up less room, no chance of being turned into a zombie someday, I'm not as gross. And other reasons. It's a win win! I don't want my meat sack sitting around taking up space after I die.

Mar 2nd
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Autumn Cousineau

"For yall who aren't from Texas and haven't heard about Dairy Queen-" Me, currently eating DQ cheese curds in my car in a Washington DQ parking lot as this episode plays: Oh I am aware

Feb 10th
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Feb 5th
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DaisyBee83

I love that Christie hates Jeff as much as I do. 😜 I viscerally reacted to him within 10 seconds of watching the documentary. Great episode and I love when you do cult episodes!

Dec 4th
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Rose Ippolito-Goss

Listened for the "hello" but only heard really low whispering. Not "hello", really hard to make out what is being said,but there's definitely something there.

Dec 2nd
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Laura Maki

Them saying they would want to go see the Titanic on one of the submersible tours...well. That didn't age well. Bet it's on the fear list now!

Nov 11th
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Greg Bale

Not dissing, ladies...but Prof. Jan Harold Brunvand is a him, not a her. ❤️

Oct 28th
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Autumn Cousineau

Yall have no idea how much I gasped when I realized that was Ella. That was the CUTEST shit and I'm so proud of her for being so excited about this.

Oct 21st
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Autumn Cousineau

I never thought I'd hear someone say "downsized" in reference to dismembering a body, but here we are. Literally made me stop and stare at my car radio in horror for a sec. I don't know why it's so messed up to me, but it is.

Aug 31st
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Autumn Cousineau

God Stephanie is a fucking hero and champ. Also 100% me lol. I've never fired a gun at someone, but if there's a person on or near our property who should NOT be there, I immediately go into "you best fuck off RIGHT NOW" mode and get super defensive. I'll stand outside and stare at them with my arms crossed, turn on the porch light at night and stare at them out the front door for a minute so they get the hint, yell at them to ask what the hell are they doing, etc. I've literally posted up against some coyotes out in our pasture at 3 am in pajamas with nothing to protect me but my yelling and stubbornness. Thankfully the coyotes around here are whimps when it comes to people and are even afraid of our cows most of the time, so they raaaan. But I found em out there while checking on the cows, cuz it was calving season, and I'd be damned if I let them get near our sheep up closer to the house. I'd never shoot one unless it was actively attacking one of our animals, but I'm also not afrai

Aug 28th
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Autumn Cousineau

The midnight man if he catches me: "Mwahahaha I'll show you you're greatest fe- wait holy SHIT bitch you need some THERAPY. How would I even show that????"

Aug 12th
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Jeremy Martin

quite comical a stupid woman dives on a boat knowing other people have died on the same boat.

Jul 17th
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ID25757340

#keanureeves #thebest

Apr 1st
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ID25757340

Omg this makes me wonder,.. I had to help my handicapped dad once , and he was tall, and I as a teenager must’ve gotten temporary super powers too. :) I think you mentioned it, when you are all it is life or death or you are mad you get temporary super powers!! He thought I needed to become a fire fighter bc of that, but it only happened once and I am weak. But adrenaline does a lot

Apr 1st
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ID25757340

Omg this makes me wonder,.. I had to help my handicapped dad once , and he was tall, and I as a teenager must’ve gotten temporary super powers too. :) I think you mentioned it, when you are all it is life or death or you are mad you get temporary super powers!! He thought I needed to become a fire fighter bc of that, but it only happened once and I am weak. But adrenaline does a lot

Apr 1st
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ID25757340

Hahahaha no it will not happen if you believe!! That trilogy messed up an entire generation it feels !!! Hihi . Love the honesty 😂😂😂

Apr 1st
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Autumn Cousineau

It's funny that you guys mention pagers and how they're probably not around anymore. My last job I left a month ago relied on them. It was an assisted living facility, and that's how is caregivers knew which residents were calling if we weren't at the monitor. The building had 3 stories, so having a pager was extremely useful for when a call went off and you weren't near a monitor. I'm almost 25 and I only know how to work a pager after working there for 1 year and 8 months.

Mar 19th
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Autumn Cousineau

As someone who's a massive nerd about dino stuff and has a pet peeve of people calling stuff dinos when they aren't (I don't shit on the person but I'm always like...okay. Listen. That statement gave me so much pain. Let me teach ya some stuff about real dinos), this episode was both hilarious and painful lol. Not everyone knows the difference between dinos and other reptiles, but still...it hurts. I certainly laughed, but it hurts. But hey, at least yall got the "Turkeys are dinos" part right, since all modern birds are dinos. But only through relation, since they're direct decendants. Otherwise their lifestyle goes against bird classifications. But still. Okay I'll shut up now so I don't go too far off the rails into extreme rambling lol.

Feb 4th
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