Sinister Sunrise

It's episode 157 and the Sinister Sisters are ending season three with a doozy. Come gather round the campfire! In today’s group episode, Morgan dives into the origin of the skinwalkers and shares firsthand accounts from people who may have crossed paths with these evil witches. Then, Sarah and Erin cover the history of skinwalker ranch and tell unsettling tales of unexplained phenomena that h...

It's episode 156 and if you’re not satisfied with your man, the Sinister Sisters have the perfect solution. Get him an organ transplant! In today’s episode, Morgan brings an appiteaser about a recent strange phenomenon spreading on the TikTok sphere where people are randomly finding teeth in their homes. For the main course, Morgan dives into incidents where transplant patients’ personalities...

It's episode 155 and the Sinister Sisters think communal living is sounding better every day. It’s kind of like a sleepover. Just tell us what to bring! In today’s episode, Sarah travels to 1950s New York for her story on the Sullivan Institute - the cult-like group that convinced individuals to abandon the nuclear family dynamic and adopt an alternative lifestyle where therapy sessions were m...

It's episode 154 and the Sinister Sisters like to tidy their homes occleasionally. That isn’t a word? Well add it to the dictionary! In today’s episode, Erin travels to Aruba for the puzzling case of Natalee Holloway. The 18-year-old senior mysteriously goes missing on her school trip after leaving a bar with three local men. What the investigation lacks in evidence it makes up for in a shady...

It's episode 153 and the Sinister Sisters vow to stay on land. We can’t handle maggots or enemas. In today’s group episode, Sarah covers the harrowing story of Terry Jo Duperrault who was stranded at sea after the yacht she and her family were on mysteriously sank. Then, Morgan travels to the Amazon for her story on Juliane Koepcke - a teenager who miraculously survived not only a plane crash...

It's episode 152 and the Sinister Sisters can’t believe they missed the opportunity to quote Tech N9ne last week. Did everyone have their rum? In today’s episode, Morgan covers the Mishipeshu - an Ojibwe water creature that legend says leads trespassers to a watery grave. The half-serpent, half-feline monster possesses immense power and protects copper at all costs, but is the creature really...

It's episode 151 and the Sinister Sisters wonder if the alien race has their own version of HR? If you couldn’t already tell, this is going to be a wild ride. In today’s episode, resident alien enthusiast Sarah covers the recent UAP hearings and unveils everything the government may be hiding from the public. Three testifiers recount their personal UAP sightings and claim the government has ac...

It’s episode 150 and the Sinister Sisters are throwing out hot takes left and right. Up is down, down is up, and Morgan is the Godfather! In today’s episode, Erin continues her story on the Bloody Benders and details every possible theory of the family’s whereabouts and fates after fleeing their cabin. Were the Benders framed? Were they murdered in cold blood? Did they join the circus? The options...

It’s episode 149 and the Sinister Sisters are nothing if not civil. Is that Sarah’s second favorite C word? In today’s episode, Erin covers part one of her story on the Bloody Benders. Travelers on the Osage-Mission Trail in 1870s Kansas begin to disappear at an alarming rate and the Bender family comes under scrutiny when their home and makeshift inn is found abandoned and bloody. When in doubt,...

It’s episode 148 and the Sinister Sisters love all things NOLA. Tarot card readings. Speakeasies. You name it! Now back to our regularly scheduled programming. In today’s group episode, Sarah covers the case of Patrick McNeill whose death led retired detective Kevin Gannon and his colleagues to theorize that the young man hadn’t accidentally drowned, but instead had been murdered by a band of seri...

It’s episode 147 and the Sinister Sisters would pick living with spirits over cockroaches any day. Wait - we weren’t talking about alcoholic spirits? In today’s flip the script episode, Morgan dives into the chronic sleep disorder narcolepsy, its symptoms, and how difficult it is to diagnose. Morgan then interprets Sarah’s dream full of various cuisines, pushy tour guides, and fingertips. No one w...

It’s episode 146 and the Sinister Sisters wonder what could be scarier than river pirates. Trying to survive the Oregon Trail? An open Jumanji board? How about two bloodthirsty frontier serial killers? In today’s flip the script episode, Sarah covers the tale of the Harpe Brothers - the first recorded American serial killers who left a trail of bodies and devastation in their wake throughout the 1...

It’s episode 145 and the Sinister Sisters have a thing with teeth. Does anyone else have dreams where all of their teeth fall out? In today’s flip the script episode, Erin is bringing the spooks for her tale of James Dean’s cursed race car - Little Bastard. When James Dean tragically loses his life in an accident, the totaled race car is sold off only for strange things to occur to those who come...

It’s episode 144 and the Sinister Sisters wouldn’t stand a chance in a police interrogation. You’ll find out how quickly we fold. In today’s group episode, Sarah dives into false confessions, the tactics used during an interrogation and the psychology behind setting up an interrogation room. Morgan covers the baffling case of Nicole van den Hurk and her step brother who confessed to her murder six...

It’s episode 143 and the Sinister Sisters are going on a bumpy journey. Actually, it’s our own personal journey to hell. Bear with us! In today's flip the script episode, Morgan tackles true crime as she covers the story of the horrid Jared Fogel. After becoming the face of Subway and quickly rising to fame, Jared starts indulging in dark fantasies that journalist and radio-personality Rochell...

It’s episode 142 and the Sinister Sisters suggest playing this audio backwards. There may just be a hidden message! In today’s episode, Sarah continues to flip the script by covering a Morgan-themed topic - the disappearance of Travis Walton. Six loggers in Snowflake, Arizona go to the cops to report their coworker missing, only for him to show up days later in a town 30 miles away. Police are sur...

It’s episode 141 and the Sinister Sisters are thinking about teaching a community college course. Please turn to page one in the sinister syllabus! In today’s episode, Erin flips the script and covers a Sarah-themed topic - The Tuskegee Syphilis Study. In 1932, hundreds of black men diagnosed with syphilis volunteered for a study only to find out decades later that the researchers hadn’t been trea...

It’s episode 140 and the Sinister Sisters were needing an excuse to say “oi.” The only thing more sinister than our topic is our accents! In today’s group episode, Babs (aka Sarah) dives into the history of Whittingham Hospital and how its patient capacity greatly expanded over a short amount of time. Erin covers the inquiry into the numerous fraud, negligence, and abuse allegations against hospit...

It’s episode 139 and the Sinister Sisters are making sinister decisions. We swear we are trying to get our lives together. In today’s episode, Morgan covers Pennsylvania’s state cryptid - the Squonk! Its unpleasant appearance aside, the creature is difficult to track down due to its ability to dissolve in a pool of tears when it comes face to face with an enemy. Sounds like they need a squonk ther...

It’s episode 138 and the Sinister Sisters always keep an open mind. Can we get behind magic mushrooms and mushroom cults though? In today’s episode, leading asspert Sarah turns back the clock two million years and dives into the Stoned Ape theory. Did our Homo erectus cousins learn how to develop tools, establish language, and create art after discovering psychedelic mushrooms? Evolution - it’s no...

It’s episode 137 and the Sinister Sisters are content staying on land. Who knows what’s in the ocean! In today’s episode, Erin covers the mysterious disappearance of the Liebling and its crew after embarking on a routine fishing trip. Was the shrimp boat taken out by drug dealers? Was the disappearance organized by the captain? Or did the ship meet a tragic end that the group never saw coming?   F...

It’s episode 136 and the Sinister Sisters are setting the mood. Grab your crystals, light your candles, turn down the lights and join us as we try to separate our astral body from our physical body! In today’s group episode, Sarah dives into the history of astral projection and the many steps it actually takes to reach the astral plane, Morgan details her journey with astral projection and some wi...

It’s episode 135 and zero days since the Sinister Sisters’ last podcast recording. Well, not when this episode comes out. We really need a “0 days since last accident” sign for times like these. In today's episode, Morgan gets swept up in her Tik Tok algorithm as she covers the practice of spirit photography, the man who “accidentally” created it, and those whose goal was to debunk the ghostly...

It’s episode 133 and the Sinister Sisters are thinking about starting a coffee membership. Is that an IV line with coffee in it? In today’s episode, Erin covers the terrifying story of Teka Adams who was abducted and held hostage for days while her attacker attempted to take her unborn child by any means necessary. We’ve never been colder and hotter at the same time.  Follow us on Instagram! ( htt...

It’s episode 132 and the Sinister Sisters’ Monday night recordings are making them spicy. Devil’s advocates? This one’s for you. In today’s group episode, the sisters tackle another unsolved mystery that may have given them a run for their money. Erin recounts the timeline of 18-year-old Tiffany Valiante’s movements before her body was struck by a train nearly 2 ½ miles from her home, Sarah dives...