Sinisterhood

Forgotten Fiction is a show about books, films, TV and other cultural artifacts that have gone overlooked or underrated. Hosted by Paris Brown and Tommy Brown (some relation) each episode digs up pieces of media that have been lost to time and makes the case for why they matter. From obscure horror paperbacks to childhood classics to the lesser-known films of directors, you already love, if it's b...

I Only Saw the Damn Shoes; Groomed at 14 Then Asked to be His Character Whiteness for His Adoption Application; I Got a Coworker Fired, and I Have No Regrets; Unwanted Body in the Basement; A Near Death Experience or a Jump to a Different Timeline?; and Creepy Walks.  Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus conten...

A decorated firefighter, a dedicated dad, and an optimistic husband. His family knew that they may lose him suddenly, but they never predicted the cause would be murder. Late one night in 2016, police responded to frantic 911 calls from a dirt road in Texas. When they arrived, the only witness began giving details that just didn’t add up. This week’s episode is The Murder of Robert Poynter. Click...

Tinder Terror/Lady Dahmer; My Dad, the Nazi Hunter; My Nuclear Radiation Chemist Sibling for the US Government - Immaculate Constellation; Possessed Roommate; Generational Mysticism; and Pipe of Terror. 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...

The concept is centuries old - when a crime is committed, the perpetrator must face justice. For many civilizations, this has meant imprisonment, but the nature of that incarceration still varies widely depending on where the justice is meted out. To some countries, harsh punishment awaits criminals while other places take a softer approach. Which is right and what does it mean for our criminal ju...

When Church Gossip Helped Catch a Serial Killer; A Chilling Tale of High School and Local Politics; Kitchen Nightmares; You Let Him Hug You; Follow-Up to Weird Cop Story from Last Week's Episode; and My Jafar Theory. 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...

A Swiss hacktivist found a website's exposed code, and now the most powerful people on Earth are scrambling to explain why their names are in a secret society's leaked database. As a spokesperson for one actor named on the list said: "He'd like to know what the f-- he got himself into." Who are all these wealthy elites and why does it matter if they're rubbing elbows behind closed doors? This week...

My Best Friend Catfished Me as Her Brother, Faked His Death, and Stole My Son’s Piggy Bank; Missing Scientist Adjacent???; That Time Pigeon and I Caught a Creeper at the Park; Did My Dog Get Me Abducted by Aliens?; My Husband, the Sleep Paralysis Demon?, and Snake Mystery. Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus c...

You're about to hear our conversation with Mike, Alex, and Jesse, hosts of Chilluminati, a weekly paranormal, true crime, and weird history comedy podcast that launched in February 2018, now over 470 episodes in. All three hosts are familiar faces to the YouTube gaming world. And two of them are familiar to the Sinisterhood world. We previously talked with them in 2023 on a Freaky Friday guest spo...

He predicted the fall of the Berlin Wall and the COVID-19 pandemic years before they happened. His forecast for summer 2026 is giving people hope, but will it be the societal relaunch we’ve all been waiting for? This week’s episode is André Barbault: The Astrologer Who Keeps Being Right.   Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of...

Today, we’re sharing a preview of The Final Hours , a true crime podcast from Crime House, powered by PAVE Studios. Hosted by Sarah Turney and Kourtney Nichole, The Final Hours examines the moments just before a person disappears. The routines. The timelines. And the small details that often get overlooked, until it’s too late. Sarah is an advocate for missing and murdered victims whose sister dis...

The Skies Near Lilly Dale, NY; Uh, Yup; He Was Bald, That’s Important; Cogsuckers and Ronald McDonald House; The Kitten Scam; and We Went Looking for Ghosts and Found Something Weirder. 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. CRIMEWAVE A...

They've graced the silver screen, become fixtures on television, or climbed the charts with their hit songs. But these celebrities all have one thing in common - they know what they saw. From flying discs to famous lights to chips implanted beneath their skin, these famous names all know the truth. And they're not afraid to talk about it. This week's episode is Celebrity Extraterrestrial Encounter...

My Family Friend Died Under Police Supervision; The Missing Scientists Keep Me Up at Night; Another Found Firearm; Bad Men at Work; Three Girls, One Haunted House, and Some Cats Who Were Smarter Than Us All; and It's Almost June!  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 te...

An update in the missing scientist cases, a sentencing in one of our past minisodes, and a search that's finally been taken and a search that's twenty-five years overdue. This week's episode is True Crime Headlines, prior case updates. Welcome to another edition of True Crime Headline, so big that it is not Patreon bonus content. It is in fact a main feed episode for you all. Click here for this w...

My Family's Ttrue Crime Story; A 13 Year Old Girl Shot My Ass (and I blame witchcraft); A 90's Pride Month Paranormal Extravaganza!; Death of Dr John Forsyth sounds like the Missing Scientists; My Grandpa Spoke Through Tarot; and The Time Our Rescue Cat Thwarted a Church Mission     Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours...

Two murders. A disgraced lawyer. A high profile trial. And one clerk of court who couldn’t wait for her fifteen minutes of fame. Will this woman’s relentless pursuit of a lake house mean a potential murderer walks free? This week’s episode is Alex Murdaugh Gets a New Trial. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content....

From the Patreon Archives: By now, you've probably heard that Alex Murdaugh has been granted a new trial. We're bringing you a full breakdown of the South Carolina Supreme Court decision later this week, as well as a look into the civil lawsuit he filed against the woman responsible for depriving him of his constitutional right. But first, we want to set the scene with this True Crime Headlines se...

Almost Trapped by a Stranger, Saved by a Mom; My Experience with PTSD Prevention After a Traumatic Event; He Knew Before the News (Or Anyone, Really); Secure School in Canada; Gun on the Ground; and Do You Believe in Reincarnation? 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 t...

The casualties went from distinguished scientists to ultra-popular thought leaders in the disclosure movement. While the White House’s UAP release disappointed researchers, more names were added to the list of those lost. Who could be doing this and what is their ultimate goal? This week’s episode is Missing and Dead Scientists - Part 3. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up...

Motel Robber Caught by Resident Ghost; Arizona Cryptid Sighting: "Red Ghost"; When Your Timelines Glitch and Twist; Gnome Is Where the Heart Is; Almost Chainsaw Massacred; Mother, How Could You? 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. CR...

Multiple scientists and nuclear professionals had gone missing or died unexpectedly. As journalists and the public worked to put the pieces together, the White House made a shocking announcement of long-awaited disclosure. But not before even more names would be added to the list. This week's episode is Missing and Dead Scientists – Part 2. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign...

Certified Man Hater; Something Drove Us From the Cemetery; Artemis Asteroid Destruction; Missing Items; A Physicist With All The Answer On Disappearing and Reappearing Objects; and I'm Not Taking it Anymore (a tale of annoying salespeople and people invading my safe space).     Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bo...

What happened to some of the brightest minds in the United States working at the top of their fields? Several have been found dead; others have vanished without a trace. Are they being targeted by a foreign adversary, their own government, or something out of this world? This week’s episode is Missing and Dead Scientists – Part 1. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for ou...

When a Community Turns on You; When the Cult you Escaped Takes Over the Government; "Survivor" #MeToo and Legal Recourse; Fat Naked Man; My Sense of Security Was Ruined by a Man!; and Lost Necklace Glitch in the Matrix? 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...