A nailed-shut window alarm goes off in an empty nursing home room…A childhood sighting of a Sesame Street character outside the house…And a ride on a dark road that almost turned deadly.

Yeah… this one escalates quickly.

This week’s Sinister Sightings is a full spectrum of creepy, from “that’s weird” to “absolutely the hell not.”

We’re kicking things off in a nursing home where an alarm starts blaring from a vacant room… one with a window that was literally nailed shut. No patients. No movement. Just that gut feeling that something else is there.

Then we get into one of the most bizarre childhood encounters we’ve ever heard: a “Yip Yip” alien from Sesame Street casually walking up to a house like it lives there. Was it imagination… or something taking a form that wouldn’t scare a kid?

We also dive into a haunted house where objects don’t just fall—they’re thrown, caught on camera, and impossible to explain.

And just when you think it can’t get worse… it does.

We end with a terrifying real-life encounter on a dark, rural road where two friends accept a ride from the wrong person—and quickly realize they may not make it out alive. The kind of story that sticks with you long after it’s over.

From haunted nursing homes and childhood paranormal sightings to poltergeist activity and near-death encounters, this episode is packed with real listener stories that blur the line between coincidence… and something much darker.

So if you love paranormal stories, real ghost encounters, and laughing through the fear… welcome. You’re one of us now. 👻

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Donna is diving into one of the most talked-about séance experiments in paranormal history called the Scole Experiment . Starting in 1993, two married couples spent five years holding séances in complete darkness, claiming a "spirit team" was producing floating lights, levitating objects, and mysterious images on sealed film.

Kerri has a case that starts as a missing child and gets so much darker from there. Cathy Davidson was reported missing over Labor Day weekend 1973 after what her family called a picnic trip to Warren Dunes State Park in Michigan. The case gets dark from there when her stepmother Anna Young went on to found a violent cult in Florida.

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This week’s Sinister Sightings is a wild ride from “I’m laughing” to “absolutely not, I’m sleeping with the lights on.”

We’ve got a haunted closet situation that sends one listener sprinting into the snow in nothing but a t-shirt and a mini hammer (yes… a mini hammer), eerie voices whispering “she’s too aware” right as someone drifts off to sleep, and a deeply emotional story that might just prove our loved ones don’t really leave us when they pass.

Oh, and just for fun? A dog staring up the stairs like he KNOWS something you don’t. Immediate no.

From possible spirit activity and mimic energy to that terrifying in-between sleep state where things get a little too real, we’re asking the important questions:
Are these ghosts… something else… or is our brain just out here freelancing at 2am?

Either way, we’re spiraling. Come spiral with us.

✨ If you love paranormal stories, unexplained experiences, and laughing through the fear… you’re in the right place.

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Kerri covers the serial killer Samuel Little. He is confirmed by the FBI as the most prolific serial killer in American history, responsible for possibly 93 murders spanning four decades. His victims were largely marginalized women whose deaths were often misclassified or gone unsolved. Donna is taking the crew on a little cruise aboard the SS Ourang Medan, a ghost ship whose entire crew was found dead, wide-eyed, and pointing at nothing. Whether it was smuggled chemicals, pirates, or something far more sinister, one thing is certain: it makes the Bermuda Triangle look like a kiddie pool.

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Real ghost stories, paranormal encounters, and chilling supernatural experiences are taking over this Sinister Sightings episode… and honestly? We have questions 😅

Listeners share terrifying (and sometimes oddly comforting) experiences including a poltergeist that literally opens doors to stop bad decisions (okay… rude but helpful?), glowing white eyes stalking a car through the woods, signs from loved ones after death, and unexplained activity inside the home that ranges from sweet… to “absolutely not.”

We’re talking haunted houses, spirit communication, protective entities, shadow figures, and those moments that make you go, “yeah… I’m not sleeping tonight.”

If you love paranormal podcasts, real ghost stories, haunted locations, and unexplained mysteries with a little humor to cope, you’re in the right place.

So grab a snack, maybe don’t look out your window tonight, and let’s creep it real 👻

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Donna tells us the story of Jacinda Rearick, a woman who became convinced that something not-quite-human had taken up residence in her world. The case managed to rope in everyone from local police to paranormal enthusiasts, and nobody could quite agree on what was actually going on.

Kerri discusses the case of Mo Wilson, a beloved and rising star in the elite gravel cycling world whose life was tragically cut short in 2022. What investigators uncovered was a tangled web of jealousy, obsession, and a cross-country manhunt that had true crime fans absolutely glued to their screens.

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True paranormal encounters, real ghost stories, and chilling supernatural experiences take over this Sinister Sightings episode. Listeners share emotional stories of possible spirit communication and signs from loved ones after death, alongside terrifying encounters with unknown entities lurking in the woods and unexplained voices in the dark.

From a haunting experience involving glowing eyes in the forest to strange activity inside the home, including growling sounds, sleepwalking episodes, and a possible deceptive entity, these real-life paranormal stories blur the line between fear and reality.

If you love paranormal podcasts, haunted houses, supernatural encounters, and unexplained mysteries, this episode is packed with eerie experiences that will keep you looking over your shoulder.

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Kerri is covers the story of Alison Botha a brutal story of survival and honestly, we don't know how she got through it. Alison survived an attack so horrific it's hard to even put into words, and yet somehow she fought to stay alive when most people wouldn't have made it.

Donna is taking us to a tiny, windswept island off the Scottish coast where, in December 1900, three lighthouse keepers just... vanished. No bodies, no explanation — just an abandoned lighthouse with a half-eaten meal on the table and a whole lot of unanswered questions.

This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Head to www.betterhelp.com/apc for 10% off.

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Listeners share emotional true paranormal experiences after the death of a loved one, including possible spirit communication, signs from beyond, and unexplained paranormal activity inside a haunted childhood home.

But the stories don’t stop there. One listener recounts the shocking realization that a former best friend became a convicted murderer, while others share terrifying sleep paralysis episodes, shadow figures, and eerie childhood encounters involving objects that seemed to carry something dark.

From haunted houses and spirit visits to true crime connections and unexplained mysteries, these real-life stories blur the line between the paranormal and reality. If you love ghost stories, paranormal podcasts, haunted experiences, and true crime mysteries, this episode is for you.

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Donna covers Sawney Bean, the infamous Scottish outlaw said to have led a clan of bandits hiding in the caves of Ayrshire in the 1400s. The bandits whose alleged crimes were so extreme that the story has been told and retold for centuries. She looks at the legend, the history, and what the record actually shows.

Kerri covers the murder of Jerry Barker, a case that seemed straightforward on the surface until investigators started looking more closely at the people in Jerry's life. The deeper they dug, the harder it became to ignore what was right in front of them.

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Real ghost stories, paranormal encounters, and unsettling true crime experiences make up this Sinister Sightings episode. From signs from loved ones and eerie voices in the dark to shadow figures, creepy childhood encounters, and real-life crime stories, these listener submissions explore the unexplained and the truly disturbing. If you love paranormal podcasts, haunted experiences, and true crime mysteries, this episode will keep you hooked.

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