The Sinister District

The Sinister District

Welcome to The Sinister District — exploring the paranormal every other Sunday at 11 PM EST. Hosts Michael Paul and Mr. Curbs dive into eerie stories, bizarre encounters, and the downright unexplainable. Each episode features a guest who’s had a real-life brush with the ghost, cryptid, or mysterious phenomenon we spotlight—bringing firsthand fear straight to your ears. From urban legends and Bigfoot to UFO sightings and conspiracy lore, nothing is off-limits in the District. Got a story of your own? Email us at thesinisterdistrict@gmail.com — we’d love to hear it. 👻👽🛸

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May 24, 2026 38 mins

From The Sinister District and the Great Beyond! Welcome to our twelfth show! First Half: Joining Michael Paul and Mr. Curbs, Sheri shares one of the strangest encounters imaginable, a chilling experience from the 1980s involving what she describes as a half-man, half-lion creature now known as The Lion Man. While walking her dog late at night, Sheri noticed movement inside a nearby office building and was shocked to see a tower...

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From The Sinister District and the Great Beyond! Welcome to our terrifying eleventh show! First Half: Joining Michael Paul and Mr. Curbs, Sam shares his deeply unsettling experiences growing up in Maryland, centered around the legend of the Goat Man and the infamous Governor’s Goatman Bridge. He recounts hearing unexplainable noises in the darkness, strange activity surrounding the bridge, and the chilling moment he encountered ...

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April 19, 2026 49 mins

From The Sinister District and the Great Beyond! Welcome to our tenth show! First Half: Joining Michael Paul and Mr. Curbs, Derreck shares his incredible real-life encounter with a fairy, which he saw a few years ago as an adult through the window of his backyard. He describes it as dragonfly-sized but fully humanoid, with delicate wings and a leaf-like outfit straight out of a fairytale. He believes the fairy was female and wal...

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April 5, 2026 53 mins

From The Sinister District and the Great Beyond! Welcome to our ninth show! First Half: Joining Michael Paul and Mr. Curbs, Wes shares his deep research and personal insights into the Bunny Man case in Fairfax, Virginia. He walks listeners through the events that really happened, including his interviews with the original victims, the Bennetts, and the terrifying night when a man in a bunny costume approached their car, shouted ...

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March 22, 2026 45 mins

From The Sinister District and the Great Beyond! Welcome to our eighth show! First Half: Joining Michael Paul and Mr. Curbs, Olivia shares her personal approach to witchcraft, walking listeners through the practices that shape her work. She explains how she prepares herself mentally and spiritually before casting, making sure her heart and motives are pure. Olivia discusses how she sets intentions, performs prayerful incantation...

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March 8, 2026 45 mins

From The Sinister District and the Great Beyond! Welcome to our seventh show! First Half: Joining Michael Paul & Mr. Curbs, Spock recalls growing up with a constant feeling of being watched, focusing on one night at age 15 while living in Connecticut. He describes waking up in his dark bedroom to moonlight filtering through the blinds, only to find himself completely paralyzed. At the foot of his bed, a tall, hunched humanoi...

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February 22, 2026 38 mins

From The Sinister District and the Great Beyond! Welcome to our sixth show and newest edition! First Half: Joining Michael Paul & Mr. Curbs, Guest E recalls a terrifying encounter he experienced during his college years while living in a fraternity house. One night around 3am, he woke up to strange green lights filling the house and noticed a huge shadowy black humanoid figure standing silently in his doorway. The being had ...

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February 8, 2026 65 mins

From The Sinister District and the Great Beyond! Welcome to our fifth and newest edition! First Half: Joining Michael Paul & Mr. Curbs, Nate recalls his encounter with a feathered humanoid in his old childhood home frightening him and leaving a traumatic impact on him. He also goes on to talk about his other horrific encounters with demons and dark evil creatures we can't explain. Second Half: We go on to talk about how Na...

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January 18, 2026 36 mins

From The Sinister District and the Great Beyond! Welcome to our fourth and newest edition! First Half: Joining Michael Paul & Mr. Curbs, Lena from Baltimore recalls her encounter with the Hatman when she was 10 years old. She left the experience speechless but oddly at peace. This encounter is like no other, she was not scared of the Hatman at all but rather felt at peace and comfortable. Second Half: We go on to talk more...

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January 4, 2026 103 mins

From The Sinister District and the Great Beyond! Welcome to our third episode. First Half: Joining Michael Paul & Mr. Curbs, Phil has had multiple close encounters with bigfoot in the Northeastern Ohio woods. As a teenager airsofting he came across a reddish furred sasquatch and even got up close to the footprints in the mud. Phil also went on to investigate more himself, his findings are chilling. Second Half: Phil goes on ...

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December 21, 2025 46 mins

From The Sinister District and the Great Beyond! Welcome to our second episode! First Half: Joining Michael Paul & Mr. Curbs, John is an undertaker who has to maintain dead bodies and prepare them for the grave. His job isn't easy but it doesn't make it easier when he mentions he's possibly being haunted by a Christmas spirit we call 'The Jingle Man'. He claims to be loosing his hearing due to this spirit and it's jingle poem...

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December 7, 2025 46 mins

From The Sinister District and the Great Beyond! Welcome to our very first episode. First Half: Joining Michael Paul & Mr. Curbs, Fang claims he's seen creatures in the trees near his house, he's claimed he's seen "The Slothman". Fang goes on to talk about his horrifying experiences with these creatures and what they have done to his neighborhood. Fang also mentions a skeletal creature in the trees as well with glowing blue e...

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