State of the Unknown | Exploring Paranormal Stories and Dark American Folklore
Robert Barber presents a deep dive into paranormal stories and haunted history—one state at a time. State of the Unknown is a creepy podcast exploring folklore, unsolved legends, and haunted places across America. Each documentary-style episode uncovers eerie mysteries rooted in real history—fusing immersive narration with atmospheric sound. If you love ghost stories, local lore, or tales that never rest… this haunted places podcast is for you. Follow on your favorite app—and join the conversation: 📍 Instagram & Facebook: @stateoftheunknownpodcast
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Explore one of America’s most bizarre paranormal stories in this haunted places podcast.
In the next episode of State of the Unknown, we descend into the eerie legend of Mel’s Hole—a bottomless pit rumored to defy the laws of physics, swallow sound, and resurrect the dead. Set deep in the forests of Washington State, this creepy podcast unearths the strange radio call that started it all, the people who searched for t...
Explore one of America’s most haunted places—The Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
This episode of State of the Unknown dives into chilling paranormal stories, a dark past of medical fraud, and the enduring haunted history of this infamous Victorian hospital.
From ghostly nurses to buried jars of human remains, this creepy podcast uncovers the facts behind the legends.
If you're drawn to haunted places pod...
This preview explores the haunted Crescent Hotel—one of the most infamous paranormal landmarks in America.
Located in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, it’s a place filled with haunted history, ghost stories, and unsettling legends of lost lives and unburied secrets.
Get a first look at the next full episode of State of the Unknown, a haunted places podcast that explores the eerie truths behind folklore and forgotten events.
Dive into the first witch panic in America set in Hartford, setting the stage for dark accusations and executions.
Before Salem, there was Hartford. In 1662, the Hartford Witch Trials ignited fear, accusations, and executions—becoming America’s first witch panic.
This forgotten chapter in colonial history reveals eerie parallels to later events in Salem, and exposes the cultural fears driving 17th-century hysteria.
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Step into the haunted history of Hartford, Connecticut—site of America’s first witch trials and a chilling legacy that predates Salem.
This creepy preview of State of the Unknown explores one of the darkest, most overlooked chapters in colonial history.
If you love paranormal stories, forgotten tragedies, and unsettling truths, this haunted places podcast delivers something deeper.
Full episode drops this Wed...
In the heart of Massachusetts lies a stretch of land filled with curses, cryptids, and unexplained encounters.
Known as the Bridgewater Triangle, this region has been home to ghostly sightings, UFOs, Bigfoot reports, and strange disappearances for decades.
In this premiere episode, host Robert Barber explores the history of the triangle and the legends that still haunt it.
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In rural Wisconsin, something strange stalks the roads.
Witnesses have reported a towering, fur-covered creature with glowing eyes and canine features—a beast some believe to be a werewolf.
In this episode, host Robert Barber dives into the 1990s Bray Road sightings, local lore, and the possibility that something primal still hunts the countryside.
🐺 Listen now—and follow the show for more American legends that blu...
In 1892, a family in Rhode Island was dying one by one. Locals believed something—or someone—was feeding from the grave.
When the coffin of 19-year-old Mercy Brown was opened, what they found sparked one of the most chilling vampire legends in U.S. history.
Host Robert Barber uncovers the real story behind New England’s vampire panic, tuberculosis, and the ritual that made Mercy a legend.
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n 1903, the town of Van Meter, Iowa, was terrorized by a mysterious winged creature that defied explanation.
Was it a cryptid, a mass panic—or something else entirely? Robert Barber unpacks the eyewitness accounts and legends behind one of Iowa’s strangest unsolved mysteries.
🎧 Listen now to uncover the truth.
State of the Unknown is a documentary-style podcast mapping the haunted highways, hidden legends, and supernatu...
In 1955, a small farmhouse in Kentucky became the site of one of America’s most bizarre UFO encounters.
The Sutton family claimed they were terrorized by small, metallic-skinned creatures—what we now call the Hopkinsville Goblins.
In this episode, host Robert Barber investigates the timeline of the incident, the military response, and the long legacy of this rural legend.
👽 Alien visitors? Mass hysteria? Or somethi...
What if America’s strangest stories weren’t just legends… but coordinates?
State of the Unknown is a documentary-style podcast mapping the supernatural, the unexplained, and the forgotten mysteries tucked into the quiet corners of all 50 states. Each episode dives deep into a single location-based legend—cryptids, hauntings, cursed places, and events that can’t be explained.
Blending investigative st...
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