State of the Unknown | True Stories of Paranormal Encounters and American Folklore

By Robert Barber

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Episodes: 32

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Hosted by Robert Barber, State of the Unknown is a cinematic podcast exploring American folklore, eerie cryptid encounters, and the dark myths behind haunted highways across the U.S.


Each episode unearths a forgotten corner of the country—where strange disappearances, cursed landmarks, and chilling legends refuse to stay buried.


If you believe some stories were never meant to be solved, this is the podcast you’ve been looking for.


🎧 New episodes every other week.
🔗 www.stateoftheunknown.com
📸 @stateoftheunknownpodcast



Episode Date
The Smurl Haunting | The True Story and Paranormal Nightmare Behind The Conjuring: Last Rites
Sep 30, 2025
Promo: The Real Conjuring Stories Are Coming This October
Sep 28, 2025
The Haunted Lemp Mansion: One of America’s Most Haunted Houses (Mini Story)
Sep 23, 2025
The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Abduction: The Story of America’s First Alien Encounter
Sep 18, 2025
OUT OF STATE | Poveglia Island: Inside the Terrifying History of the World’s Most Haunted Island
Sep 16, 2025
OUT OF STATE | Exploring Atlantis: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Legend
Sep 12, 2025
OUT OF STATE | Leap Castle and the Paranormal Stories of Ireland’s Darkest Fortress
Sep 09, 2025
OUT OF STATE | The Nuckelavee: Cryptid Encounters and Scotland's Haunted History
Sep 05, 2025
OUT OF STATE | The White Lady of Aokigahara: Paranormal Stories of Japan’s Most Haunted Forest
Sep 02, 2025
OUT OF STATE | La Llorona: The Weeping Woman of Mexican Folklore
Sep 02, 2025
Devil’s Bargain: The Haunting Legend of Robert Johnson
Aug 27, 2025
Bigfoot, Black Goo, and the Monster We Keep Chasing (Part 2: Folklore, Fact & America’s Paranormal Obsession)
Aug 13, 2025
Monsters in the Mist: Bigfoot, Mothman & America’s Cryptid Lore (Part 1 with Cryptozoologist Dr. Brian Parsons)
Aug 06, 2025
Teaser | Eastern Cryptids and Urban Legends: Myths & Monsters of Appalachia with Dr. Brian D. Parsons
Jul 30, 2025
Possessed Dolls, Haunted Houses & the Warrens’ Paranormal Legacy
Jul 23, 2025
Teaser | The Real Story of Ed & Lorraine Warren: Haunted Legends, Urban Myths & Controversy
Jul 16, 2025
The Conjuring House: True Origins of America’s Most Haunted Home
Jul 09, 2025
Teaser | The Real Story Behind the Conjuring House Haunting
Jul 02, 2025
Dead Man’s Hollow | Where the Trees Remember What We Forgot
Jun 25, 2025
Dead Man’s Hollow Preview | Haunted Legends and Urban Myths in Pennsylvania
Jun 18, 2025
Mel’s Hole | A Bottomless Pit of American Paranormal Lore
Jun 11, 2025
Preview | Discovering Mel’s Hole: Paranormal Legends from Washington’s Bottomless Pit
Jun 04, 2025
America’s Most Haunted Hotel: The Paranormal History of the Crescent Hotel
May 28, 2025
Crescent Hotel Teaser: Paranormal Stories and Urban Legends from Arkansas
May 21, 2025
The Hartford Witch Trials | Creepy History and America’s Forgotten Panic
May 14, 2025
Hartford Witch Panic Preview: Haunted History of America’s First Witch Trials
May 07, 2025
The Bridgewater Triangle | Cryptids, Cults, and a Haunted Forest
Apr 30, 2025
The Beast of Bray Road: Wisconsin’s Real-Life Werewolf?
Apr 30, 2025
Mercy Brown | Rhode Island's Last American Vampire - Fact or Folklore?
Apr 30, 2025
The Van Meter Visitor: Iowa’s Winged Terror That Vanished Without a Trace
Apr 30, 2025
The Hopkinsville Goblins: Alien Siege in a Kentucky Farmhouse
Apr 30, 2025
Trailer - Welcome to State of the Unknown
Apr 22, 2025