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

In the windswept Orkney Islands of Scotland, ancient fears still echo. The locals spoke of a monster — half horse, half man, and completely skinless — known as the Nuckelavee. A creature said to rise…

In this inaugural episode of Out of State — a companion to State of the Unknown — join host Robert Barber as we step beyond America’s borders to one of the most haunted places in the world.

At the bas…

A river at night.
A woman’s cry that chills the blood.
La Llorona — the Weeping Woman — is Mexico’s most famous ghost.

For centuries, she has haunted riversides and canals, searching for the children sh…

At midnight in the Mississippi Delta, a man stood at the crossroads—and American music was never the same.

Join host Robert Barber on the State of the Unknown Podcast as we dive into one of the most c…

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In the Appalachian shadows, some names are never spoken aloud.

Feared even among witches, the Raven Mocker is said to appear at the edge of death—stealing the soul as the final breath es…

What happens when mystery collides with science?

In this episode, Robert Barber and returning guest Dr. Brian Parsons dig deeper into America’s strangest cryptid cases—like the Murfreesboro Mud Monste…

What if the monsters we tell stories about… are still out there?

In Part 1 of this special interview, Robert Barber talks with cryptozoologist Dr. Brian D. Parsons about the eastern U.S.'s most persis…

In the next episode of State of the Unknown, host Robert Barber sits down with cryptozoologist and paranormal researcher Dr. Brian D. Parsons to discuss the strange creatures explored in his book, Ea…

In this episode, Robert Barber dives into the chilling legacy of Ed and Lorraine Warren—the famed paranormal investigators behind America’s most enduring urban legends.

From the true stories that insp…

Explore haunted legends and paranormal stories in this haunted places podcast episode all about Ed and Lorraine Warren. From the Amityville Horror to the case of Annabelle, we uncover the real-life i…

Before the films, before the Warrens—there was something already waiting inside the Conjuring House.

In this episode, Robert Barber unearths the true story behind one of America’s most infamous haunte…

Host Robert Barber takes you deep into one of America’s most chilling haunted places—the Conjuring House. This haunted places podcast unpacks the urban legends, true crime connections, and real paran…

In the woods outside Pittsburgh, the trees don’t forget.

Dead Man’s Hollow is a forgotten corner of American folklore—a forest woven with paranormal stories, unsolved deaths, and ghostly legends that …

Discover haunted legends in this eerie podcast preview, focusing on chilling urban myths from Dead Man’s Hollow—one of Pennsylvania’s most mysterious and infamous forests.

Host Robert Barber sets the …

In the remote hills of Washington, a story emerged—too strange to ignore, too persistent to forget. A tale of a bottomless pit, radio waves, and vanishing truths. This is American folklore at its mos…

Step into haunted folklore with host Robert Barber as he unravels the bizarre legend of Mel’s Hole—one of Washington State’s most chilling urban myths.

In this episode, we introduce the story of a bot…

Hosted by Robert Barber, State of the Unknown dives into the chilling world of the Crescent Hotel—an icon of American folklore and one of the most haunted places in the country. Hidden in the Ozark M…

Step inside one of America’s most haunted places.

Hosted by Robert Barber, this preview of State of the Unknown sets the stage for a chilling descent into the Crescent Hotel—where paranormal stories, …

Robert Barber presents a chilling deep dive into one of America’s earliest witch trials.

Before Salem, fear gripped Hartford, Connecticut.

In 1662, unexplained deaths, superstition, and hysteria sparke…

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 d…