State of the Unknown | True Stories of Paranormal Encounters and American Folklore
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
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 19 minutes
- Episodes
- 26
- Years Active
- 2025
The Van Meter Visitor: Iowa’s Winged Terror That Vanished Without a Trace
In 1903, something strange descended on Van Meter, Iowa—a winged creature, part bat, part machine, with a blinding light on its head.
It terrorized the town for five nights… and then disappeared.
In th…
The Hopkinsville Goblins: Alien Siege in a Kentucky Farmhouse
One farmhouse. Eleven people. And a night that still haunts Kentucky.
In 1955, the Sutton family claimed to be under attack by metallic-skinned creatures with glowing eyes—what would become known as t…
Mercy Brown | Rhode Island's Last American Vampire - Fact or Folklore?
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 …
The Beast of Bray Road: Wisconsin’s Real-Life Werewolf?
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 epi…
The Bridgewater Triangle | Cryptids, Cults, and a Haunted Forest
In the heart of Massachusetts lies a stretch of land steeped in American folklore—a place of curses, cryptids, and encounters that defy explanation.
Known as the Bridgewater Triangle, this mysterious …
Trailer - Welcome to State of the Unknown
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 tu…