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State of the Unknown | True Paranormal Stories, Haunted History, and American Folklore

Robert Barber

47 episodes

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Before it became a pop-culture reference point, it was a restricted military installation on the eastern edge of Long Island. Join host Robert Barber as he explores the real-world claims behind the Montauk Project and the Cold War history of Camp Hero. Drawing from firsthand accounts, disputed records, and decades of rumor, we examine stories of secret experiments, children brought into classified programs, and a base whose silence helped fuel one of America’s most enduring modern legends. Wa...

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Before it became a pop-culture reference point, it was a restricted military installation on the eastern edge of Long Island. Join host Robert Barber as he explores the real-world claims behind the Montauk Project and the Cold War history of Camp Hero. Drawing from firsthand accounts, disputed records, and decades of rumor, we examine stories of secret experiments, children brought into classified programs, and a base whose silence helped fuel one of America’s most enduring modern legends. Wa...

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State of the Unknown | True Paranormal Stories, Haunted History, and American Folklore

The Montauk Project: Inside the Cold War Experiments That Inspired Stranger Things — Ep. 38

Before it became a pop-culture reference point, it was a restricted military installation on the eastern edge of Long Island. Join host Robert Barber as he explores the real-world claims behind the Montauk Project and the Cold War history of Camp Hero. Drawing from firsthand accounts, disputed records, and decades of rumor, we examine stories of secret experiments, children brought into classified programs, and a base whose silence helped fuel one of America’s most enduring modern legends. Wa...

1 day ago

28 minutes

State of the Unknown | True Paranormal Stories, Haunted History, and American Folklore

The St. Louis Exorcist House | The Documented 1949 Possession Case — Ep. 37

In 1949, a family in the Midwest began documenting a series of disturbing events centered on their child. What started as subtle disturbances escalated into physical incidents witnessed by family members, physicians, and clergy. Join host Robert Barber as he examines the St. Louis “Exorcist” House and the documented case of an alleged possession and exorcism that followed. Medical explanations were pursued first. Observations were recorded as events unfolded. Outside witnesses were brought in...

1 week ago

31 minutes

State of the Unknown | True Paranormal Stories, Haunted History, and American Folklore

The Greenbrier Ghost: Inside America’s Only Murder Case Influenced by a Ghost — Ep. 36

The Greenbrier Ghost is one of the most unusual cases in American legal history. In this episode of State of the Unknown, host Robert Barber examines a true paranormal story involving a sudden death, a reopened investigation, and testimony that challenged the boundaries of what a court was prepared to hear. Drawing from documented court records, medical findings, and historical accounts, this episode separates verified facts from reported experiences surrounding the case known as the Greenbri...

2 weeks ago

23 minutes

State of the Unknown | True Paranormal Stories, Haunted History, and American Folklore

600 Incidents: A Year-Long Paranormal Assault on a Washington Home — Ep. 35

In a quiet suburban neighborhood in Bothell, Washington, a family began experiencing unexplained disturbances inside their home. What started as small, dismissible events slowly escalated into more than 600 reported paranormal incidents over the course of a year, witnessed by multiple people. Objects moved, sounds followed occupants through the house, and visitors noticed disturbances without being told what to expect. In this mini episode of State of the Unknown, Robert Barber tells the stor...

3 weeks ago

20 minutes

State of the Unknown | True Paranormal Stories, Haunted History, and American Folklore

The Tallman Bunk Beds: The Ordinary Object Linked to a Terrifying Haunting — Ep. 34

In the late 1980s, a family in Wisconsin brought home a simple set of bunk beds for their children. Nothing about them seemed unusual. There was no known history tied to them, no warning signs, and no reason to think they would change anything at all. But soon after the beds were assembled, the house began to feel different. Footsteps were heard moving through empty rooms. Objects shifted on their own. The children reported seeing a figure standing in their bedroom. A babysitter experienced s...

4 weeks ago

18 minutes

State of the Unknown | True Paranormal Stories, Haunted History, and American Folklore

The Dybbuk Box: The True Story Behind America’s Most Haunted Object — Ep. 33

The Dybbuk Box is one of the most infamous haunted objects in modern paranormal history. But behind the viral stories, the museum footage, and the online legends, there was something real: a chain of people who claimed that nightmares, shadows, sickness, and fear followed the small wooden cabinet wherever it went. In this episode, join Robert Barber as he breaks down the original estate sale in Portland, Oregon, the early owners who tried to live with it, the curator who believed it carried a...

1 month ago

35 minutes

State of the Unknown | True Paranormal Stories, Haunted History, and American Folklore

The Sallie House: The Terrifying True Haunting That Drove a Kansas Family Out of Their Home — Ep. 32

A quiet home in Atchison, Kansas. A nursery that never felt empty. Scratches that appeared on skin, fresh, burning, and witnessed in real time. This is the true story of the Sallie House haunting, one of the most disturbing and well-documented paranormal cases in America. In this episode of State of the Unknown, we walk through the chilling events exactly as the family reported them, the footsteps, the cold spots, the toys that moved on their own, and the violent attacks that finally drove th...

1 month ago

38 minutes

State of the Unknown | True Paranormal Stories, Haunted History, and American Folklore

What Happened in Room 428? Ohio University’s Haunting Mystery — Ep. 31

On the fourth floor of Wilson Hall at Ohio University sits a sealed dorm room no one has lived in for decades — Room 428. Students have whispered about it for years: pacing footsteps behind a locked door, lights flicking on in the middle of the night, and the story of a student whose experience inside the room changed everything. In this mini-episode, we explore the legend as it’s been told for generations — the strange behavior, the escalating disturbances, and the night of the scream — befo...

1 month ago

19 minutes

State of the Unknown | True Paranormal Stories, Haunted History, and American Folklore

The Bell Witch: The Terrifying True Story Behind America’s Oldest Haunting — Ep. 30

In the early 1800s, a quiet Tennessee farmhouse became the center of one of the most chilling and well-documented hauntings in American history. For more than two years, the Bell family claimed they were tormented by an unseen voice, one that spoke clearly, answered questions, revealed secrets… and eventually promised to kill the family’s patriarch, John Bell. Join host Robert B. as he dives deep into the true story of the Bell Witch, exploring the noises, the whispers, the violent attacks on...

1 month ago

38 minutes

State of the Unknown | True Paranormal Stories, Haunted History, and American Folklore

The Black Hope Cemetery: The Real Events That Mirror Poltergeist — Ep. 29

In the early 1980s, new homeowners outside Houston started finding coffins buried beneath their freshly built yards. Lights flickered, water ran on its own, and fear spread through the neighborhood—until they learned the truth. Their subdivision had been built over a forgotten cemetery known as Black Hope. The story of what followed—graves unearthed, strange activity, and a family tragedy—sounds eerily similar to the plot of Poltergeist, which hit theaters around the same time. But this wasn’...

2 months ago

15 minutes

State of the Unknown | True Paranormal Stories, Haunted History, and American Folklore

Ghosts of Flight 401: The Haunting That Changed Aviation — Ep. 28

In 1972, Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 crashed into the Florida Everglades—killing 101 people. Months later, flight crews across the country began reporting something impossible: the faces of Captain Robert Loft and Flight Engineer Donald Repo appearing aboard other jets built from the wreckage. What followed became one of the best-documented modern hauntings and a mystery that changed aviation forever. In this episode of State of the Unknown, host Robert Barber revisits the verified history o...

2 months ago

27 minutes

State of the Unknown | True Paranormal Stories, Haunted History, and American Folklore

The Haunting of Madison Seminary: The Investigation That Spoke Back — Ep. 27

In the quiet town of Madison, Ohio, stands a building with nearly two centuries of history, and more than a few secrets. Once a school, a Civil War widows’ home, and later a state-run institution, Madison Seminary has become one of the most haunted locations in Ohio. In this episode, host Robert Barber explores the history and hauntings of the Seminary: the Civil War wing watched over by Elizabeth Stiles, the shrine-like bedroom of Sarah, the girl who asked for “money”, and the top-floor “Asy...

2 months ago

28 minutes

State of the Unknown | True Paranormal Stories, Haunted History, and American Folklore

The Enfield Poltergeist: The True Haunted History Behind The Conjuring 2 — Ep. 26

Before The Conjuring 2 terrified moviegoers, there was a real family — living through something no one could explain. In 1977, the Hodgson family of Enfield, London, reported furniture moving on its own, voices echoing from the walls, and violent disturbances witnessed by police, reporters, and paranormal investigators alike. But what really happened inside that house? In this episode, State of the Unknown host Robert Barber uncovers the true story behind The Conjuring 2, the real Enfield Pol...

2 months ago

32 minutes

State of the Unknown | True Paranormal Stories, Haunted History, and American Folklore

The Devil Made Me Do It: The True Story Behind America’s Most Shocking Possession Case — Ep. 25

In 1981, a quiet Connecticut town became the center of one of the strangest murder cases in American history. When nineteen-year-old Arne Johnson stabbed his landlord, he claimed something no U.S. court had ever heard before, that he was possessed by a demon. This episode of State of the Unknown uncovers the true story that inspired The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. Host Robert Barber takes you inside the real case, from the alleged possession of eleven-year-old David Glatzel, to the Wa...

3 months ago

32 minutes

State of the Unknown | True Paranormal Stories, Haunted History, and American Folklore

Annabelle: The True Story Behind America’s Most Haunted Doll — Ep. 24

In the world of paranormal encounters and urban folklore, few stories are more chilling than this one. Before The Conjuring turned her into a horror icon, Annabelle was real — a simple Raggedy Ann doll at the center of one of the most documented real hauntings in American history. In this episode of State of the Unknown, host Robert Barber explores the true paranormal story of Annabelle - from the strange movements witnessed by two nursing students in 1970s Connecticut to the terrifying inves...

3 months ago

27 minutes

State of the Unknown | True Paranormal Stories, Haunted History, and American Folklore

The Smurl Haunting: The True Paranormal Case Behind The Conjuring: Last Rites — Ep. 23

Before Hollywood gave it a name, there was the real story. Between 1974 and 1989, Jack and Janet Smurl claimed their quiet Pennsylvania duplex had become a battleground of good and evil — a haunting so violent it drew the attention of famed investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. In this episode of State of the Unknown, Robert Barber revisits one of America’s most disturbing real-life hauntings - the true events that inspired The Conjuring: Last Rites. From unexplainable noises and levitations ...

3 months ago

27 minutes

State of the Unknown | True Paranormal Stories, Haunted History, and American Folklore

Promo: The Real Conjuring Stories Are Coming This October

This October, State of the Unknown presents a special haunted series: the true stories behind The Conjuring movies. Join host Robert Barber as we dive into the real cases Ed and Lorraine Warren investigated — the ones that became the inspiration for The Conjuring: Last Rites, Annabelle, The Devil Made Me Do It, and The Conjuring 2. From the Smurl Haunting in Pennsylvania to the infamous Enfield Poltergeist, we’ll separate fact from Hollywood and uncover the chilling truth behind the Conjuring...

3 months ago

State of the Unknown | True Paranormal Stories, Haunted History, and American Folklore

The Haunted Lemp Mansion: One of America’s Most Haunted Houses — Ep. 22

St. Louis, Missouri. Once a mansion of chandeliers, marble, and fortune — now one of the most haunted houses in America. The Lemp family built their empire on beer, but inside their 33-room mansion, sorrow took root. Five suicides. A legacy of grief. And a house that refuses to let go of its past. Today, the Lemp Mansion is famous for more than history. Guests report footsteps in empty hallways. Staff hear boots crossing the ballroom after midnight. Paranormal investigators capture whispers -...

3 months ago

17 minutes

State of the Unknown | True Paranormal Stories, Haunted History, and American Folklore

The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Abduction: America’s First Alien Encounter — Ep. 21

In September 1961, Betty and Barney Hill were driving through New Hampshire’s White Mountains when a strange light in the sky began to follow them. Hours later, they pulled into their driveway with two hours of missing time — and a story that would become America’s first widely publicized alien abduction. Torn clothing. Watches that would never tick again. A trembling dog that wouldn’t leave Betty’s side. And under hypnosis, Barney’s voice breaking as he screamed about “the eyes” — eyes he sw...

3 months ago

30 minutes

State of the Unknown | True Paranormal Stories, Haunted History, and American Folklore

Poveglia Island: The True Paranormal Story Behind the World’s Most Haunted Island — Ep. 20

Just off the coast of Venice lies a place so feared that even locals refuse to go near it. Poveglia Island has been called the world’s most haunted island — a former quarantine zone and plague hospital where tens of thousands perished, and where the echoes of suffering seem impossible to silence. In this episode of State of the Unknown: Out of State, Robert Barber uncovers the true paranormal history of Poveglia — from plague pits and asylums to ghostly sightings and modern-day bans. It’s a h...

4 months ago

21 minutes