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OUT OF STATE | Poveglia Island: The True Paranormal Story Behind the World’s Most Haunted Island
State of the Unknown | True Paranormal Stories, Haunted History, and American Folklore
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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 haunting unlike any other… and one that still lingers over the waters of the Venetian Lagoon.
🎧 Haunted history. Real places. True fear.
State of the Unknown is a documentary-style podcast tracing the haunted highways, forgotten folklore, and unexplained phenomena across America’s 50 states.
👁️🗨️ New episodes every Tuesday — with full-length stories every other week, and shorter mini tales in between.
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Chapters
1. Introduction and Content Warning (00:00:00)
2. The Forbidden Island of Poveglia (00:02:29)
3. The Black Death's Dumping Ground (00:05:03)
4. The Asylum and the Doctor (00:09:00)
5. Modern Encounters and Experiences (00:11:35)
6. Theories of Haunting (00:15:14)
7. Final Reflections on Poveglia (00:19:33)
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