State of the Unknown
State of the Unknown is a documentary-style podcast that explores America’s strangest stories—haunted highways, cryptid encounters, and folklore that refuses to fade. Every other week, we journey to a different U.S. state to uncover the truth behind its most enduring legends.
Podcasting since 2025 • 8 episodes
State of the Unknown
Latest Episodes
ep6. Connecticut - The Hartford Witch Panic: America’s Forgotten Trials
Before Salem, there was Hartford.In 1662, a series of mysterious illnesses and unexplained deaths sparked fear in colonial Connecticut—and led to one of the first recorded witch trials in American history. In this episode, we uncover the...
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Episode 6
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Teaser: The Hartford Witch Panic
A storm was brewing in 17th-century Connecticut... and it wasn’t just the weather ⚡ In next week’s episode of State of the Unknown, we uncover the forgotten witch panic that swept through Hartford decades before Salem made ...
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ep5. Kentucky - The Hopkinsville Goblins
In the summer of 1955, a quiet farmhouse in rural Kentucky became the site of one of the strangest encounters in American history.A family burst into the local police station, claiming their home had been under siege—by creatures from th...
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ep4. Iowa - The Van Meter Visitor
In 1903, the quiet farming town of Van Meter, Iowa, became the epicenter of a mystery that still defies explanation.Over the course of five nights, respected townspeople—doctors, bankers, merchants—reported seeing a massive winged creatu...
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ep3. Rhode Island – The Last Vampire: The Legend of Mercy Brown
In the winter of 1892, a small town in Rhode Island opened a grave.Inside, they found a young woman—eerily preserved, blood still in her heart.Her name was Mercy Brown.And they believed she was feeding on the living from beyon...
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