State of the Unknown | Documentary Stories of Real Unexplained Encounters
Strange things happen. Sometimes they leave records.
State of the Unknown is a documentary paranormal podcast about real people who encountered something they couldn't explain.
From ghosts and documented hauntings to UFO encounters, cryptid sightings, strange creatures, and other unexplained events, each episode follows the people at the center of the story—what happened, what evidence remains, and what explanations came later.
These aren't campfire stories. They're incidents with names, dates, locations, witnesses, and consequences.
Some have clear explanations. Others don't.
But all of them left a mark.
If you love paranormal stories, ghost stories, UFO cases, cryptid encounters, and unexplained mysteries but still want to know what really happened, this is your show.
You're allowed to be curious without being required to believe.
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State of the Unknown | Documentary Stories of Real Unexplained Encounters
"Make it Stop"
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Captured in the Surgeon’s Room—the space adjacent to the Asylum on Madison Seminary’s top floor—this EVP contains two brief whispers. The first, audible at approximately 1 second, appears to say “make it stop.” A second utterance occurs near 6 seconds, though the words are unclear.
What do you think it's saying? Let me know!
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