Before the films — before Ed and Lorraine Warren — there was something already waiting inside the Conjuring House.

In this episode of State of the Unknown, Robert Barber unearths the true paranormal story behind one of America’s most infamous haunted places. From the chilling encounters of the Perron family to the real history of Bathsheba Sherman, this colonial-era farmhouse in Rhode Island holds more than ghosts — it holds memory, tragedy, and myth.

Was the haunting real… or something even stranger?

🎧 For listeners drawn to haunted history, true paranormal stories, and the legends we can’t let go of — step inside The Conjuring House.

##References in the Show##

Episode 3 - Mercy Brown | Rhode Island’s Last American Vampire https://www.buzzsprout.com/2465685/episodes/17010280-mercy-brown-rhode-island-s-last-american-vampire-fact-or-folklore

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Host Robert Barber takes you deep into one of America’s most chilling haunted places—the Conjuring House. This haunted places podcast unpacks the urban legends, true crime connections, and real paranormal encounters that inspired The Conjuring film series.

From unexplained phenomena to the Warrens’ controversial investigation, discover what really happened behind the haunting—and why this case still terrifies believers and skeptics alike.

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In the woods outside Pittsburgh, the trees don’t forget.
Dead Man’s Hollow is a place where American folklore, mystery, and true paranormal stories intertwine — a forest filled with ghostly legends, unexplained deaths, and echoes that refuse to fade.

Join host Robert Barber as he explores this haunted stretch of Pennsylvania, uncovering stories of disappearances, strange lights, and the eerie stillness that seems almost alive.

Part of State of the Unknown’s haunted history series, this episode is for anyone who believes the land itself can remember.

🎧 Real places. Real legends. True hauntings.

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Discover haunted legends in this eerie podcast preview, focusing on chilling urban myths from Dead Man’s Hollow—one of Pennsylvania’s most mysterious and infamous forests.

Host Robert Barber sets the stage for an episode that explores murders, disappearances, and ghost stories that refuse to fade.
Is the land cursed? Or simply a place where fear grows like the trees?

This is a haunted places podcast for those drawn to real legends, shadowed history, and stories that never sleep.

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In the remote hills of Washington State lies a story too bizarre to dismiss — a mysterious pit said to have no bottom. What began as a strange call to a late-night radio show became one of the most enduring tales in American folklore.

Join Robert Barber as he unearths the true paranormal story of Mel’s Hole — a chilling piece of urban folklore that blurs the line between myth, science, and government secrecy. From radio waves to vanishing truths, this is one of America’s strangest mysteries.

🎧 State of the Unknown — where folklore, fact, and fear collide.

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Step into haunted folklore with host Robert Barber as he unravels the bizarre legend of Mel’s Hole—one of Washington State’s most chilling urban myths.

In this episode, we introduce the story of a bottomless pit that has defied explanation for decades. First made famous on late-night radio, Mel’s Hole is said to swallow objects without a sound, attract government surveillance, and shimmer with otherworldly power.

Is it a hoax? A cover-up? Or a legend that reveals something deeper about our fear of the unknown?

You’ll hear:

• The original call that launched the legend
• Eyewitness claims and bizarre anomalies
• Reflections on why some stories linger—true or not

Mentioned in this episode:

• Coast to Coast AM (Art Bell archives)
• Ellensburg, Washington folklore
• Bottomless pit myths in American paranormal culture

Subscribe to State of the Unknown wherever you listen—and follow the show for future deep dives into haunted places, forgotten history, and legends that never truly disappear.

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High in the Ozark Mountains sits the Crescent Hotel — known to many as America’s most haunted hotel. Behind its grand stone walls lies a chilling past of restless spirits, ghostly encounters, and a dark chapter in American medical history.

Once a luxury spa, the Crescent became a fraudulent cancer hospital in the 1930s, leaving behind a legacy of suffering that still echoes through its halls. Today, guests and staff continue to report cold spots, disembodied voices, and apparitions that seem tied to its tragic past.

In this episode of State of the Unknown, Robert Barber unravels the haunted history and true paranormal stories that make the Crescent Hotel one of America’s most enduring real-life hauntings.

🎧 Haunted history. True encounters. Real fear.

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Step inside one of America’s most haunted places.

Hosted by Robert Barber, this preview of State of the Unknown sets the stage for a chilling descent into the Crescent Hotel—where paranormal stories, ghost sightings, and urban legends have lingered for over a century.

As part of our haunted places podcast, this episode teases the eerie history, strange deaths, and spectral rumors that surround the Ozark landmark.

Follow for the full story—and don’t look too long at the mirrors.

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Before Salem, fear gripped Hartford, Connecticut.

In 1662, unexplained deaths and rising superstition ignited America’s first witch panic. Neighbors turned against each other. Accusations spread. And the Hartford Witch Trials became a dark chapter in America’s haunted history—one nearly erased from memory.

In this episode of State of the Unknown, Robert Barber unearths the creepy history of Hartford’s forgotten panic, exploring the myths, the terror, and the legacy that shaped American folklore long before Salem.

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Step into the haunted history of Hartford, Connecticut—site of America’s first witch trials and a chilling legacy that predates Salem.

This creepy preview of State of the Unknown explores one of the darkest, most overlooked chapters in colonial history.

If you love paranormal stories, forgotten tragedies, and unsettling truths, this haunted places podcast delivers something deeper.

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