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

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

Update: 2025-09-16
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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.

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

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

Robert Barber