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

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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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)