Dead Man’s Hollow | Where the Trees Remember What We Forgot

State of the Unknown | True Stories of Paranormal Encounters and American Folklore

In the woods outside Pittsburgh, the trees don’t forget.

Dead Man’s Hollow is a forgotten corner of American folklore—a forest woven with paranormal stories, unsolved deaths, and ghostly legends that stretch back more than a century.

Join host Robert Barber as he explores this haunted Pennsylvania hollow, tracing disappearances, strange sightings, and a silence that feels almost alive.

Part of our haunted places podcast series, this episode is for anyone who believes the land itself can hold memory.

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1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. The Setting & the Name – How Dead Man’s Hollow Got Its Name (00:03:12)

3. The Rise — Industry, Isolation, and the Roots of the Hollow (00:05:47)

4. The Deaths, the Disappearances, and the Birth of a Reputation (00:09:40)

5. The Haunting Reputation (00:14:50)

6. The Hollow That Remembers (00:17:34)

7. Whispers in the Hollow – Community Legends and Personal Encounters (00:20:35)

8. What Lurks Below – Theories of the Hollow (00:26:17)

9. Final Thoughts & Outro (00:27:50)