Episodes

  • The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 153)

    The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 153)
    Jun 18 2025

    The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 153)

    The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum was a psychiatric hospital located in Weston, West Virginia and known by other names such as West Virginia Hospital for the Insane and Weston State Hospital.

    The asylum was open to patients from October 1864 until May 1994.

    The lack of proper care and access to sanitation led to a large number of deaths at the asylum, while the official count of patients who have died in the asylum is not available, research is currently underway to determine an accurate count, Weston State Hospital expert and historian, Titus Swan, estimates the number to be in or above the five figure range.

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    Podcast Description & Credits

    www.hauntedresearchcentre.com

    www.frightnights.co.uk

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    Credits...

    Photography by Helen Poolar

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    Marks Unexplained World background music:

    Music by Adi Goldstein - Blank Light

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

    https://uppbeat.io/t/adi-goldstein/blank-light

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    Paranormal Research Centre Promo:

    Music by Kevin MacLeod - Gathering Darkness

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    Fright Nights Promo:

    Music by AK - Sky High

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators): https://uppbeat.io/t/ak/sky-high

    License code: SMVBCSQXP5FFNVJT

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    41 mins
  • The Rendlesham Forest Incident | Marks Unexplained World Podcast Extra

    The Rendlesham Forest Incident | Marks Unexplained World Podcast Extra
    Jun 14 2025
    The Rendlesham Forest incident | Marks Unexplained World Podcast Extra The Rendlesham Forest incident was a series of reported sightings of unexplained lights near Rendlesham Forest in Suffolk, England, in late December 1980, which became linked with claims of UFO landings. The events occurred just outside RAF Woodbridge, which was used at the time by the United States Air Force.
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    24 mins
  • Sam the Sandown Clown | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 152)

    Sam the Sandown Clown | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 152)
    Jun 10 2025
    Sam the Sandown Clown | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 152) Sam the Sandown Clown was a strange being encountered by two young children vacationing at Lake Common, Sandown, on the Isle of Wight in the UK in May of 1973. Following a strange sound, the two children wandered across a footbridge and met an odd unidentified creature that was described as "a cross between a clown, a robot, and an alien." After a time, the strange creature seemingly disappeared and has never been seen again.
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    36 mins
  • The Dark Story of the Ovitz Family | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 151)

    The Dark Story of the Ovitz Family | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 151)
    Jun 3 2025

    The Dark Story of The Ovits Family | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 151)

    The Ovitz family was a family of Hungarian Jewish actors/travelling musicians originating from present Romania, who survived imprisonment at the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II.

    They were the largest family of dwarfs ever recorded and were the largest family to enter Auschwitz and survive intact.

    The family of twelve ranged from a 15-month-old baby to a 58-year-old woman.

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    Socials:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/755482988915649/

    Instagram: Mark Hughes (@mark_the_medium__) • Instagram photos and videos

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    Podcast Description & Credits

    www.hauntedresearchcentre.com

    www.frightnights.co.uk

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    Credits...

    Photography by Helen Poolar

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    Marks Unexplained World background music:

    Music by Adi Goldstein - Blank Light

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

    https://uppbeat.io/t/adi-goldstein/blank-light

    License code: C6W9MMXFLSZUXLLO

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    Paranormal Research Centre Promo:

    Music by Kevin MacLeod - Gathering Darkness

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/gathering-darkness

    License code: ATHMPVKBDSRGQIUY

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    Fright Nights Promo:

    Music by AK - Sky High

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators): https://uppbeat.io/t/ak/sky-high

    License code: SMVBCSQXP5FFNVJT

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    38 mins
  • The Disappearance of Glen and Bessie Hyde | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 150)

    The Disappearance of Glen and Bessie Hyde | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 150)
    May 28 2025

    The Disappearance of Glen and Bessie Hyde | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 150)

    Glen and Bessie Hyde were newlyweds who disappeared while attempting to run the rapids of the Colorado River through Grand Canyon, Arizona in 1928. Had the couple succeeded, Bessie Hyde would have been the first woman known to accomplish this feat. Still to this day, their whereabouts remain unknown, and are still classified as missing.

    Marks Unexplained World

    Podcast Description & Credits

    www.hauntedresearchcentre.com

    www.frightnights.co.uk

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    Credits...

    Photography by Helen Poolar

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    Marks Unexplained World background music:

    Music by Adi Goldstein - Blank Light

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

    https://uppbeat.io/t/adi-goldstein/blank-light

    License code: C6W9MMXFLSZUXLLO

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    Paranormal Research Centre Promo:

    Music by Kevin MacLeod - Gathering Darkness

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/gathering-darkness

    License code: ATHMPVKBDSRGQIUY

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    Fright Nights Promo:

    Music by AK - Sky High

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators): https://uppbeat.io/t/ak/sky-high

    License code: SMVBCSQXP5FFNVJT

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    37 mins
  • The Vanishing and Reappearance of Katherine Van Alst | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 149)

    The Vanishing and Reappearance of Katherine Van Alst | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 149)
    May 21 2025
    The Vanishing & Reappearance of Katherine Van Alst | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 149) While on holiday with her family at Devil's Den State Park, Arkansas, Katherine Van Alst wandered away from her brothers while they fishing near a creak. Then, in the blink of an eye, Katherine suddenly vanished, and despite the cries of her family who were desperately trying to find her, she failed to respond and had completely disappeared. Then, after six days of park rangers and volunteers searching the area, as quickly as she disappeared, she reappeared safe and well.
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    34 mins
  • Joseph Denny at Dartmoor Prison | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 148)

    Joseph Denny at Dartmoor Prison | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 148)
    May 14 2025

    Joseph Denny at Dartmoor Prison | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 148)

    Joseph Denny was a coloured native of Barbados.

    He was described as a habitual criminal who, at times, would resort to violence. His first term in prison was at Carmarthen Prison where he served six months for housebreaking, next came seven years in Liverpool jail for manslaughter, this was then followed by a term of eight years in Dartmoor Prison for the crime of felony, and during his term at Dartmoor he had 124 breaches of discipline, where his punishments included, flogging, solitary confinement and spells of starvation diets.

    Marks Unexplained World

    Podcast Description & Credits

    www.hauntedresearchcentre.com

    www.frightnights.co.uk

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    Photography by Helen Poolar

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    Marks Unexplained World background music:

    Music by Adi Goldstein - Blank Light

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

    https://uppbeat.io/t/adi-goldstein/blank-light

    License code: C6W9MMXFLSZUXLLO

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    Paranormal Research Centre Promo:

    Music by Kevin MacLeod - Gathering Darkness

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/gathering-darkness

    License code: ATHMPVKBDSRGQIUY

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    Fright Nights Promo:

    Music by AK - Sky High

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators): https://uppbeat.io/t/ak/sky-high

    License code: SMVBCSQXP5FFNVJT

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    39 mins
  • The Lies of Elizabeth Finch | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 147)

    The Lies of Elizabeth Finch | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 147)
    May 7 2025

    The Lies of Elizabeth Finch | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 147)

    Elisabeth R. Finch is an American television writer best known for her work on the series True Blood and Grey's Anatomy.

    Finch gained public notoriety for her abrupt resignation from Grey's Anatomy, which was prompted by an investigation into a series of lies that she told about her personal and medical history.

    Finch had altered her appearance to appear sick while working and used stories about her medical diagnoses to gain accommodations at work.

    Finch also reportedly made allegations that her own brother abused her as a child.

    Marks Unexplained World

    Podcast Description & Credits

    www.hauntedresearchcentre.com

    www.frightnights.co.uk

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    Photography by Helen Poolar

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    Marks Unexplained World background music:

    Music by Adi Goldstein - Blank Light

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

    https://uppbeat.io/t/adi-goldstein/blank-light

    License code: C6W9MMXFLSZUXLLO

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    Paranormal Research Centre Promo:

    Music by Kevin MacLeod - Gathering Darkness

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/gathering-darkness

    License code: ATHMPVKBDSRGQIUY

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    Fright Nights Promo:

    Music by AK - Sky High

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators): https://uppbeat.io/t/ak/sky-high

    License code: SMVBCSQXP5FFNVJT

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    40 mins