Meet Robert the Doll, the mysterious gift to a young boy named Gene Otto that marked the beginning of a lifetime of strange occurrences. Was Robert a harmless childhood companion—or the source of an inexplicable darkness?

Written by Neil McRobert and produced by Richard MacLean Smith

Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.

Meet Robert the Doll, the mysterious gift to a young boy named Gene Otto that marked the beginning of a lifetime of strange occurrences. Was Robert a harmless childhood companion&mdash;or the source of an inexplicable darkness?
Written by Neil McRobert and produced by Richard MacLean Smith
Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.

Unexplained is a haunting and unsettling bi-weekly podcast about strange and mysterious real life events that continue to evade explanation. A story-based show mixing spoken-word narrative, history and ideas - often to terrifying effect - that explores the space between what we think of as real and what is not; where sometimes belief can be as concrete as ‘reality,’ whatever that is…

More info at www.unexplainedpodcast.com and on twitter @unexplainedpod and facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast

Unexplained is a haunting and unsettling bi-weekly podcast about strange and mysterious real life events that continue to evade explanation. A story-based show mixing spoken-word narrative, history and ideas - often to terrifying effect - that explores the space between what we think of as real and what is not; where sometimes belief can be as concrete as &lsquo;reality,&rsquo; whatever that is&hellip;
More info at www.unexplainedpodcast.com and on twitter @unexplainedpod and facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast

Unexplained

Unexplained is a haunting and unsettling bi-weekly podcast about strange and mysterious real life events that continue to evade explanation. A story-based show mixing spoken-word narrative, history and ideas - often to terrifying effect - that explores the space between what we think of as real and what is not; where sometimes belief can be as concrete as ‘reality,’ whatever that is…

Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.

Unexplained is a haunting and unsettling bi-weekly podcast about strange and mysterious real life events that continue to evade explanation. A story-based show mixing spoken-word narrative, history and ideas - often to terrifying effect - that explores the space between what we think of as real and what is not; where sometimes belief can be as concrete as &lsquo;reality,&rsquo; whatever that is&hellip;
Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.

Season 08 Episode 14: Still Life

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For three terrifying years in 18th Century France, something stalked the people of the Gévaudan region. It's said to have killed over a hundred mostly women and children.

But what on earth was this thing?

Written by Diane Hope and Richard MacLean Smith

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For three terrifying years in 18th Century France, something stalked the people of the G&eacute;vaudan region. It's said to have killed over a hundred mostly women and children.
But what on earth was this thing?
Written by Diane Hope and Richard MacLean Smith
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S09E31: Let's Get Wild (The Beast of Gévaudan)

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The second and final part of Unexplained S09E30: Come, Hear What We Have to Say (The Scole Experiment).

In October of 1993, the living members of the Scole Experiment Group had supposedly made contact with one spirit, but that was just the beginning.  And what incredible sights they had to show them...

Written by Neil McRobert and Richard MacLean Smith

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The second and final part of Unexplained S09E30: Come, Hear What We Have to Say (The Scole Experiment).
In October of 1993, the living members of the Scole Experiment Group had supposedly made contact with one spirit, but that was just the beginning.&nbsp; And what incredible sights they had to show them...
Written by Neil McRobert and Richard MacLean Smith
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S09E30: Come, Hear What We Have to Say (The Scole Experiment), 2/2

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In the waning years of the twentieth century, a group of researchers decided to finally tackle the great enigma.

Namely, does life... do we… ever really end?

This is the extraordinary story of the Scole Experiment Group. 

Written by Neil McRobert and Richard MacLean Smith

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In the waning years of the twentieth century, a group of researchers decided to finally tackle the great enigma.
Namely, does life... do we&hellip; ever really end?
This is the extraordinary story of the Scole Experiment Group.&nbsp;
Written by Neil McRobert and&nbsp;Richard MacLean Smith
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S09E30: Come, Hear What We Have to Say (The Scole Experiment), 1/2

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Season 08 Episode 14: Still Life

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