176: HAUNTING | Poveglia's Ghosts & Paranormal Encounters
Avery After Dark
Avery Ross
4.8 • 746 Ratings
🗓️ 14 January 2026
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Poveglia Island has been called the most haunted place on Earth—a forbidden island with a history soaked in death, disease, and suffering. Once used as a quarantine zone and later a psychiatric hospital, it’s now closed to the public after decades of disturbing reports and unexplained injuries. In this episode, we explore the chilling history and paranormal legends surrounding Poveglia, and why authorities have kept it off-limits. Then, we shift away from the island entirely to share three true paranormal encounters..
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| 0:00.0 | It is illegal, completely forbidden to visit here. |
| 0:18.0 | Police strictly forbid anyone from stepping foot on this small |
| 0:22.4 | speck of land in the Venetian lagoon. And for good reason, countless unexplained injuries and |
| 0:28.2 | deaths have occurred here. More than 150,000 people have died on this island. Some call it the |
| 0:35.0 | most haunted place on earth. This episode, we're diving into the dark, |
| 0:39.2 | disturbing story of Paveglia Island. We're going to hear real life accounts from those who have |
| 0:44.6 | visited the island and have left injured and traumatized. Reports of feeling choked and shoved. |
| 0:51.8 | Stories of visitors who will be exploring the island and will hear someone |
| 0:55.6 | creeping up behind them, whispering. It gets closer and closer, but as soon as they turn around, |
| 1:04.1 | no one's there. In the story of a girl who visited the island and was violently attacked by an |
| 1:09.1 | entity and was left needing stitches. And after that, |
| 1:13.0 | I have three more true ghost stories for you. Real paranormal encounters, unrelated to the |
| 1:18.9 | haunted island, but just as eerie. This is a paranormal variety show for you. By the end of this |
| 1:25.0 | episode, you're going to be creeped out. Hey, maybe you already are. |
| 1:29.2 | I know I am. If you want more stories, more chills, more mysteries, join my YouTube memberships |
| 1:34.9 | or the Avery After Dark Patreon. Members get a bonus episode every single month and a new episode |
| 1:40.5 | just dropped. So if you want extra content and want to support the show, hit the links in the description and come hang out with me. Thank you to all who have joined. You are the best. And if you're loving these creepy episodes, leave a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts. Tell me which episode has been your favorite. And I'll take notes and make sure I bring you more of what you enjoy on the show. |
| 2:01.5 | Now, without further ado, this is the haunting of Paveglia Island. |
| 2:07.3 | This island wasn't always an abandoned, haunted nightmare. |
| 2:11.5 | Originally, it was a small, peaceful community. |
| 2:13.8 | Families farm the land, fished the waters, and lived ordinary lives there. |
| 2:21.3 | Children played along the shoreline, and the air smelt of sea. Then came the 14th century, Black Plague. Venice, desperate to contain the disease, used Paveglia as a quarantine island. |
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