Step into a world where history and horror collide. This episode of Hexed sails out to Poveglia Island, a small, mostly forgotten island in the Venetian lagoon used for centuries as a plague quarantine station, and later converted into a mental asylum.
Hosted by Mark Houston, Hexed blends eerie storytelling with cultural history and a dose of skepticism. Local legend adds a mad doctor and a fatal fall from the bell tower, but the verified history alone, tens of thousands buried or burned on the same small stretch of ground, is disturbing enough without it. Locals fought to keep developers off the island entirely, choosing instead to leave it as it is.
Enter at your own risk, and remember to keep your curiosity alive, and your caution close.
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