Vox Media Studios Celebrates Latest Netflix Release with “Files of the Unexplained”

Vox Media Studios is celebrating the premiere of the latest Netflix series, Files of the Unexplained. With all episodes premiering today, Files of the Unexplained is a new docu-series that investigates eerie encounters to bizarre disappearances, mysterious hauntings to chilling cold cases. Each episode features different experiences with first hand accounts of strange phenomena alongside experts and locals. Episodes include cases of missing men, UFO sightings, sea creatures and more.

Episode Overview:

File: The Pascagoula Alien Abduction: Mississippi natives, Calvin Parker and Charlie Hickson set out to fish on a pier along the Pascagoula River the evening of October 11, 1973. What was set to be a relaxing time turned into a nightmare when the two men came face-to-face with strange, and scary creatures from another world.

File: The Ghosts of Myrtles Plantation: Handprints in the mirrors, footsteps on the stairs, mysterious smells, death by poison, hangings, murder and gunfire — the Myrtles Plantation holds the rather dubious record of hosting more ghostly phenomena than just about any other place in the country. But what could be more haunting than the honor itself? That would be the questionable history that is meant to to “explain” why the house is so haunted in the first place.

File: The Missing Yuba County Five: On February 24, 1978, five men from the Yuba County, California-area set out on what should’ve been a quick road trip, but they didn’t return home that night and their car was found 70 miles in the opposite direction. Did they intentionally go into the woods? Were they forced off their known path? Did something sinister happen to them? Or did they just get lost?

File: The Government’s UFO Conspiracy: From the 1970s to present day, those serving in the U.S. military have had experiences that can only be labeled as alien phenomena. For decades they have endured strange health complications and been forced to remain silent on the matter, for fear that they would be punished for breaking confidentiality agreements. But questions remain: What are those strange objects they’ve seen in the sky? And are they a threat?

File: The Haunting of Lake Lanier: Amid the depths of Lake Lanier, swimmers have claimed to escape the mysterious grip of hands pulling at them. Some who live and visit the area have seen spirits lurking in and around the lake. For others it’s no surprise — Lake Lanier was built over unmarked graves.

File: The Mysteries of Mt. Shasta: One of the most culturally complex areas in California, Mount Shasta encompasses a rich Native American heritage, while New Agers claim Mount Shasta’s supernatural energy allows them to transport to a lost city deep within the mountain. Shasta’s lava tubes, strange cloud formations and reported UFO sightings bring up the biggest question: What’s mysteries does the mountain protect?

File: The Bizarre Blobs of Washington: Something was wrong with the rain in Oakville on Aug. 7, 1994. It smeared across windshields like Vaseline and clung to the trees in clear gelatinous lumps. Some Oakville residents started getting violently sick, and animals died almost immediately after eating it. No one knew what was going on. Since then, the odd rain remains a mystery - what was it and what caused it?

File: The Floating Feet of the Salish Sea: 21 Singular human feet have washed up along the shores of the Salish Sea in Washington State and British Columbia in the past 16 years. It leaves many to wonder: Why have so many feet specifically shown up on the beaches surrounding the Salish Sea? And what actually happened to the individuals whose feet were found? Even though the mystery persists, possible explanations range from a legendary sea monster to a serial killer.

Files of the Unexplained marks Vox Media Studios’ second Netflix premiere this year. The second season of Full Swing premiered last month. The series is directed by Skye Borgman, produced by Avril Speaks, and executive produced by Chad Mumm and Mark W. Olsen for Vox Media Studios.

About Vox Media Studios

Vox Media Studios is a modern studio producing premium unscripted, documentary, and scripted programming for television, film, OTT, podcasts, and brand partners for today’s global audience. As an Emmy and Academy Award winning full-service production studio, it works both independently and in partnership with Vox Media’s category-leading networks—including New York Magazine, The Verge, Eater, Vox, NowThis, and The Dodo—to extend the company’s storytelling capabilities to the most relevant platforms including HBO, Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV+, Amazon, Disney+ and Freeform. Vox Media Studios is also home to the award-winning Vox Media Podcast Network.