The White Vault | Season 1 | Ep. 10 | Fruition

Tensions rise as Karina's sleepwalking endangers the lives of the team and new disturbing voices are picked up on the station's transmitter.
Written by K.A. Statz
Produced, Edited, with Sound Design by Travis Vengroff
Mixing by Brandon Strader
Cast:
Dr. Rosa De La Torre - Lani Minella
Walter Heath - David Ault
Jónas Þórirsson - Eyþór Viðarsson
Dr. Karina Schumacher-Weiß - Kessi Riliniki
Graham Casner - Peter Lewis
The Documentarian - Hem Cleveland
Spanish Translations by Guillermo Tenorio
Russian Translations by Natalia Serebryansky and Ekaterina Ptashkina with assistance by Sergey Serebryanskiy
Icelandic Translations by Eyþór Viðarsson
German Translations by Kessi Riliniki
“Unsealed"- Arranged and Performed by Brandon Boone
Art by Kessi Riliniki
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[@Madhatter1013]

SPOILER!!!! Episode 1, when Karina talked about being excited to get engaged and having a loving family and whatnot, my first thought was "she's not coming back...." 😂

[@FoolScholarProductions]

It's so true... with horror shows, you look to the happy people and worry.... 😆

[@Draracle20]

So just so you know put a lot more spaces in that way people don't skip by the spoiler thing dude

[@theKorkk]

Scary interesting lead me here and didn't disappoint I just binge listened to the first season and this is seriously amazingly well written, acted, and produced I'm looking forward to more

[@FoolScholarProductions]

Thank you!

[@mikeDeSales943]

I also found this through Scary Interesting. This is a great listen.

[@digbyskellington]

Jesus, I didn't notice that the recorded sound was sayimg one of their names until Walther pointed it out. Fucking terrifying.

[@woodworthwarrington2113]

Absolutely Astounding! It's such a rarity to find a series as engaging and terrifying as this one. I mean properly terrifying too (that ever elusive paranoid, can't-fall-asleep kind). Keep up the stunning work!

[@FoolScholarProductions]

Thank you so much for your kind words! We will continue to try to terrify.

[@bonefetcherbrimley7740]

@@FoolScholarProductions Hey this was great! You guys deserve more subs! Have a good day, and thanks for the stuff.

[@hannahlanai]

That type of scary that unnerves you. That creeping, insidious type that gets under your skin and sinks to your bones. That fills the silence before sleep like a roar, and worms into your dreams. The best kind of scary.

[@Nyghtgirl27]

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[@BladeLigerV]

Recently the newly formed (relatively) Second Wind has this advertized at the end of a video. OH MAN I am loving this!

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[@FelipeKana1]

​@@FoolScholarProductionscame here from the ads there as well! Enjoying a lot

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[@eileenheath1968]

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[@Luanmm]

I came from them too!

[@ApathyZone]

Promotion from Scary Interesting also led me here. Wonderful creation, and excellent storytelling.

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Welcome aboard!

[@ziuwaz1588]

Same here, thanks to SI, I now am hooked!!

[@EsfingeCinza]

Scary Interesting's shout out! Also THIS IS SCARY AF

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Thank you!

[@narnzipan]

Absolutely BRILLIANT, I'm completely sucked in and NEED more!! lol Fortunately for me I began listening only a week ago, so I still have another season or two to look forward to, I am loving this!! WARNING - SPOILERS AHEAD... MANY thanks to the creators, I'm writing this just at the beginning of episode ten,.... What's going to happen with the teeth!!!????? Trying not to say too much here in case people read the comments first. This channel REALLY should have more advertising etc etc, people are missing out!! LOVE THE WHITE VAULT!!

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So glad you enjoy the show! Be sure to check out more of our behind-the-episodes and bloopers after you catch up on the show!

[@olympus10001]

great soundscaping. I can feel the cold

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Glad you like it!

[@rangda_prime]

So, having now listened to all of season 1, here are my impressions. Overall a very enjoyable and well made production with decent enough pacing and a creeping sense of unease. The first time I heard the radio transmission I had genuine goosebumps. My main objections would be that I really disliked Dr. Schumacher the way she was written. Her arc as the "afflicted" is a classic element of stories like these, but she was in the end almost annoyingly passive and her tearfulness was turned solely inwards, never affecting or even showing itself to any other character. No one listened to her at all, which was very strange to me. If I was an experienced polar worker and a member of my team upon waking up from a serious injury said they were attacked by something making them jump, I would assume that there might for example have been a polar bear that had gained access to the cave complex from another tunnel or crevasse. Instead the rest of the team not only does not believe her, but also do not come to the conclusion that she has some sort of brain damage from her fall. They just don't... react to her state. Schumacher herself acts as if none one believed her though, to the point that she doesn't talk to anyone about anything, which I think misses out on a lot of interesting interaction with the other characters. The rise of digital media and recording has given a lot more space for the found record type of horror story, but unfortunately at the end of this series, the plot has started to bump up against its limitations. And tbf I think the writer kind of felt that too, since you have characters trying to justify why they are writing things down, which unfortunately has the opposite effect and broke the fourth wall a couple of times. It's not on the level of Robert Bloch's "Notes Found In An Abandoned House" or Lin Carter's "They're coming through the door as I write this, they AAAAGH", but having the story end with was is essentially an action scene instead of a mysterious event was a choice that was very hard to execute effectively. I think a better take if you wanted to end with Schumacher's abduction would have been to make the scene a lot more chaotic, with gun shots, screams and howling winds, cutting off abruptly. The shaky note by the transmitter... It didn't really work, sorry to say. All that said though, I did like the story a lot, everything else was of a markedly above average quality and will be happy to listen to the next season.

[@CrowSkeleton]

Ending the recording during all that yelling and and banging then a note saying no more than "gone down trapdoor after Karina" - at once an acknowledgement of haste and that they might not come back - would have been 100% more effective. I have further seasons ready ahead of me, though, so I'm not complaining. Onward!

[@Alexandra-ez8rj]

I know you made this comment ages ago, sorry, but I agree entirely with you. Dr. Schumacher wasn't particularly gripping to me, and to have her last entry be 'I'm gonna die and I'm sad about it' wasn't particularly emotionally compelling. I didn't get enough going on to feel, like her, that it was inevitable, and to just lie down and die and accept it. I'm not sure why so much of it was taken from written logs. Its a major complaint I have with a lot of media that chooses to use them, as so much of it doesn't stand up to the question, 'why was this written down?' Some of it made sense, the official reports and everything, but it was overused, and often didn't work, as you pointed out. The ending felt... anticlimactic. I didn't expect an explanation, as explanation is the death of horror, but for all this long, slow build for nearly no pay off was strange. I would have expected this to be the second to last episode in a season, and for there to be one more to finish it off about their pursuing her. Or, as you mentioned, doing it through a chaotic audio recording also sounds like a better execution. I'd even have taken this, but it settled on a more certain, morally gray and dark, 'She was taken, and we're abandoning her and leaving.' Obviously, that probably couldn't happen for set up for future seasons, and maybe this is all rectified going forward. I guess I'll see. The production quality alone is worth continuing to see if it sticks the landing a bit better next season. But I thought your analysis was great and agreed with your points. Thanks!

[@rangda_prime]

@@Alexandra-ez8rj Thank you for commenting. I ended up not listening to the next season since the initial episode didn't seem to indicate that the writers were going to evolve anytime soon. There's so much content out there and I've since raised my standards a little for this kind of audio drama. I don't regret having listened to it, and still don't think it's bad per se. But there's better findings out there.

[@quorze]

@@rangda_prime Could you please post some recommendations for similar type of content?

[@rangda_prime]

@@quorze Sure! Video Palace BBC's The Case of Charles Dexter Ward Old Gods of Appallachia Archive 81 podcast

[@MyAfroAteMyWii]

I just marathoned the first season I’m glad I did. It kinda has an alien feel to me.

[@gsdlife09]

true it kind of felt to me like the avp movie. a building under the ice, a group that explores it, a stone room, boxes in the place of eggs,creatures

[@CrowSkeleton]

Old Gods of Appalachia brought me here - gotta high five the Family, too.

[@RambleRandi]

The Family sent me here as well! I just started listening yesterday finally.

[@Kropothead]

Same here, and I’m glad they did! They’re both some damn fine horror stories.

[@hollybyrd6186]

I'm hooked. I've binge the first season in two days.

[@edwardspencer3906]

Definitely feeling Lovecraft and Campbell, and that's just FANTASTIC! Just binged 1st season (Horror Babble directed me here) and I haven't heard great Arctic Horror like this in a very long time. Subbed and getting ready for the remaining seasons! You People really are Professional and Highly Entertaining!

[@MrHamNuggget]

You guys are bound to get a new wave of new fans like myself! Real Horror plugged you guys in their most recent video and I am hooked! Some of the best stuff I have ever listen to and scratches the Itch Tanis left in my brain.

[@FoolScholarProductions]

Thank you so much! We certainly hope so!

[@eugenesesmaiii3278]

Sent from Philosophy Tube! Her recommendations never disappoint and this was such a well made series! One of the most engaging spooky podcasts I’ve ever heard! Bravo to everyone on and off the air :) signing out

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Thanks! Where did she recommend us!? Super happy to have you here!

[@Jen-rose76]

Idk if I’m gonna be able to hear all of the episodes but I am so freaked out. Binge watching while hurricane literally blows outside. I keep taking my AirPods out not knowing if the sound is the wind and rain outside or the video. I hope I can find all of the episodes I can’t go to bed until I know what’s happening. Lol ❤

[@FoolScholarProductions]

Fun fact: We used to live in Florida and wrote some of the story while also experiencing hurricanes!

[@gsdlife09]

Scary Interesting led me here

[@greenUserman]

Amazing first season! Thank you for your work! As a native Spanish speaker it was very slightly off-putting that the Spanish spoken by Rosa didn't sound native, but it's perfectly understandable and a very minor thing.

[@drnickyp]

Utterly superb and jolly well done 👍🏻

[@ajpbrunet]

I absent-mindedly saved episode 1 to my Watch Later a few weeks ago after seeing the ad on Second Wind. Needed to do some spring cleaning today so I thought "Hey, I'll give this series a go" Welp, here I am now and it's gonna be night time soon. You guys did an amazing job! I just don't think my broom is going to be much help against the things lurking in the night 😕

[@FoolScholarProductions]

Thank you, and we hope you had a very productive spring cleaning!

[@b-ranthatway8066]

I watched all the videos from Scary Interesting and his latest video sent me here. I'm so glad I could binge listen to this on my 8 hour shift and it being quite a thrilling adventure. Sound quality and effects were perfect. Kind of reminded me of the game, The Long Dark. 10/10, and now I'm ready for Season 2. 😁

[@FoolScholarProductions]

Welcome aboard! Glad you enjoyed Season One. We played the Long Dark as well, but it was after we had written Seasons one, two, and three. It was a fun and gripping game.

[@sameoldsatellite]

Finished and needless to say I'm gripped! Going to make a start listening to the second season right away!

[@FabledFloofs]

It was a true pleasure finding and listening to this. Having been caught up on the no sleep podcast I was trying to find something similar and i'm sooooooo happy I ended up here. YOU GUYS ROCK!

[@coffeec8873]

aaaaa what an ending!!!! it may be the first time i’ve looked forward to work, and only for the opportunity to listen to this episode at last!! i’m selfishly glad that i came in so late so that i can binge the whole show. on to the next!!

[@FoolScholarProductions]

Seasons 1-5 are all available on KZbin, so enjoy! (The newest season is currently only on our Podcast feed, but you have plenty of time before that!)

[@LongBoy.0]

Also sent here by scary interesting. Such a goood season so creepy and the perfect feeling. Love it

[@dreamway9]

I have listened to this story in it's entirety three times now

[@FoolScholarProductions]

Be sure to check out all the seasons! All 5 are now available as podcasts!

[@17roses32]

Thank you for this! Holy shit that was a cliffhanger (not so much since season 2's already out but still!)! I'm so glad I listened to this. Looking forward to season 2 later!

[@FloW0311]

I want a TV Series about this. 8000 listeners only, its fking awesome. Spread the word.

[@Luvl12]

Ah I can't wait to start season 2 tomorrow!!!!! This was so amazing! This made me love podcast

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[@alexandriazanger4284]

I commented on the first episode, had no idea I'd binge this the rest of the night but I'm so happy to be here!!! This is beautiful, diving into season two!! ❤❤

[@FoolScholarProductions]

Thank you so much!!

[@MauR1CEnl]

How does this fly under the radar! Only found this via scary interesting. This is so good!! ❤

[@FoolScholarProductions]

Glad you like it and glad you came by to give us a try!

[@Vashtheshark]

Scary interesting sent me this way and finished season 1 it was pretty good. Enjoyed it alot I'll countinue and probably check out other series

[@FoolScholarProductions]

Thanks for giving us a shot! Glad to hear you liked the first season. We hope you enjoy it all!

[@LesterHabenaro]

Lol, he sent me here, too.

[@pugettepugs6766]

I'm so happy to find it. I've binged the season and recommended it to everyone:3

[@FoolScholarProductions]

Thank you! If you enjoy the writing of K.A., check out our other shows like Don't Mind Cruxmont and Liberty: Tales from the Tower for more mysteries.

[@pugettepugs6766]

@@FoolScholarProductions sure will. I'm hooked

[@_The_Mig_]

I came here following the recommendation of Scary interesting. Great work guys, reminded me of when I was a kid and listened to radio novellas on the way to school (though those were not as cool as this one), keep it up. You definitely made a follower and a supporter out of me :)

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[@ethaniwikau8588]

the quality of this is amazing im so glad I found this gem

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[@deanothemanc5281]

Really good story and outstanding production. 👏

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Thanks so much!

[@TheAshHeritor]

I think it wants to build more stairs.

[@aidanhart9871]

A fantastic series ..... I honestly can't even tell if this is real or not haha 😅😅😅 I decided to keep listening and will suggest to the rest of my artic exploration team to listen as well.

[@FoolScholarProductions]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rokana9641]

I have greatly enjoyed the series after binge listening to it yesterday. The ending though, the ending, i mean that woman being taken thats all, really…😔

[@FoolScholarProductions]

This is only season one, so there is more to come!

[@tjo8673]

"Oddly enough, get me something from the freezer".

[@UAPReportingCenter]

What an amazing season!! Best I've heard!!

[@Cynthiathecowardlyperra]

Let’s Read (Joel) brought me here. Super glad he did!

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Thanks for checking us out!

[@CoolName04]

❤❤

[@autocareslucho]

Amazing season great job!

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Thank you!

[@graywolf8151]

Enjoyed this!

[@anonymustly7818]

The tension builds steadily with each episode. The short, vague reveals of the cause of the terror & turmoil invite the imagination to darker and darker flights of fancy. Some final notes re captions (English). The auto generation truly is atrocious with the same words being translated differently each time, often incorrectly. The rare profanities, while spoken clearly, are never translated. The reason I keep harping about captions is that I'm a visual learner, my comprehension increases exponentially when the spoken is paired with print. Given that this is performance based, there must be a script that was read and I see no reason why that script could not have been attached as a transcript. Finally, since no one appears to have survived the expedition I'm left believing that there are new boxes in the auditorium and fresh teeth embedded in new stairs to the depths.

[@FoolScholarProductions]

We have the transcripts (with translations) freely available on our Patreon. Some podcast listeners enjoy/require the transcripts, so for our public shows the transcripts are always freely available on our Patreon page.

[@anonymustly7818]

@@FoolScholarProductions ❤️ TY very much!

[@adeletaylor6143]

I'd be so annoyed of if it ended on a cliffhanger and tnen I had to wait for season two. Perks of being late to the party I guess!!!!!

[@FoolScholarProductions]

Better late than never! Thanks for giving us a listen!

[@ethaniwikau8588]

oh agreed

[@terrordandy]

This is so good! Is this the main place for the podcast?

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We're glad you are enjoying our work! Our podcasts can be found on almost any podcast player, like Apple Podcast, Spotify, Castbox, and others. There will be more content on the podcast players than is currently out on KZbin.

[@OperatorJ0hn]

Allright, leading thesis until now: Its all the coffee. Think about it: Probably the storyteller want to go for something more sinister, but i think, they simply all fall victim to poisoning through the water/the coffee they make of it. Lead poisoning cant lead to mental illness that quick, but the sheer amount of coffee they all consume constantly apparently makes them hallucinate, paranoid and probably soon followed by hysteria. After all, everything that happened so far are "noises", figures, supposed teeth, sabotage, supposed scratch marks... Its the contaminated coffee, i tell you^^.

[@carilandry4742]

I desperately wish I could be a part of this team.

[@alizainal2724]

How did you get client eastwood to read this?

[@ShawnHolden-wn8kf]

Coffee😅

[@christiaangrobler6080]

Fuck I would love meet you folks like you, like to come together and go on amazing adventures while the limit is your mind and your minds limit is your imgagination leading to Infinity.

[@eileenheath1968]

... INTENTIONAL?!!!! @08:36

[@lathyrusloon]

I like it..but i feel like...idk. the way Dr. Schumacher was written wasn't quite...best for the how the story played out? It's difficult to explain but i feel like the story could have been better if the way she was written, and how the other characters interacted with her, had more thought put into it.

[@semiengima]

Aaaaaaah!!! Omfg nooo!!

[@TrollTM]

Came here from Second Wind and I am enjoying the slow burn and the atmosphere so far. However, I feel that Dr. Schumacher's character is a weak point in the writing. After her fall she stopped being a contributing member of the team and instead became a constant whiny victim. Her recording leaned too heavily into "I have a loving family and so much to live for" that she was practically holding a neon sign saying "I sure hope nothing bad happens to me in particular". She stopped being a character stuck in a horror situation like the rest of the cast and became a full blown '"horror movie character" instead. During her teary recording and her being taken I felt nothing for her, in fact I was a little relieved to potentially be hearing less of her. I can tell that's not what you were going for with her, but to make it effective Karina should have been more likable so that I fear for her and her being the first victim less telegraphed. Regardless, I will continue listening as I am impressed with the acting and production quality.

[@alig5211]

Used to be a huge fan of the No Sleep Podcast but they had cringey specials on "Feminist and Queer" horror and called their fans bigots who they didn't want listening after the inevitable eye rolling.

[@dakota7767]

Was really enjoying the story till the end. Ending was not well executed nor did it even feel like an ending. I kept waiting for something to happen, on the edge of my seat the whole until this terrible ending. It felt as if there was one more episode, but it just stopped with no real seque towards anything.

[@isolatedanonymous1979]

The story of what happened to the archeologist team that went to outpost fristed continues the next season. The whole thing is out right now.

[@DZ60]

Wow what a great series, with such a trash ending…