Believer: A Paranormal Mystery

Lara Campbell used to believe in ghosts - though she will pretend to believe in them for money. When her ex-girlfriend goes missing in a strange town in Oregon, though, she might just have to rethink everything she thought she knew.

Believer is a scripted fiction podcast about ghosts, cryptids, cosmic entities, and the one woman who denies them all. Season one premieres on March 3, 2020.

For more information, go to BelieverPodcast....

Fake psychic Lara Campbell travels to Charity, Oregon to check on her ex-girlfriend, Rose. This is the first episode of the season, and the best place to start listening. REMASTERED as of October 13, 2020!

The transcript for this episode is available here. For episode notes, cast and crew information, or to support the show, please visit BelieverPodcast.com.

CONTENT NOTES

This episode contains discussions of child death, grief, and...

***OUT OF UNIVERSE***

The next episode of Believer comes out next week, but in the meantime, Julie is here to read an excerpt from Fred Beck's classic memoir, I FOUGHT THE APEMEN OF MT. SAINT HELENS, WA. You'll never guess what it's about.

The full text of Beck's book can be found on BigfootEncounters.com.

A transcript of this episode is available here.

CONTENT NOTE This episode contains gunshot sounds.

ADDITIONAL CREDITSMusic for...

Lara goes on a Squatch Walk, which leads to an...unusual discovery. Sodapop proves much more helpful than local law enforcement.

If this is your first time listening, go back to Episode 1: "Charity," and start there.

This is a REMASTERED version of this episode, with additional sound design by David Weaver.

The transcript for this episode is available here.

For bios, credits, and more information, visit BelieverPodcast.com

CONTENT ...

We find out more about the night the sky fell down on Charity - and learn some of Lara and Rose's backstory.

If this is your first time listening, go back to Episode 1: "Charity," and start there.

For bios, transcripts, and more information, visit BelieverPodcast.com

CONTENT NOTES

Grief; familial loss; grating, high-pitched noises.

CREDITS

CAST

• Rose Boone - Mara Hernandez
• The Boys - Eliseo Velasquez, John Gifford, Enrique...

Lara investigates the twisted, apocalyptic sermons of Reverend Mitchell Boone. Things get...weird. If this is your first time listening, go back to episode 1.01 - Charity and start there.

The transcript for this episode is available at BelieverPodcast.com.

This week’s podcast recommendation is Crypto Z, a brand new show from Euphonie Media.

CONTENT NOTES

• Apocalyptic Christian rhetoric, including scripture and hymn quotations
• M...

The inaugural episode of SQUATCH TALK, recorded in Jake Talbott’s living room. In this episode, Jake’s friend and prospective co-host, Abe Ramirez, brings Sasquatch questions and sightings from across the Oregon Bigfoot Highway. What is Bigfoot? Could he be an alien? A protector? Dare we say, a friend? Find out all this and more on SQUATCH TALK!

The transcript for this episode is available here. See research notes and further readi...

Surprise! A bonus short story featuring SodaPop, World’s Greatest Dog. But first, announcements:

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And a Patreon! Join for discounted merch, bonus material, and more at https://www.patreon.com/believerpodcast

Nominate us for an Audioverse Award! More information available here: https://believerpodcast.com/fyc 

Parts two ...

Part Two of SodaPop's solo adventure. In which there are many more bad squirrels. This is a single-narrator bonus story set after the events of episode 4 - and if you haven't listened to Part One yet, you should probably go back an episode.

A transcript of this episode is available here.

Believer has merchandise! Check out the teepublic store here: https://www.teepublic.com/user/believer-podcast

And a Patreon! Join for discounted m...

The CONCLUSION of SodaPop's solo story. The darkness deepens, and the sun comes up.

A transcript of this episode is available here.

CONTENT NOTES (for entire three-part story)

• Live dog and cat sounds
• Harm to wild animals
• Mild harm to humans
• Abandonment
• Confusion / disorientation
• Dread
• Inexplicable pain

Believer has merchandise! Check out the teepublic store here: https://www.teepublic.com/user/believer-podcast

And a Patr...

A BELIEVER PREQUEL: Set approximately 4 years before the events of season one, Lara pairs with Rose for the very first time in order to deal with an entity that’s been split into two. Deep in the Oregon Caves, Lara diligently applies scientific methods that never seem to stick, while at the Corwin Lake House, Rose attempts direct contact and finds much more than she anticipated. Can they solve the mystery and survive the night - wi...

Happy Indigenous People's Day! Enjoy this preview episode from The Historical Natives, a horror-themed podcast about Native American history, culture, and folklore. Follow The Historical Natives and check out their full-length Sasquatch episode on November 30, 2021!

BUT FIRST, Julie talks about Indigenous horror writers for like 5 minutes.

[0.00 - 5:24] - Julie chat

[5:25 - End] - The Historical Natives - Coast Salish - Sasquatch

B...

Happy Halloween! This is our first episode back from hiatus, and we're very excited to be here.

Lara wakes up in the headquarters of Reverend Boone's cult - but will she be able to leave?

Featuring a special trailer for Elaine's Cooking For the Soul, a podcast featuring our very own Rosa Delgado as the host of a post-apocalyptic cooking show. Find them on social media @ElainesCooking or check them out on Spotify.

Transcript for th...

Things don’t go quite how Lara imagined.

A transcript for this episode is available here.

CONTENT NOTES Gaslighting/denial of reality Alcohol use Animal sounds

CAST

• Rose - Mara Herndandez
• Camille - Sara Gorsky
• Lara - Julie Saunders
• Jake - Jason Markoff
• Sodapop - Archie

Written, Directed, Sound Designed by Julie Saunders

MUSIC

• “Julie’s Melody (Believer Theme),” by Aaron Ferenc
• “Piercing Silence,” by Ethan Sloan
• “Dea...

Lara gets some medical attention.

A transcript of this episode is available at this link on BelieverPodcast.com

CONTENT NOTES

• Car noises (including horns and sirens)
• Violence
• Medical abuse, equipment sounds
• Harm to wild animals
• Delusional behavior

CAST

• Jake - Jason Markoff
• Lara - Julie Saunders
• Doctor Simmons - Samantha Simmonds Ronceros
• Mayor Terri Boone - Rosa Delgado
• Sheriff Tate - Regen Wilson
• Rose - Mara Herna...

Rose leaves a message for Lara.

Transcripts for all episodes are available at BelieverPodcast.com.

CONTENT NOTES:

• Car horns, medical alerts, beeps and alarms
• Emetophobia
• Respiratory Distress
• Death
• Hallucinations, delusions, and general loss of reality

CAST

• Rose - Mara Hernandez
• Sheriff Tate - Regen Wilson
• Lara - Julie Saunders
• SodaPop - Archie
• Mayor Terri Boone - Rosa Delgado
• Reverend Mitchell Boone - David Pinion
• C...

In the season one finale, oblivion comes to Charity, Oregon…that is, unless Lara can get there first.

Transcript for this episode is available at BelieverPodcast.com

Content notes

• Harm to wild animals, distressed animal sounds
• Human screaming, including children
• Cult behavior, religious content
• Violence
• Loud noises/chao...