
Explore the far reaches of the world’s horrors. Hear the collected records of a repair team sent to a remote arctic outpost and unravel what waits in the ice below.
TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED
The White Vault is a horror fiction podcast featuring languages and voices from around the globe. Presented in a found-footage format, the story contains accurate depictions of modern archaeology, rare languages & sounds, and wraps the listener in a tale of isolation horror through a full cast voice team & detailed award-winning soundscape.

WAYS TO LISTEN
Both primary, publicly available stories for The White Vault share a single RSS feed. Both The White Vault and The White Vault Goshawk can be found here.
To find the story you want, look through the available seasons within the feed.
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A COLLECTIon of TERRORS
The universe of The White Vault expands past the primary podcast feed to encompass multiple award-winning mini-series. Each mini-series was originally released as multiple episodes and contains its own story set within the realm of The White Vault.
These are tales of terror and trauma. Listener discretion is advised.
THE VOICES of THE WHITE VAULT
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HEM BREWSTER
DOCUMENTARIAN / LINNEA WÄLLSIGNA
Based out of Iceland, Hem Brewster is a voice actor and creator. Also the DM of The Lucky Die podcast, she's a nerd and world building genius. Brewster can also be heard in a number of roleplaying podcasts, Twitch games, books on tape, and museums.
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Peter Joseph Lewis
GRAHAM CASNER
Peter Joseph Lewis is a voice actor and probable murder suspect who has gained infamy through his work on The NoSleep Podcast. When not portraying vicious monsters or serial killers with cannibalistic tendencies, he spends his time in a cabin deep somewhere near a small town just plotting, writing his own works of horror. Though none can be certain of his exact location, it’s believed that he lives near a desolate mountain pass littered with unmarked graves.
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Lani Minella
DR. ROSA DE LA TORRE
Lani Minella is a renown voice actress who has voiced over 500 video game titles, anime shows, cartoons, television shows, radio commercials, phone systems, audio books, car navigational systems, toys, and much more. She is best known for voicing Nancy Drew, Luke (Professor Layton), Wert and Adria (Diablo), Ivy (Soulcalibur), and Rouge the Bat (Sonic the Hedgehog). She can also be heard at Legoland and various Disney rides! Minella’s unique 4-octave range and finely-honed mimicry skills give her unparalleled vocal mastery. When not providing voices for Bethesda, Blizzard, or the dozens of projects she’s a part of, she can be found teaching vocal techniques, gardening, and spending time with her family of rescue pets.
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David Ault
WALTER HEATH
David Ault was first introduced to audio dramas though the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy radio series, which he memorized as a child. Many years later, whilst looking for Time Lord-based audio drama he came across audio groups online and decided to try voice acting. In the years to followed he’s played God, the Devil, and just about everything in between. Ault has degrees in maths and astrophysics and is known as a storyteller, actor, science festival organizer, math, science tutor, and an astronomy talker for hire. Ault’s love for ghost stories helped him discover and subsequently become a part of The NoSleep Podcast, and he won the Best Actor award at the inaugural Audio Verse Awards for his role as Byron in The Byron Chronicles. He lives in North Yorkshire with his husband, and can still quote the Hitchhiker’s Guide.
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Eyþór Viðarsson
JÓNAS ÞÓRIRSSON
Eyþór Viðarsson is a native-born Icelander from the island Vestmannaeyjar, just off the south coast of Iceland. After moving to the capital for higher education, he quickly discovered his love for podcasts, audio plays, and the art voice acting. After reading for a couple of background voices in the Liberty: Critical Research podcast, he was approached by the creators and given a main voice in their new horror audio drama, The White Vault. Viðarsson has won awards for his performance as Jónas Þórirsson and is a regular part of The Lucky Die, Counterbalance, and Dark Dice podcasts. He is recognized as Iceland’s most famous voice actor.
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KESSIR RILINIKI
Dr. KARINA SCHUMACHER-WEIß
[Art by FluorineSpark]
Kessir Riliniki is a visual artist, voice actor, and caretaker of bunny rabbits from Germany. It was in the beautiful countryside that Riliniki developed a certain toughness of character that can only be found in the old Grimm fairy tales. On long hikes in the woods and mountains Riliniki discovered a love for art and began listening to podcasts on these journeys. Since then, Riliniki has created the cover artwork for the White Vault, in addition to many more. Riliniki is a moderator of the Audio Drama Hub facebook group and began voice acting with the premiere of The White Vault. Riliniki is the writer, creator, and lead voice actor on the fantasy epic – Counterbalance. Rikiniki lives in Northrhine Westfalia with a small pack of internet famous bunny rabbits.
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Diane Casanova
EVA OLIVIA MORENO
Diane Casanova is a multi media journalist and producer for the NBC-affiliated news station in Billings, Montana, KULR-8. Originally from Houston, she was born to two Colombian immigrant parents who came to the United States make their American dream a reality. Casanova serves on the board of the Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary, and is a fierce advocate of their mission of conservation through education. She also works as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for foster children in Yellowstone County. She has a distinctive voice, which has been featured in fiction podcasts like The White Vault. When she’s not working on one of a half-dozen projects, she can be found at home with her fiancé, her pup Frida, her cats Purrcy and Piye, and beautiful ball python, Montae.
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Eric Nelsen
SIMON HALL
Eric Nelsen is the youngest Emmy award-winning producer in history and is best known for his multiple Emmy award-winning drama, The Bay and for his work on the TV show Yellowstone. He also won the 2018 Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor and has been featured on A Walk Among The Tombstones, Nightmare Cinema, Swing Low, The Affair, and as AJ Chandler in the Hulu revival of All My Children. He has also been a leading role on Broadway in 13 The Musical, and The Good Mother. He lives in the US with his wife and children.
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Carla García
DR. JOSEFA GUERRERO
Carla García has been working as a professional voice actress for almost 9 years. Ever since she was a child, Carla always wanted to be a voice actress. She followed her heart, dedicating her life to the craft, eventually becoming the personality and DJ of a local radio program. Over time García’s voice has been featured on many different regional radio stations in Chile and she has recently begun to expand into a musical career as a singer. She lives in Sanitago, Chile.
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Tanja Milojevic
DRAGANA VUKOVIC
Tanja Milojevic is a Serbia-American voice actress and one of the early adapters to the modern audio drama movement. She has brought many characters to life on dozens of shows including NoSleep, The White Vault, Liberty, Organism, Ancestry, You Are Here, What’s The Frequency, Greater Boston, Edict Zero, Pulp-Pourri Theatre, A Scottish Podcast, LightningBolt Theater of the Mind, and VAST Horizon. Milojevic lives in Boston with her friend and service dog Nabu. -
L. Jeffrey Moore
RAIMY ARMSTEAD
L. Jeffrey Moore is an actor and filmmaker who lives in Berkeley California. He came into podcasting via the hit series ars Paradoxica where he played Lou Gaines. He’s been on a number of other hit podcasts such as The Far Meridian, Star Tripper, Making Movies is Hard, and The White Vault. He is currently the creator and host of his own show, Lj Presents. Moore got into creating as a young boy when his father took him to see Richard Donner’s Superman. That movie changed his life and his love for creating started at that moment. He received his BFA in theater from NCA & TSU and studied briefly at the prestigious American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, CA. When Moore is not leaping tall buildings and saving cats from trees, he and his 10 year old son Banneker spend their time studying the ways of the Force.
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BETH EYRE
DR. AMELIA MURRAY
Beth Eyre trained at Drama Studio London. She is currently the voice of Freyja for Marvel Move and has played fan-favorite Antigone Funn in the award-winning comedy podcast Wooden Overcoats.
Eyre is a highly experienced audiobook narrator with over 70 titles in a wide selection of genres and has narrated for HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Heavy Entertainment, ID Audio, Orion and others.
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Alli Smalley
DR. CARITO URETA
Alli Smalley is a writer and voice actress with a passion for character-driven stories. As a child, she discovered a knack for entertaining (and occasionally annoying) her friends and family by reading the Harry Potter books aloud. Ever since, she’s been fascinated by voice acting and all manner of audio stories. After studying Psychology and Spanish at Duke, she completed UCLA’s professional program in screenwriting before moving to Argentina, where she worked as a writer on sci-fi RPG Element: Space (and its Tinder-inspired parody Element: Date!). Now she’s a writer at PowerToFly and lives in the US.
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Danilo Battistini
LUCAS CRIADO
Based out of Brazil, Danilo Battistini studied Musical Production and found his calling. Since he was nineteen years old Battistini has worked professionally with audio, in music studios, TV/Film studios, and voice acting, translating countless stories into Portuguese (like Pokémon). Battistini began producing audio dramas after his second graduation in University and has been creating Contador de Histórias (his Brazilian audio drama podcast) ever since!
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Dr. Sophie Yang
DR. ZHOU LIU
Dr. Sophie Yang lives in Taiwan. She enjoys listening to podcasts whenever she can, loves horror, and anything at all that has a good story. Aside from her interests, she is also a full-time teacher, professional translator and interpreter, and can often be seen with headphones on – wandering around and listening to the world. Dr. Yang lives with her partner Zach in sunny Taichung, where there are so many delicious foods!
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Haytham Alwan
MAHEER ISSA
Haytham Alwan graduated in 2006 from the Lebanese University – Faculty of Fine Arts with a diploma in Theatre and Performing Arts. He is a professional actor with over fourteen years of experience in stage, TV, and voice acting. Alwan also has over thirteen years of experience in post-production for movies, commercials, and documentaries.
Alwan has enjoyed developing his skills in marketing and advertising by working with international advertising agencies. All of these attributes have combined to allow him to integrate digital media with performing arts in exciting ways.
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KARIN Heimdahl
MOR / AGNETTA WÄLLSIGNA
SWEDISH UNIT CO-DIRECTOR, CO-PRODUCERKarin Heimdahl is a voice actor and producer based in Gothenburg, Sweden, and the creator of the Y2K audio drama podcast. She is bilingual in Swedish and English, and also speaks fluent French. In addition to creating and acting in her own audio drama podcast Y2K, she has appeared in numerous shows, including The White Vault, Hit The Bricks, Mirrors, Copperheart, Seren, VAST Horizon, and many more.
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Sara Fridgeirsdottir
HULDA RÚNASDÓTTIR
Sara Fridgeirsdottir is an accomplished voice actor based out of Iceland.
Accolades
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The Webby Awards
Best Original Music / Sound Design in Podcasting (Honoree) - 2019
Best Original Music / Sound Design in Podcasting (Honoree) - 2020
People's Voice Award Winner for Scripted Fiction Podcast - 2021
Best Individual Episode Scripted Fiction (Honoree) - 2022
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Baltimore Next Media Web Festival (2023)
Best Ensemble Cast – Audio Fiction (The White Vault: Avrum)
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HEAR Now: Audio Fiction and Arts Festival
The Gold Listening Showcase Official Selection (2018)
The Platinum Listening Showcase Official Selection (2020)
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Audio Verse Awards (2018)
Best Production (Finalist)
Best Writing (Finalist)
Best Audio Engineering (Finalist)
Best Performances (Finalist) -
Audio Verse Awards (2019)
Best Vocal Composition in a Production (The White Vault: A Musical)
Best Action Sound Design in a Production (The White Vault)
Best Environment Sound Design in a New Production (The White Vault: Imperial)
Best Environment Sound Design in a Production (The White Vault)
Best Writing of a New Audio Play Production (The White Vault: Imperial)
Best Performance for a New Audio Play Production – Ewan Chung as Jingwei Cheng (The White Vault: Imperial)
Best Performance for an Audio Play Production – Eyþór Viðarsson as Jónas Þórirsson (The White Vault)
Best New Audio Play Production (The White Vault: Imperial)
Best Audio Play Production (The White Vault)
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Audio Verse Awards (2020)
Best Instrumental Composition in a New Production (The White Vault: Iluka)
Best Instrumental Composition in a Production (The White Vault)
Best Action Sound Design in a New Production (The White Vault: Iluka)
Best Action Sound Design in a Production (The White Vault)
Best Environment Sound Design in a New Production (The White Vault: Iluka)
Best Environment Sound Design in a Production (The White Vault)
Best Writing of a New Audio Play Production (The White Vault: Iluka)
Best Writing of an Audio Play Production (The White Vault)
Best Performance of a Supporting Role in a New Audio Play Production – Daniel Muñoz as Dr. Oscar Flores (The White Vault: Iluka)
Best Performance of a Leading Role in a New Audio Play Production – Beth Eyre as Dr. Amelia Murray (The White Vault: Iluka)
Best Performance of a Role in an Ensemble Cast for an Audio Play Production – Danilo Vieira Battistini as Lucas Criado (The White Vault)
Best Performance of a Role in an Ensemble Cast for an Audio Play Production – Diane Casanova as Eva Olivia Moreno (The White Vault)
Best New Audio Play Production (The White Vault: Iluka)
Best Audio Play Production (The White Vault)
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Audio Verse Awards (2021)
Best Original Compositions in an Existing Production (The White Vault)
Best Music Direction for an Existing Production (The White Vault)
Best Action Sound Design in a New Production (The White Vault: Avrum)
Best Action Sound Design in an Existing Production (The White Vault)
Best Environment Sound Design in a New Production (The White Vault: Avrum)
Best Environment Sound Design in an Existing Production (The White Vault)
Best Writing for an Existing Production (The White Vault)
Best Vocal Direction of a New Production (The White Vault: Avrum)
Best Vocal Direction of an Existing Production (The White Vault)
Best Performance of a Guest Role in a New Production – Allen Lewis Rickman as David (The White Vault: Avrum)
Best Performance of a Leading Role in a New Production – Yelena Shmulenson as Avrum Ben Judah (The White Vault: Avrum)
Best Performance of a Leading Role in a New Production – Lika Khukhashvili as Rivka (The White Vault: Avrum)
Best Cover Art for a Production (The White Vault)
Best New Audio Play Production (The White Vault: Avrum)
Best Audio Play Production (The White Vault)
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Audio Verse Awards (2022)
Best Existing Audio Play Production (The White Vault)
Best Writing for an Existing Production (The White Vault)
Best Action Sound Design for an Existing Production (The White Vault)
Best Environment Sound Design for an Existing Production (The White Vault)
Best Composition for an Existing Production – "Beneath the Ice" (The White Vault)
Best Composition for an Existing Production – "Inheritance"(The White Vault)
Best Music Direction of an Existing Production (The White Vault)
Best Vocal Direction of an Existing Production (The White Vault)
Best Guest Performer in an Existing Production – Eyþór Viðarsson (The White Vault)
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Mark Time Awards (2018)
Silver Award, The Ogle For Horror
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Discover Pod Awards (2018)
Best Fiction Podcast (Finalist)
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Miami Web Fest (2022)
Best Director (K.A. Statz, Travis Vengroff)
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Minnesota WebFest (2023)
Best Podcast Director (Travis Vengroff – The White Vault)
Best Horror Podcast (Nomination)
Best Overall Podcast (Nomination)
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Indie Series Awards
Best Editing (Nominee) - 2023
Best Audio Fiction Series (Nominee) - 2023
Best Audio Fiction Series (Nominee) -2024
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Apulita Web Fest (2023)
Best Fiction Podcast (Nominee)