The White Vault

The White Vault is a found footage[1] horror fiction podcast created by K.A. Statz. It features an international cast and crew,[2] with notable members including David Ault and Peter Lewis of The NoSleep Podcast, as well as Lani Minella.[3]

The White Vault
Presentation
GenreHorror Paranormal Short Stories
Written byK.A. Statz
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesBi Monthly
Publication
Original releaseOctober 3, 2017 – present
WebsiteOfficial website

Plot

Seasons 1 & 2

A repair team is sent to discover the source behind a mysterious signal coming from a remote Arctic research station in Svalbard, Norway.[4][5] When the team is trapped by a blizzard, they begin to realize they are not alone. Things between the team members unravel as they're subjected to mysterious horrors and forced to come up with a plan for survival and escape. [6][7]

Season 3

An archaeological team is assembled to examine a new site recently discovered in the Patagonian Andes.[8]

Additional works

Spin-offs
  • The White Vault: Artifact - Marion Sutton, doctoral student at the University of Oxford, is assigned to begin research on a mysterious artifact gifted to the university by an anonymous donor.[9]
  • The White Vault: Imperial - In the early 1700s, a Jesuit cartographic team reaches the lands of China and sets about plans to complete a map of the Qing Dynasty.[10]
  • The White Vault: Iluka - An oceanography research vessel working to collect Antarctic deep-sea sediment cores pulls up something unexpected from the depths of the Southern Ocean.

Bonus episodes
  • The White Vault: Summit - A young couple living in Rio de Janeiro gets a call from work; they've won an all-expense-paid trip to hike Patagonia. But they don't know what awaits them in those lofty heights.[11]

Critical Reception

The show has been praised for its diverse cast, immersive soundscape,[12] [13] and use of different languages.[14][15] It has been featured on the front pages of iTunes, Pandora Radio, Spotify, and Himalaya, on the top 10 charts for The Arts and Performing Arts on iTunes, on the top 50 chart for ‘All of iTunes’ in the US, and on numerous blogs for ‘Best Podcasts/Audio Dramas of 2017’.[16]

Awards and honors

Production

The budget for the show comes entirely from its fans via crowdfunding through Patreon,[17] and its creators regularly host educational panels across the US on creating radio drama podcasts,[18] including: MAGFest 2020, NY Comciccon 2019, The Austin Film Festival 2019, PodX 2019 (Nashville), Podcon 2019 (Seattle), Podfest 2018-2020 (Orlando), Emerald City Comic Con (2020) Tampa Bay Comic Con (2016-2018), Rose City Comic Con (2017-2019), WW: Philadelphia (2017), and WW: St Louis (2017).[19] They also release exclusive content and episodes through their Patreon such as the spinoff stories Artifact, Imperial, Iluka, and The White Vault: A Musical.

Live performances

On December 2017, The White Vault announced that they would perform a live version of their show in New York City as a part of The NoSleep Podcast's 2018 Sleepless Tour.[20] They performed a prequel episode, 'Ashore', at the Highline Ballroom, flying cast members in from Iceland, Germany, and the UK for the event, which was sold out a month before the event. A second live show also took place on October 19th in Cambridge, MA, which also sold out. [21]

References
  1. "HorrorWriters.com Interviews K.A. Statz". Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  2. "Top 5 Fiction Podcasts of 2017 News". Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  3. "Creative Loafing – Halloween Debut". Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  4. "Svalbard Local News". Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  5. "Best of 2017 - Svalbard". Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  6. "Braintrust Bros Interviews Travis Vengroff". Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  7. "FearForever.com Interviews K.A. Statz". Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  8. "The White Vault: Episode 3.1". The White Vault. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  9. "The White Vault: Artifact - Full Version". The White Vault. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  10. "The White Vault: Imperial - Entry 1". Patreon. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  11. "The White Vault: Summit". The White Vault. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  12. "The White Vault on Page 22 - Top Podcast Recommendations by Pod Bible" (PDF). Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  13. "Willamette Week - Authenticity of Fool and Scholar Productions". Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  14. "The Comeback's Best Audio Dramas of 2017". Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  15. "Vox Special on Modern Radio Drama". Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  16. "The White Vault Opens to Rave Reviews". Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  17. "Found Footage Podcast Announcement". Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  18. "80th Anniversary of "War of the Worlds" by PR Newswire". Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  19. "Interview with Fangirl Radio". Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  20. "Nerdy Show Interview with Eyþór Viðarsson". Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  21. "KBOO Interview". Retrieved November 11, 2019.
YearAwardCategoryCitation
2018 HEAR Now: Audio Fiction and Arts Festival The Gold Listening Showcase Official Selection [1]
2018 Mark Time Award Silver Award, The Ogle For Horror [2]
2018 Audio Verse Award Finalist
  • Best Production
  • Best Writing
  • Best Audio Engineering
  • Best Performances
[3]
2019 Discover Pod Award Finalist (Best Fiction Podcast) [4]
2019 & 2020 Webby Award Honoree (Best Original Music / Sound Design in Podcasting) [5]
2019 Audio Verse Award
  • 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)
[6][7][8]
2020 HEAR Now: Audio Fiction and Arts Festival The Platinum Listening Showcase Official Selection [9]
  1. "Hear Now Festival Listing". Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  2. "Mark Time Awards 2018". Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  3. "Audio Verse Award Finalists". Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  4. "Discover Pod Award Finalists". Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  5. "Webbie Awards 2019". Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  6. "Audio Verse Awards 2019 Forbes Article". Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  7. "Audio Verse Awards 2019". Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  8. "Audio Verse Awards 2019 Yahoo News Writeup". Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  9. "Hear Now Festival Listing". Retrieved June 16, 2020.
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