Love this podcast! Both the reenactments and the bonus episodes are excellent. I love that there is so much teaching going on in both. I grew up a practicing Catholic but this podcast (and Fr Martin’s book) have charged up my faith to another level! I was one of those “the devil is the representation of the dark side of human nature” people. I am now truly convinced of the battle going on for all of our spirits. I have realized how urgent and important reconciliation is for our souls. I had not been in decades. I finally went two weeks ago and it was an amazing experience! The peace in my heart is amazing! Thank you Fr Martins and Ryan! Oh and I love your jokes Ryan! LOL!

These need to be kept “clinical.” Some details may lead to near occasion of sin.

I recently found this podcast and I am an instant fan! The show is both entertaining and informative. Father Martins shows a side of the Catholic Church most are unaware of or may only see in hollywood stories devoid of reality.

If you’re questioning if God is real. Listen to this podcast. It will give you the confidence that you are correct in your Christian faith. There is real evil in this world and I’m glad there’s men like this to help fight it. I’m not catholic but I’ve gained tremendous respect for the catholic faith.

I learned about this podcast while waiting in line to visit St. Jude’s relic. I am forever changed by what I hear in this podcast. It increases my faith and brings me closer to Jesus. Thank you Fr. Carlos! Ryan I love the jokes. I love the dramatic reenactments but even more I love the bonus episodes that are incredibly educational and faith-building.

I learn so much about spiritual warfare from The Exorcist Files. I share this podcast with friends and family because it’s so valuable and also entertaining. Thank you so much for all your hard work. I also love being a vault member, I highly recommend joining. It’s worth it for the extra content. God bless.

I love and look forward to the thought provoking interviews and topic driven chats w/Ryan and Fr. Martins. This podcast alone has dispelled many of the misconceptions I held of the Catholic faith as well as led me to reexamine my Lutheran upbringing and, frankly, my entire relationship with God. That said, the exorcism case re-enactment episodes I can do without. I realize this is “The Exorcist Files” and many clearly enjoy these episodes. I just personally find them to be on the corny side and that distracts me from the actual stories. Something about the reenacting of such events makes me uncomfortable anyway. So the season ends for me when the drama portion of the podcast begins. Well produced otherwise. Half of this podcast will always be in my Top 5.

Excellent content. A force for good in the world. 5 stars on that note. Have been a fan from the beginning. One specific point of criticism if the creators are reading this: while I can appreciate the host aims to balance the heavy themes with lighthearted jokes here and there, Ryan’s constant joking has gotten tiresome, especially when over used (feels like every segue, every initial response to fr. Martins is reliably eye rolling) and comes off as strained and indulgent. Please don’t rely so much on stupid jokes in your writing and interviewing. The constant attempts at comic relief have become obnoxious—even approaching dreadful. Just fyi, as an avid fan I’m starting to skip ahead as soon as I hear Ryan’s voice just to avoid the predictably lame witticisms. If my criticism seems a little harsh it’s only because I’ve listened to most episodes multiple times. (As a whole, the show is that good!) Appreciate all the hard work that goes into the podcast. God bless y’all!

In addition to being entertaining, this show is an amazing catechesis for Christians. I am Catholic but can appreciate the host’s perspective as a protestant as well as the perspectives of the various guests. Sure, the reenactments are more entertaining, but I enjoy and learn from the interviews and Q

I’ve always been wondrously worried by the demons and devils throughout scripture. Having been raised LDS for 50 years, I had already developed some views that this show has shattered. On my new journey, I’ve left the Masons and the LDS church - I’m now “spiritually homeless,” and this show has “exorcised” so many false views I’ve had of the catholic faith and her priests. I’ve learned so much ch more about the war we are a part of, and who to look to for victory. Please keep up the great work and - if I may - I’d like to ask you both to say a prayer for my beautiful wife and I to find a church and new faith-filled friends, as now we are both terribly lonely. God bless you and your efforts, my brothers in Jesus Christ. 🙏❤️

The first season was good and I was looking forward to the second season. Well, I find myself fast forwarding or skipping episodes because they are just interviews and Q&A sessions. The second season does not live up to the hype which is disappointing.

By definition, an Apostle is a disciple that was at the beginning of Jesus ministry, saw Him die and witnessed His resurrection from the grave. All other believers after that are called to be disciples, teachers, preachers, etc. All believers are called to be disciples of Christ as in Matthew 28: 17 - 20 as Christ leads us. Christ has given his disciples the power to remove demons and heal the sick in Luke 9: 1 - 2 and that can only be accomplished thru Jesus and with a lot of prayer. Demons and sickness fear the living God and will flee from him, but have no fear of just a man. I enjoyed the show.

I've always found this subculture of the Catholic Church fascinating. In fact, it renews my faith in someways. And then you changed everything up so much so that your leads are now for male only groups as advertisements. Instead of information, you’ve turned over to indoctrination . If that’s not the way of the Catholic Church, then I don’t know what is Change your title. Change what you said the second season was going to be. At least, tell the truth as to what’s going on and why this season is so much different than the last Does it have something to do with the allegations? It can’t be the broken rib story this long It’s been a year since we were told the 2 nd season would “make heads spin” You reached your kickstarter So, what’s up? Bait and switch

Love this podcast; I have learned so much, and feel like I’m learning more about God and his love for us in the process. Thank you!!!

I couldn’t wait for the second season. The first season was amazing. Donated to the Kickstarter and shared it everywhere you raised a ton of money couldn’t have been happier for you and yet this season is nothing like what you said and I agree with the other reviewers, it is not the show that we fell in love with

I love the multi- perspective view between Father Carlos and Ryan as well as bringing in many different backgrounds of faith. It is very informative and holds your attention well. Keep on with the dad jokes!

This podcast has been doing great in bringing to light the Spiritual Warfare we all battle on a daily basis. Praise be to God! Personally, I am able to see a little more my own personal challenges but I also see more and more of God’s Grace and Love for us, how he meets us where we are and how he wants us to return to Him because we are meant to belong to Him only. I appreciate the dramatic stories so well told and enacted , but I also appreciate the different perspectives and interviews you have brought, they too are witnesses of our Lord’s Ocean of Mercy! God has sent a Team to help us while still here on earth and I am big fan of ALL of what this Podcast has created thus far, keep up the great work! Thank you for all innumerable time and effort you put into this podcast and for all you do and may God bless you and protect you all!

Learning about my faith more deeply for Lent and LOVING the dramatized episodes as well.

I am thoroughly enjoying the deep dives with Fr. Martins and other Catholic theologians. Very educational.

This will confirm or bring you closer to God.

Why the change in programming? Started with moderate dramatization. Listenership took off…. Next, you hyped the intense second season. Now the show is almost all interviews. My hypothesis, the push back from the church outweighed your success. Why not be honest and say the format has changed. The new format is fine but appeals to a different audience. As a catholic, this show has been both thought and anxiety provoking. The lean into only advertising male Christian programs was really sad. Couldn’t offer a woman’s option? I was hoping this show could help affirm my Catholic faith. After many episodes it’s only raised more questions.

Love you guys; we Orthodox totally disagree with the Romans on the immaculate conception of Our Lady. Definitely need more input from Eastern Orthodox priests.

We get it. But you know what we want. Bring the reenactments back. That’s the ENTIRE POINT of this show, right? To reveal Father’s case files? That’s what you said it would be. That’s what you promised. I get others want something different; that’s why there are different podcasts.

We’ll, you are not delivering your promised shows! Let your yes be yes, and your no be no. Sure seems like you have enough money from your advertising as the show has much advertising in it. I do appreciate your show as I am listening to every episode.

When are we going to get new episodes of the dramatizations?

It would be better to make a reenactment mini-series and a parallel interview/lecture show. If you run out of money/material, that’s fine! The best shows know when to end.

I love this show and can’t get enough. I listen to episodes over and over to catch things I might have missed. I especially love and prefer the guests you’ve had on in discussing different topics. I’ve learned so much! I’m also glad you had Protestant Pastors on as well and how they view and handle this topic. I even prefer the discussions over the dramatizations. My favorite shows have been about the background of the making of the movies “Nefarious” and “The Exorcist”. I love the behind the scenes info. The shows present such good and thought provoking information. Bravo in putting together such an awesome show! I look forward to each episode.

But I enjoy the theology discussions from various practitioners. I understand it is not how the podcast began. And not how it’s been advertised. But I think these folks are solidly behind bringing people to faith in Jesus Christ. If it’s done with high production-value reenactments - great. If it’s done with simple interviews with people speaking about their faith and deliverance journeys - that’s great, too. The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Thank you, Lord, for the harvesters.

A bit disappointed in Season 2. Skipping the interview episodes, holding out for the dramatizations. It’s been weeks. Season 1 was much better.

I used to love this podcast. I told everyone I knew to listen to it! However, the content quality has gone downhill. It is February 2025 and there hasn’t been a true dramatized episode since November 2024. Don’t get me wrong the interviews are fine, the theories and discussions are great as well. However, that isn’t what this podcast started as. I understand Father Martins only has so many exorcism stories and I’m sure many of them he will not recount for various reasons. However, you’ve begged your viewers for donations for practically a year and now the quality dropped. To add insult to injury you’ve hidden content behind paywalls after a very successful fundraising campaign. Do I still listen to the podcast, yes. Do I still enjoy the content to an extent, also yes. It’s just been disappointing lately especially for someone who has been around from the beginning.

Season one had a few interview episodes but mostly dramatizations. Season 2 flopped… months between dramatizations which originally got me started with the show. They claim weekly content. The weekly content is a joke. I’m pretty disappointed in this. They had a huge kickstarter campaign to put out a worse product. Note: Dramatizations is still 5 star material but not when it is months between.

Excellent teaching and discussions. I have learnt so much about my faith, and the importance of putting myself under the authority of Christ in every aspect of my life. Viva Christo Rey!

I love love love this Podcast and everything I’m learning from Father Martins and the host of the show. I’m a new convert to the Catholic Church, so this podcast has been so informative and inspiring for my spiritual journey. I’ve always been interested by the subject of demonic possession but a little scared to listen to anything about it because I wasn’t sure if I’d be getting accurate information. Well this is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you for this and please continue the amazing work you’re doing! God bless!

These interviews are hard to listen to. Season one was fine because you only had a few. Now it seems like it’s 90% interviews, 5% commercials, and 5% dramatizations. Not a good season. Figure it out.

We participated in the fundraiser and I have to say that I feel a little lied to. Season 2 is really its own thing that isn’t what was advertised. Season 1 combined dramatizations of exorcisms but also had some spiritual discussion episodes. That was a nice balance and really made the bonus episodes feel like bonus episodes. Now all we have are “bonus” episodes. I am a devout Catholic and I will keep following this show and I really hope season 3 gets back to what was actually advertised.

I had originally rated this podcast 5 stars. I backed the Kickstarter for a pretty penny as well. I absolutely loved this podcast and really looked forward to every episode, especially the guest interviews. What has killed my passion for this show is the Christian fearmongering. Calling other people’s deities “demons” (I get that’s the Catholic church’s stance or whatever, but so disrespectful), promoting the idea that Dungeons & Dragons is a doorway to the demonic (get real! It’s a doorway to pizza and good friendships), and espousing personal opinions on gender, abortion, and the like is just a massive turn off. And saying that same sex attraction leads to demonic activity? Well, guess I’m getting possessed, even though that’s the way God made me. Look, I get it; it’s a Christian podcast, but y’all do have non-Christian and non-Catholic listeners. (And spoiler alert: not all Christians are closed minded bigots! Got one right here on the other end of the screen.) Sure, you can’t please everyone, but you also don’t have to be actively offensive!

What is the truth with Carlos Martins and the 13 year old child?

Used to be great with the audio dramas. Now it’s mostly just people talking. Disappointing, especially since I participated in the fundraiser they did.

Did not like the interview with Fr. Turbo—long rambling answers that had nothing to do with the questions he was asked. I had to fast forward. First interview I disliked.

This guy is insufferable. He has horrible takes with poor justification or reasoning behind it. What, his because I’m not looking for god in some random song on my shuffle, I’m looking for evil? 😂 do us all a favor, stop giving this guy a platform and get back to making dramatic episodes. You know, the real reason probably 99% of us are here.

The dad jokes are not funny, they feel forced and remove the tension from the show. The constant complaining about reviews is annoying. I enjoyed the show when it was what it was advertised as stories of exorcism, not interviews of close minded people who are afraid of everything that has to do with fantasy.

This has been my go to podcast for the past few years and never ceases to amaze and teach me about the Catholic faith. I’ve shared it with my family and friends — they’re obsessed with it too. Excellent quality and funny sometimes too!

Thank you all for your time and work. I learned a lot so far.

Thank you so much for the knowledge and insight. I’ve spent my entire life a deep skeptic, and nearly rolled my eyes at anything religious. Many of us just want a sliver of proof and I think this podcast provides a step in the right direction when you’re on the fence.

The first season was amazing! Season 2 feels more like a book promotion and interview podcast. It would be nice to get back to the roots of season 1. If they do this podcast deserves 5+ stars.

Hahahaha that’s when I knew I was done. I enjoyed season 1, tried to like 2, but seriously the stuff that now is opening up one for demonic possession is just bonkers. Did you guys know that if you submit a negative review to this podcast you are making a mockery of god and inviting demons into your soul? I guess you’ll hear about me in season 3.

Season 1 was really great. I expected some theological dialogue as one of the hosts is a literal priest, but the new season sounds a lot like people’s opinions on theology, and less about stories of exorcisms. The UFO episode was bonkers. And the episode with the directors calling sage a new age phenomenon… sage is an important element for many Indigenous communities. Things feel like they’re going off the rails here a little bit.

Love the show!

*current feelings* For the love of all things holy, bring us more exorcisms and less theology discussions. We get it. God is all-powerful, don’t play with ouija boards, go touch a relic, etc I keep getting excited for the show releases and then it’s not the show, it’s a completely different theology talk show. Return to regularly scheduled programming please *first review* First of all, incredible podcast. I can tell the production takes time and don’t expect you will be able to keep up regular episodes all year long. A lot of my favorite podcasts have “seasons” and then come back to posting weekly. If you have the episodes produced already, please just post them weekly on the same day, then take time off to produce. Just a suggestion, love your work, just hate the inconsistency.

5 stars because it is an entertaining podcast but also frequently unintentionally hilarious (e.g. KUNDALINI!!!! iykyk) and I find myself laughing out loud occasionally. Fr. Martins has some misunderstandings about science. And I would not call his theology scholarly. Often his stances make no sense. But the re-enactments are fun to listen to.