First “season” is great, but it loses sight after that and writes itself in uninteresting circles with every new character talking just like the last.

I’m a sucker for drama podcasts and this is one of the very best.

Just got to this podcast and... its more like an audio book than anything else. I couldn’t finish it. If you like audio books its for you bc it seems so acted and i’m sure it is. Skipped thru most episodes and even last ones about the “truth” are so acted i couldn’t do it

Don’t let other people turn you off with their reviews. This is a guy telling is a story and it’s not supposed to be told in a perfect way. That’s one of the things I like about this podcast, it’s not a perfect telling of a story with perfect actors and perfect “podcast etiquette”. Great story and binge worthy.

I just finished season 1 of this podcast and so far I like it. It has everything a small town mystery story should have. Mystery obviously, a character that returns after being away a long time, and good pacing. I used to listen to the podcast return home. I liked it at first but lost interest after a while. This has a much more interesting storyline and mystery to it. I look forward to listening to more episodes and I can’t wait to find out what happens in ashbury.

I love the podcast. Aside from the ads incorporated with the story. It’s a great, interesting story with all kinds of twists and turns which keeps me pulled in!!! But why, all of season three, does it say no commercials/ads but every episode has two or three of them?

Best podcast I’ve listened to by far every day I started off listening to this podcast and it kept pulling me back in.

WHAT is with all the lip smacking and gulping?! We get the point already. Podcasters, plz stop making this rookie error. Total turnoff.

Starts out strong but just kind of loses itself after season 1.

Started strong, but it definitively loses focus. The main character’s voice also become really grating. It is disappointing to listen to

Hooked at the outset but wears thin over time ... Appreciate the great effort, though. Would love to hear new material from the same creative team. 🙂

Great start then filler. Cliffhanger endings leave you coming back

I loved this show in the first season. It was so, so creepy. And then...they ran out of ideas? Didn’t know where to go? It got boring and directionless.

Is that a fart at 9:27 on Voices from the Past? It’s cracking me up.

I’m only a few episodes in, and I only have one problem. In the first episode you reference a thumb safety on a Glock, which Glocks do not have. Other than that, great podcast.

Ok so, the story seems interesting. I have a lot of questions, and from the reviews I've read, I'm not quite sure if they are answered or not. Some of the recent ones say yes and others say no - but I'm interested either way. I'm only giving it 3 stars because of the narrator... I'm on a few episodes into the first season, and I'm really hoping he stops all of this. This is now the 4th time I've tried to listen to this show, and had to stop because his noises makes my stomach turn. I'm going to keep it going this time, but I'm really hoping he gives up his sounds. I've read good things online about the show, but come on... One of my biggest pet peeves is loud eaters/drinkers - and this guy makes a point to be obnoxious every time he has something in his mouth. Not to mention he WANTS to come across as an alcoholic, instead of just being an alcoholic. He seems to be proud of it. Every time he's drinking something, he's chugging it, and then makes gross sighs afterwards like he just got down filming a beer commercial. I don't know, maybe it's just me... But it's thoroughly disgusting. Truthfully, I don't care how cool the plot sounds, if I had another show to listen to, I would. I just can't find anything else to keep my attention.

I like this a lot l. I’m picky when it comes to podcasts in general, twice as much with fiction. This was a great hidden gem. Can’t wait to finish 😁

This entire show is a miss, I’ve given it multiple chances over the past 3 years and now after listening to the final season of rambling and bad attempts to tie together loose ends, this was a flat out bad podcast. It’s obvious the author had no idea where he was going with the story from the end of the first season.

I haven’t finished the podcast yet, but I’m really enjoying it so far. I can be kind of picky with my audio dramas, and admittedly this one didn’t immediately catch me. The very in-the-moment style of recording in early season one had some audible drinking sounds that kind of squicked me out, but the story kept me engaged. With where I’m at now in season two, I feel like I’m gonna listen to the very end because I need to know how everything resolves!

I’m 10 minutes in and have zero idea what this is. Sorry for the low review but mk

you treat people with mental illnesses pretty bad for someone writing a mentally ill character. also you're using "emo" wrong. also the eating/drinking sounds feel Horrible to my ears.

Glad I watched it once it was completed and I could hear the reporter wrap it up. The original ending left too many unanswered questions, but with the reported tying up the loose ends it 5 stars for sure.

...and less slurping and mouth noises for the Beam

Really dig the show so far.

I enjoy mystery and suspense but this just kept dragging on and on and on and on. I was ready to quit listening long before my husband was and we finally gave up toward the beginning of season three. I’m giving them two stars (instead of one) for trying to be original and creating a serial podcast, which I typically enjoy. This just became a very convoluted story with more swearing than I like to hear.

I’m in season 3 and still waiting for some semblance of horror. Mystery? Yes. Horror? Hasn’t come even close.

Amazing in every way. Once you start you won’t want to stop till you reach the end. This podcast was just like Lost was to me when it was on television. Give it a listen I promise you won’t be disappointed. Jon you are the best.

There are some critical reviews on this podcast; however, I thought that the storyline was an interesting one. Although the plot twist and tie-together was a little hard to believe with a character that seemed to come out of left field, I did appreciate the fact that the attempt was made to answer all the questions and bring a decisive end to the podcast.

This COULD have been so much better if it were done in 2 seasons. It got to be a borefest listening to the same clips heard before in previous seasons. And the precense of Sara in the end made no sense. Where was she for the year? And after all that time gone, Ryan tells her to run away??? Really??? What was her role in all this??? I was really into the first season, but after the second, not so much.

While the ending was not as anti-climatic as 'The Black Tapes', it felt unfinished. Maybe by design, but otherwise I felt like it could have done more with it. At least it ended without drawing in too much vs creating an elaborate plot that suddenly ends with no coherent reasoning to it. Thanks Jon Grilz for this gift.

By far one of the best podcast I’ve heard yet !!!! I wish it never ended !!

So the end has finally come. We all knew it would happen eventually. TBH I'd rather listen to more of the reporter's story than that of Ryan Jennings, however I do feel that the end was fitting. People, when afraid, aren't always the most pragmatic. 3 out of 5 because the second and third season just seemed to drag on.

But it just went nowhere. I just binged the “final season” and after the hard left in season 3, the rest of this went nowhere. Season 4 was supposed to tie up loose ends, but it didn’t. Just a shame because it had such a strong start and premise.

Amazing story, great acting, and didn’t expect it to end how it did with David Ault’s character actually being the one to tie up what loose ends he could. Best serial podcast I’ve listened to thus far, sad to see it’s over, but a good and emotional ending with a solid story and quite unexpected. Bravo Jon, you’re a great writer

Followed this all the way through, and by the end it was a trudge to complete. Loved it in the beginning. Season 3 was mostly bad, and this ending was pointless and still found a way to drag on with so few episodes. So Season 1-2: 5 Stars; Season 3: 2 Stars; Season 4: No stars.

Hated the sipping and gulping in beginning but ended up being a great plot. Just want to know who’s body it was at the end........

This would be a great show if it wasn’t for the slurping while drinking and for a show that says “commercial free” in the beginning I shouldn’t have to fast forward 4 minutes to get through the ads. I understand you have to make money and it isn’t free but at least take the lie out of the intro. All and all it’s a good show, very depressing narrator but a good story line.

This isn’t the worst podcast, but wasn’t that good at all. Honestly wish I hadn’t wasted time on it.

Seems to have abandoned this podcast to instead ready creepy pastas. A shame

This is the most horrendous, going no where story I’ve ever heard. The plot slogs along over multiple episodes. Ryan Jennings might be the most hateable character I’ve ever been introduced to. The vocal fry, the awful accents, the tragic acting. Everything about this podcast is heinous. I’ve only continued listening because I can’t start something and not finish it but this story puts me in a bad mood every time I turn it on.

STOP GULPING. ITS DISGUSTING AND I WANT YOUR CHARACTER TO DIE FOR IT.

I can’t tell if the story is truth or fiction but it’s got me hooked!

I think the concept is there, but the acting and the script could use some improvement. I gave it an entire season, but I’m just not buying the plot as it’s being presented. I’m throwing in the towel, but wish the podcast well.

Great story, a creeping dread and I’m only halfway through this podcast... does a great job showing small town life and the long term impacts of childhood trauma... this story is case in point of why I’m never going home again.

I enjoyed the dramatics. And hope they do another season. The ending really got me though. I feel like there could have been a bit more. I also found it much easier to listen to the Ryan in the end vs beginning. Overall it was good. Worth the listen!

But when are we getting more??

Ends with a cliff hanger and sooo many loose ends. Not updated in almost a year. Good voice. Starts off with a good storyline, good mystery; it gets pretty convoluted which I’ll be honest I might have been ok with if it actually had an ending.

Highly recommended you give a few episodes a try. Enjoy!

1st season was good, but lost my interest toward the end. Glad I stuck with it though, because the 2nd season is even better and I'm quite hooked now. Looking forward to 3rd season after I'm done binging the 2nd one, and hope it's just as good or better.

Amazing podcast! Binged listened to this!