The Exorcist Files

The Holder's Downfall | The Eye of the Holder Case Revisited

July 29, 2026·56 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Ryan and Fr. Carlos Martins go back into the most popular and most frustrating case of season two. A teenager freed. A holder possessed. One unconfessed mortal sin that turned a scheduled exorcism into what Martins calls a failure worthy of J.R.R. Tolkien.Thanks to our Sponsors:Right now, save up to 20% on mattresses and up to 25% on everything else when you go to Casper.com. Head to https://forkfulmeals.com/EXFILES for 50% off your first order today!Head to Exodus90.com/exfiles and start your 14 day free trial. Seek the Lord...see what happens!Get 15% off OneSkin with the code EXFILES at https://www.oneskin.co/EXFILES #oneskinpodTimestamps0:00 Cold Open: The Cracked Photographs0:45 Back Into the Most Frustrating Case of Season Two1:31 “A Failure Worthy of Tolkien”2:39 Why an Exorcist Won't Hear His Own Team's Confessions5:25 How Do You Scare a Team Without Terrifying Them7:05 The Goof Named Gary9:02 The Mortal Sin in the Room12:16 Shame, and Why Confession Is Not a Deposition14:16 Sponsor Break: Casper and Forkful18:05 The Brilliant Deception: “Just Go Serve God”18:57 Would Contrition Alone Have Cleared Him20:49 Forgiven and Still Not Ready22:52 Emergency vs. Scheduled: “Tuesday at 11 a.m.”25:04 The Houston Foyer26:46 Did Father Wyatt Ask? On Trusting a Vetted Team28:33 Rolled Case Audio: “Hot Stuff”29:35 Sponsor Break: Exodus 90 and OneSkin33:05 Why the Room Missed It35:57 Justin: Abandonment, a Gang, and a Blood Oath38:42 Peons and Generals: Leviathan Takes the Room40:44 The YouTube Demonologists42:29 The Moment: Rolled Case Audio43:58 Demons Don't Jump45:50 Rolled Case Audio: “Renounce the Affair”46:38 Why Gary Is Harder Than Justin48:10 A Powerlifter in Full Manifestation49:16 He Walks Out, and St. Joseph's Rod Breaks in Three51:12 The Million-Dollar Question: What Happened to Gary52:16 “Gary's Name Is Not Gary”52:36 Who Belongs in the Room53:57 The Morals, and the Man Who Died in the Wrong BedSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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