Two Girls One Ghost – Episode 346

The Bélmez Faces: A Mystery Etched in Stone

Release Date: November 2, 2025
Hosts: Corinne Vien & Sabrina Deana-Roga

Episode Overview

In this episode, Corinne and Sabrina dive deep into the chilling legend of the Bélmez Faces, a decades-long paranormal phenomenon in a small Spanish village where mysterious faces appeared in a kitchen’s concrete floor. The hosts blend thorough research, skepticism, and listener stories, exploring the intersection of folklore, faith, science, and the unexplained. Alongside the main story, they read chilling listener submissions on hauntings and demonic phenomena, prompting discussion about skepticism, belief, and protecting oneself from the supernatural.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Personal Catch-up and Podcast Update (02:00-04:22)

• The hosts banter about their new cozy recording setup.
• They share excitement about recently appearing on a Times Square billboard, reflecting on their journey from a "small podcast" to the "bottom of the top 1%."
  • Quote: “I do miss the days... we’re still relatable, you guys. Just. Cause we’re in a billboard.” (04:20, Corinne)

2. The Power of Signs and Ghost Tube Messages (04:23–08:06)

• Sabrina shares a heartfelt listener message (from Brandi) about receiving comforting words via the Ghost Tube in a prior episode—felt as a message from a departed father.
• Discussion on being receptive to signs from spirits and the importance of slowing down to notice them.
  • Quote: “It’s an opportunity for spirits to use the energy of everyone who listens to kind of channel messages through to the people that need them.” (06:16, Corinne)

3. Introduction to the Bélmez Faces Haunting (08:21–10:29)

• Corinne sets the scene: 1971, southern Spain, oppressive summer heat, and stone homes designed for coolness.
• Inside one such home, housewife María Gómez Cámara discovers a human face appearing in her kitchen's cement floor.
  • Quote: “There’s a face, hollow eyes, mouth open, pressed into the concrete as if trying to breathe through the stone.” (10:05, Corinne)

4. The Faces Multiply & The Village Responds (10:30–15:02)

• María attempts to scrub and even scrape away the face—unsuccessfully.
• Her husband resorts to breaking up the concrete, only for new, different faces to manifest soon after.
• The haunting quickly becomes local spectacle; neighbors, priests, and eventually the mayor get involved.
• The faces’ appearance prompts debate: miracle or menace, during a time of strict Catholicism and Franco’s dictatorship.

5. The Haunting Deepens: Bones Beneath the Floor (16:05–17:20)

• Officials excavate the kitchen floor, discovering 13th-century human remains beneath—the house was built atop a former cemetery.

6. Ongoing Phenomenon and Public Fascination (17:20– 23:00)

• Faces continue to form, change expressions, and sometimes shift locations on the floor.

• The kitchen becomes a tourist and pilgrimage site; ongoing public and scientific scrutiny.

• Visitors describe faces as “anguished” or “serene,” with documented photographic evidence of faces morphing over weeks.

  • Skeptic Interjection: Sabrina expresses doubts, noting the faces look small and drawn, not like natural stains. She speculates about possible alternate realities intersecting (19:03).

7. Science & Parapsychology – Investigations and Theories (20:32–28:46)

• Multiple scientific tests are inconclusive. Chemists and parapsychologists examine the stones and rule out known chemicals or paint.
• Parapsychologist Germán de Argumosa theorizes that María was an unconscious medium manifesting faces through psychokinesis—a kind of “thought-ography”.
  • Quote: “She was projecting psychic energy… imprinting her subconscious mind onto the stone.” (29:08, Corinne)

8. Skepticism vs. Belief (28:46–34:40)

• Skeptics demonstrate faces could be faked using chemicals, but crucially, these compounds are absent in Bélmez.

• Most investigators can’t conclusively explain the phenomenon; María’s presence seems to directly influence the appearance/disappearance of faces.

• After María’s death in 2004, faces purportedly still appear, though some look more detailed—prompting further debate.

  • Memorable Moment: “If Maria was figuring out a way to do this and befuddle hundreds… go off, Maria!” (28:57, Sabrina)

9. Listener Submissions: Demonic Encounters and Hauntings (36:17–70:55)

Story from Jeremy (36:34–69:58)

• Jeremy recounts a multi-generational haunting and possession saga in his deeply religious family:
  • Early experiences: family members see shadowy men and a mysterious little girl in their Oklahoma home.
  • Most harrowing: A family friend becomes violently possessed—multiple witnesses see a shadowy, winged demon, followed by a “hat man” and little girl spirit fleeing the house.
  • Jeremy’s personal struggles: Continued, realistic sleep paralysis events featuring a shadow man, growing worse after keeping demonology books under his bed.
  • A terrifying episode: Jeremy encounters a demon bearing a sigil from one of his books, and hears a psychic message, “Next time, God won’t save you.”
    • Quote: “Go away, Satan, I’m not scared of you. …and the words that came out of the demon was not English… He told me, ‘next time, God won’t save you.’” (65:18, Jeremy via Sabrina)

Hosts give advice:

• Don’t engage or give power to negative entities.

• Encourage community and positive thought to “protect Jeremy,” and urge him to get rid of dangerous materials.

  • Quote: “We can all just group manifest thought. Power of thought to protect Jeremy.” (70:07, Sabrina)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• [04:09] Corinne on podcast growth:
  “We are still a small podcast to toot our own horn.”

• [10:30] Corinne, describing the first face:
  “A face, hollow eyes, mouth open, pressed into the concrete as if trying to breathe through the stone.”

• [19:00] Sabrina, theorizing:
  “What if it’s not necessarily paranormal… but is it a timeline glitch where someone else in a different timeline lives in this home and they’re drawing on the kitchen floor?”

• [28:57] Sabrina, about María possibly hoaxing:
  “Go off, Maria… that’s so impressive. She’s like a magician.”

• [29:08] Corinne, on parapsychological theory:
  “She was projecting psychic energy psychokinesis and creating a thoughtographic phenomenon… imprinting her subconscious mind onto the stone.”

• [65:18] Jeremy via Sabrina, on facing the demon:
  “Go away, Satan, I’m not scared of you… and the words that came out of the demon was not English… He told me, ‘next time, God won’t save you.’”

• [70:07] Sabrina, community support:
  “We can all just group manifest thought. Power of thought to protect Jeremy.”

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 02:00 – Hosts catch up on new setup and Times Square milestone
• 04:23 – Listener story: Ghost Tube delivers a meaningful message
• 08:21 – Introduction to the Bélmez Faces story
• 10:30 – Discovery of the first face; local and religious reactions
• 15:02 – Faces return after being destroyed; city officials respond
• 16:37 – Discovery of bones beneath the floor
• 17:20 – Faces continue, become a tourist attraction
• 20:32 – Scientific/chemical analysis: nothing unusual found
• 21:34 – Parapsychology theories; María’s possible psychic link
• 28:46 – Skeptic vs. believer perspectives, curious forensics
• 32:09 – Faces continue to change shape, hosts compare with pareidolia
• 36:34 – Listener Story: Jeremy’s multi-generational haunting & possession
• 65:18 – Jeremy’s direct, terrifying encounter with a demonic entity
• 70:07 – Hosts offer advice, support, and community solidarity

Tone & Style

As always, Corinne and Sabrina keep the discussion lighthearted and conversational, moving smoothly between grave, emotional listener stories and humorous asides—often joking about their own skepticism, podcast milestones, and supernatural hypotheses. They openly question, speculate, and empathize, making even the darkest cases approachable for listeners.

Takeaways

• The Bélmez Faces is not only one of paranormal history’s most persistent mysteries, but also a lens on belief, skepticism, and community folklore.
• No scientific or supernatural theory fully explains the phenomenon; it remains compelling precisely because it defies clear answers.
• Listener stories remind us that grappling with the supernatural is deeply personal, shaped by belief, family history, and sometimes, powerfully distressing encounters.
• The TGOG community is a space for both belief and skepticism, as well as support for those dealing with the truly strange.

Listener Call-to-Action

Have your own unexplained story or theory? The hosts encourage you to email them, with a promise of open-mindedness and belief—“If you feel like no one will believe [your story], we will.” For early, ad-free, and bonus content, listeners are invited to join their Patreon community.

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