The Gloom is a faux true crime fiction podcast and audio drama — starring Tobin Bell (Jigsaw, Saw franchise) as Dr. Lasher — eight episodes investigating the Night of the Filmore Four, an unsolved 1993 case that has haunted Queens, New York for thirty years.

On November 16th, 1993, four teenagers disappeared from the Filmore Psychiatric Facility in Queens Village. One body was recovered. Two children were never found. The psychiatrist on duty that night, Dr. Darlene Harrington, was taken in for questioning and has refused to speak publicly ever since.

Podcast host Samantha Williams is reopening the case. Following a trail of police interrogation tapes, 911 calls, autopsy recordings, and therapy session recordings that should never have been made public, Samantha inches toward the truth — a truth that is stranger and more terrifying than any of the official explanations.

A faux true crime fiction podcast in eight parts. For fans of Serial, Limetown, Darknet Diaries, Archive 81, and The Black Tapes — and for anyone who has ever believed that some cases stay cold for a reason.

Starring Tobin Bell (Jigsaw — Saw franchise) as Dr. Lasher and Kerry Wieder — who brought Wendy Morrow to life in Violet Hour Media's In Another Room — as Dr. Darlene Harrington. Written by Michael Ryan Assip and Peter Lancucki. Directed by Frank Merle. Executive produced by Cassie Jozefov. A Violet Hour Media production.

LISTENER WARNING: This program includes depictions of violence, death, and other subject matter that may be upsetting for some listeners.

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Podcast Reviews

malene_gitte

I´m instantly hooked to this show! The sound design is spooky with all the right frightening noises and hard-to-hear-but-when-you-do-your-blood-freezes hidden messages. Samantha is easy to relate to and the story has me excited from the start. I´ve already listened to the first 2 episodes twice, and I´m sure this show will come back to haunt me (he-he)

May 12th, 2021

thangcuoi

Having enjoyed other Violent Hour podcasts, I had high expectations for this one. The only thing I like was the audio mix. Everything else did not click with me. The story was developing too slowly. Barely anything worthwhile happens until episode 4. Even then, it was not like a giant twist that make you sit up and pay attention. I did not enjoy the format. Too much telling, made worse by a clearly biased unreliable narrator who is not very likeable. The narrator kept teasing that she had a difficult childhood which helped her understand and empathise with the victims of the case she's investigating. It would have help me liking her more if the story reveal a little more about the narrator's past. The plotting felt lazy. The story did not evolved organically. New plot device were introduced out of nowhere.

Nov 20th, 2024

TrinityWildcat