The Gloom

The Gloom

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. Popular Topics Include: faux true crime podcast, horror fiction podcast, fictional true crime, dark mystery podcast, supernatural mystery podcast, unsolved case podcast, 1990s horror fiction, faux documentary horror, Tobin Bell, Tobin Bell podcast, Jigsaw actor podcast, Saw cast podcast, Kerry Wieder, In Another Room crossover, Violet Hour Media connected universe, atmospheric horror podcast, audio drama, scripted horror podcast, horror podcast like Limetown, horror podcast like Archive 81, horror podcast like The Black Tapes, horror podcast like Serial, paranormal mystery podcast, Queens New York horror, psychiatric horror, missing children horror, Violet Hour Media.

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April 29, 2021 3 mins
Introducing THE GLOOM, a new scripted horror podcast from Violet Hour Media. An investigative journalist uncovers clues surrounding a decades-old cold case, where she eventually learns the horrifying truth about a systematic cover-up tied to her own past. Starring Lanett Tachel, Tobin Bell (Saw franchise). Series premieres May 10th. Subscribe for free wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...
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Faux true crime fiction podcast The Gloom begins here — starring Tobin Bell (Jigsaw, Saw franchise) as Dr. Lasher. A police interrogation tape from November 16th, 1993. Detective Filardo is questioning Dr. Darlene Harrington, a 38-year-old child psychiatrist working for the City of New York. He wants to know where the kids are. She says she does not know. And then something interrupts the interview — a sound on the tape that has n...
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Faux true crime fiction podcast The Gloom surfaces its first piece of suppressed evidence — a 911 call that was never entered into the official record. Alicia Higgins was one of the four teenagers at Filmore on the night of November 16th. Her 911 call was placed at 2:04am. She speaks in a voice that is eerily calm, almost like a trance, while behind her something — or someone — is in agony. The call lasts eleven minutes. Samantha ...
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Faux true crime fiction podcast The Gloom enters the therapy room — and the recordings that Dr. Harrington kept of her sessions with Roland, one of the Filmore Four. Roland was fourteen years old when he arrived at Filmore. Dr. Harrington's session tapes document his deterioration over the weeks leading up to the Night of the Filmore Four — a deterioration that does not match any clinical diagnosis on record. He is afraid of somet...
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Faux true crime fiction podcast The Gloom obtains the autopsy recording of Kiara Walford — the one member of the Filmore Four whose body was recovered. Kiara Walford was sixteen years old. The official cause of death listed on her death certificate has been contested by the medical examiner who conducted the autopsy, who has since retired and declined all media requests. Samantha has obtained the original recording of the autopsy ...
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Faux true crime fiction podcast The Gloom reaches the courtroom — and the trial of Bruce Russo, the only adult charged in connection with the Night of the Filmore Four. The trial of Bruce Russo lasted eleven days. On the third day, during cross-examination, something happened on the stand that caused the judge to clear the courtroom and seal the transcript. Samantha has obtained a partial recording of what occurred — a recording i...
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Faux true crime fiction podcast The Gloom follows Dr. Harrington into the hospital — and finds that the institutional machinery of cover-up is already moving. Dr. Darlene Harrington regains consciousness in a hospital room to find Detective Filardo waiting for her. He wants to know about Bruce Russo. He does not ask about the children. He does not ask about the Gloom. And Dr. Harrington, who has spent years speaking carefully abou...
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Faux true crime fiction podcast The Gloom introduces its villain — Tobin Bell (Jigsaw, Saw franchise) as Dr. Lasher, the psychiatrist who replaced Dr. Harrington at Filmore after her sudden absence. Dr. Darlene Harrington is no longer at the Filmore facility. She has been removed without explanation. Alicia and Roland are now under the care of Dr. Lasher — a man whose therapy recordings are calm, methodical, and deeply wrong. Sama...
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The series finale of faux true crime fiction podcast The Gloom — Tobin Bell (Jigsaw, Saw franchise) as Dr. Lasher, in his final episode. Fire at the Filmore Psychiatric Facility in Queens Village. Ward Nine — the adolescent ward — is completely destroyed. One fatality confirmed. Two patients are missing, both minors. The body has been taken to the medical examiner. It is 10pm. Do you know where your children are? Samantha William...
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Introducing HOLLOW, a new scripted sci-fi horror podcast from Violet Hour Media. A mercenary embarks on a corporate mission to track down a rogue leader and encounters the darkness of space, the darkness of colonization, and ultimately, the darkness within herself. Episode 01 - Leave Battle hardened corporate mercenary, Amelia Wallenrod, travels to the prestigious Luna colonies and is briefed on her mission to recover an important...
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