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The Gloom

by Violet Hour Media

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.

Chart trend

Position in the Drama chart (US), last 90 days.

#132
all-time peak
11
days in the top 200 since Dec 2024

Latest episodes

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Aug 12
1 h 01 min

The Violet Hour Presents: Hollow - Episode 1

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 t

Jun 30 2022
26 min

8. Elegy — Tobin Bell (Saw): The Filmore Facility Burns. A Body. Two Children Gone. Series Finale.

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

Jun 21 2021
33 min

7. Disappearing Act — Tobin Bell (Saw) as Dr. Lasher: The Children Are Now Alone With the Villain

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 Filmo

Jun 14 2021
31 min

6. It's All Come Undone — Dr. Harrington Wakes Up in the Hospital and the Cover-Up Begins

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. Darlen

Jun 7 2021
30 min

5. If You Have Ghosts — A Witness Takes the Stand and Something Else Speaks Through His Voice

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.

May 31 2021
31 min

4. Spite Yr Face — The Autopsy of Kiara Walford and the Cause of Death Nobody Will Put in Writing

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

May 24 2021
32 min

3. Cut Your Nose — The Psychiatrist's Tapes Reveal a Teenage Boy Being Consumed by Something

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. Rol

May 17 2021
31 min

2. Bedtime Stories — A 911 Call From a Girl in a Trance and the Sound of Someone Dying Behind Her

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 wa

May 10 2021
30 min

1. In Medias Res — Tobin Bell (Saw) Stars in a Faux True Crime Podcast About Four Missing Children

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.

May 10 2021
31 min

Ep 00: The Gloom - Season 1 Trailer

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 ev

Apr 29 2021
2 min

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#196 ▼ 25 Drama US

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