
THE GLOOM
An investigative journalist uncovers clues surrounding a decades-old cold case, where she eventually learns the horrifying truth about a systemic cover-up tied to her own past.
Starring Lanett Tachel, Tobin Bell (Saw franchise).
Genre: True Crime, Horror, Drama
Listen to Season One now!
Season 1 Trailer - Introducing THE GLOOM, a new scripted horror podcast from Violet Hour Media.
Episode 1 - In Medias Res - Samantha Williams, an investigative journalist, introduces the infamous unsolved early 1990s cold case of the Filmore Four, a group of teenagers caught up in a ghastly web of murder and destruction, tied to a Queens, New York psychiatric hospital, and quite possibly, their emotionally damaged therapist, Dr. Darlene Harrington.
Episode 2 - Bedtime Stories - After obtaining previously unseen evidence, Samantha dives deeper into the history of the Filmore Four, the hospital they called home, and the suffocating gloom that surrounded their lives.
Episode 3 - Cut Yr Nose - Samantha examines Darlene’s treatment of the Filmore Four and explores just how badly wounded they all were, feeling a commonality to their gloom.
Episode 4 - Spite Yr Face - Darlene’s radical treatment methods cause irreparable consequences at Filmore.
Episode 5 - If You Have Ghosts - After a series of bizarre and unsettling events, Samantha fears that her inquiry into the Filmore Four may be jeopardizing her life.
Episode 6 - It’s All Come Undone - In the wake of a violent death, Darlene Harrington’s medical practices are put to the test and her treatment of the surviving members of the Filmore Four is jeopardized.
Episode 7 - Disappearing Act - Samantha uncovers the true nature of the darkness on the tapes.
Episode 8 - Elegy - In the wake of tragedy, Marc Wingard, the producer of Into the Gloom, brings resolve to the story through a startling connection from Samantha’s past.










Lifting The Rug
Tune in to Samantha Williams’ (RFE Radio) newest true-crime series where we shine a light for justice and attempt to solve the mystery of The Filmore Four.
Written by Michael Assip and Peter Lancucki
Directed by Frank Merle
Executive Produced by Cassie Jozefov
Produced by Frank Merle
Sound Designed by John Gzowski
Sound Mixed and Mastered by Jean-Marc Brissat
Original Score by Talip Peshkepia