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The Gloom
True Crime Fiction  ·  Supernatural  ·  Horror

The Gloom. starring Tobin Bell.

A Violet Hour Media Production  ·  8 Episodes

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Starring Tobin Bell (Saw franchise  ·  Saw X, 2023  ·  Fangoria Chainsaw Award) as Dr. Lasher
Directed by Frank Merle (PGA)  ·  Score by Talip Peshkepia
About the Show

A faux true-crime fiction podcast. An investigative journalist uncovers clues surrounding a decades-old cold case — and eventually learns the horrifying truth about a systemic cover-up tied directly to her own past.

Samantha Williams has made a career out of chasing stories other journalists won't touch. The Filmore Four — four teenagers caught up in a web of murder and destruction at a Queens, New York psychiatric hospital in November 1993 — is her most dangerous case yet. Through police interrogation tapes, 911 calls, and therapy recordings, she uncovers a truth stranger and more terrifying than any official explanation.

At the center of it all: Dr. Darlene Harrington, the group's emotionally damaged therapist — and Dr. Lasher, the man who replaced her.

Lanett Tachel as Samantha Williams
Tobin Bell as Dr. Lasher (Saw franchise)
Kerry Wieder as Dr. Darlene Harrington
Frank Merle Directed & Produced by
Michael Ryan Assip & Peter Lancucki Written by
John Gzowski Sound Design
Jean-Marc Brissat Sound Mix & Master
Talip Peshkepia Original Score
Listener advisory: This program includes depictions of violence, abuse, and harm to children, as well as themes of psychological distress. Listener discretion is advised.
Episodes
01
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.
02
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.
03
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.
04
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.
05
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.
06
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.
07
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 Filmore after her sudden absence.
08
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.
Production Credits
Written by
Michael Ryan Assip & Peter Lancucki
Directed & Produced by
Frank Merle (Producers Guild of America  ·  The Employer, From Jennifer)
Executive Producer
Cassie Jozefov
Sound Design
John Gzowski
Sound Mix & Master
Jean-Marc Brissat
Original Score
Talip Peshkepia