The Violet Hour Presents: The Gloom - Episode 1

About this episode

The episode introduces a new scripted horror podcast where an investigative journalist uncovers a decades-old cold case tied to her past.

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 systemic cover-up tied to her own past. Episode 01 - 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. A Violet Hour Media Production. The entire first season of The Gloom is available for free wherever you listen to podcasts. LISTENER WARNING: This program includes depictions of violence and other subject matter that may be upsetting for listeners. Please proceed with caution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Samantha Williams

Topics covered

• horror
• investigative journalism
• cold case
• systemic cover-up
• mental health
• murder

Keywords

• horror podcast
• cold case
• Filmore Four
• investigative journalist
• systemic cover-up
• Queens New York
• murder

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Violet Hour Media

Places: Queens, New York

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