This review includes spoilers :) The Gloom is very professionally done, with incredible voice acting and soundscaping. The story is about a newbie journalist, which sets it apart from the other "investigative journalist" stories in the genre. I really liked Sam and related to her on many levels. Especially her investment in the case was very believable and I felt like the political commentary in the episodes was important and in my opinion well done. That being said, the story and especially the ending left me mostly confused. I wasn't sure if the listeners perspective was that of a listener of Sams show or if we're listening to all of her personal notes in some other setting? Her sudden death also took some of the horror out of the story for me since I personally didn't quite get what the "monster" was. All I heard was screaming and "it's so dark and big". I might not have listened in the creepiest atmosphere, maybe that's why I didn't fully understand the scene. One last point, I know that in depth content warnings take a bit of time but I feel like some actual cws for some of the episodes could have been sensible. A big chunk of the main characters have severe mental health issues, so (explicit) talk about suicide isn't unexpected. But there's also a graphic autopsy of a teenager. And, since it's a fictional show that presents as real and is centered around schizophrenic people, an unreality warning would also make sense in my opinion.Honestly though, I really enjoyed listening to this. So if anyone who hasn't yet listened to this is reading my review, I hope those 3 points didn't make it come across as too critical. Also, I'd highly suggest checking out the show, if horror is your genre. <3