OMINOUS THRILL

OMINOUS THRILL

Ominous Thrill

A genre-bending audio drama of character-driven adult dark fiction. Each story is fully dramatized with exceptional actors and sound so vivid, you’ll feel like a witness.

Listeners call it "horrifying, disorienting, fiendishly thrilling, erotic and heartbreaking."   

Listen for yourself. Grab those headphones or earbuds and vanish inside Ominous Thrill.

Ominous Thrill is a multi-award-winning, twice Ambie Award-nominated anthology created by the acclaimed sound designer and director Jeff Schmidt, the creative force behind the vivid, immersive sounds of fiction-podcast thrillers Blood Ties and Aftershock, and the true-crime mega-hit Dr. Death.

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HER HORRORWEEN - When the Motherf**ker Just Won't Die
OMINOUS THRILLOctober 29, 2026x
17
00:19:1717.67 MB

HER HORRORWEEN - When the Motherf**ker Just Won't Die

Every woman in her family has faced him. Now, she contains him. But will she contain what boils within herself?Genre: Transgressive horror / Slasher subversionContent warning: Graphic violence, premeditated murder, transgressive contentWritten by Tiffany Michelle BrownPerformed by Ellie GossageCreat...

HER HORRORWEEN - We Are But Conduits
OMINOUS THRILLOctober 28, 2026x
16
00:23:3321.57 MB

HER HORRORWEEN - We Are But Conduits

I do not remember what I was before; I cannot fathom what has been made of me. To cheat death is to create monsters.Genre: Gothic body horror / SupernaturalContent warning: Body horror, death, disturbing imageryWritten by H. Marinhttps://hmarinliterary.comPerformed by Allison CossittCreated, produce...

HER HORRORWEEN - You Are in the Heart of the Corn Maze
OMINOUS THRILLOctober 26, 2026x
15
00:15:4014.35 MB

HER HORRORWEEN - You Are in the Heart of the Corn Maze

Every October you come back here. Every October you face the same decision. Choose.Genre: Folk horror / Second personContent warning: Supernatural horror, psychological horror, ambiguous endingWritten by Abra Staffin-Wiebehttp://www.aswiebe.com/ Performed by Spooky SpringCreated, produced, directed,...

HER HORRORWEEN - Stella in the Belly of the Beast
OMINOUS THRILLOctober 23, 2026x
14
00:42:3539 MB

HER HORRORWEEN - Stella in the Belly of the Beast

The nightmares haunting Stella since she was a kid are beginning to spill into daily life. Does anyone but her cats see what she can? And what's with all the missing person posters going up around town?Genre: Supernatural horror, Indigenous mythology horrorContent warning: Childhood sexual abuse ref...

HER HORRORWEEN - Placentophagy
OMINOUS THRILLOctober 21, 2026x
13
00:18:3216.97 MB

HER HORRORWEEN - Placentophagy

Elizabeth's placental encapsulation business is interrupted when a mysterious pregnant woman arrives demanding a solution to a maternal curse.Genre: Body horrorContent warning: Body horror including amputation, cannibalism, reproductive loss, legal denial of medical care, moral complexityWritten by ...

HER HORRORWEEN - Watcher of the Wisps
OMINOUS THRILLOctober 19, 2026x
12
00:53:1248.72 MB

HER HORRORWEEN - Watcher of the Wisps

When college lurker Levi answers a bizarre personal ad posted by his latest crush, he finds himself drawn into a ritual of blindfolds, midnight road trips, and a goddess who’s been waiting for a man like him.Genre: Folk horror / Feminist horrorContent warning: Predatory behavior in first person, sex...

HER HORRORWEEN - The Lycanthropy Is Not a Metaphor
OMINOUS THRILLOctober 16, 2026x
11
00:33:5431.04 MB

HER HORRORWEEN - The Lycanthropy Is Not a Metaphor

Channing falls for the mysterious new redhead she meets at the university coffee shop and soon discovers both women share a secret about who they become during the full moon.Genre: Coming of age / queer supernatural romanceContent warning: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ Explicit sexual content, werewolf transformation, ...

HER HORRORWEEN - Gray Rock Method
OMINOUS THRILLOctober 14, 2026x
10
00:25:5923.8 MB

HER HORRORWEEN - Gray Rock Method

A psychiatrist seeks out an unorthodox solution to help a client with a triggering traumatic history.Genre: Psychological horror / SupernaturalContent warning: Psychological manipulation, body horror, death of narratorWritten by Lauren C. Teffeauhttps://www.laurencteffeau.comPerformed by Ann Sonnevi...

HER HORRORWEEN - Brown Widows
OMINOUS THRILLOctober 12, 2026x
9
00:15:1413.96 MB

HER HORRORWEEN - Brown Widows

An unlikely cult member with an unsettling lineage races to recover an escapee before an ancient, otherworldly plan is disrupted.Genre: Dark comedy / Cosmic horrorContent warning: References to ritual violence, adult themes, mild body horrorWritten by Karly Folandkarlyfoland.comPerformed by Leah Voy...

HER HORRORWEEN - The Weight
OMINOUS THRILLOctober 09, 2026x
8
00:24:4122.61 MB

HER HORRORWEEN - The Weight

You wake up, bound, in a place you don't recognize. A woman shrouded in darkness asks, do you remember me? Genre: Allegorical second person horrorContent warning: Violence against women, body horror, disturbing imageryWritten by Allison Cossittwww.allisoncossitt.com - www.ylemmediaproductions.comPer...

HER HORRORWEEN - Maternity Leave
OMINOUS THRILLOctober 07, 2026x
7
00:35:2232.38 MB

HER HORRORWEEN - Maternity Leave

Three weeks postpartum. No sleep. No help. New mother, Erica's grip on reality slips, and something lurks outside her window. Genre: Postpartum horror / Dark comedyContent warning: Postpartum psychosis, self-harm ideation, violence, infant in perilWritten by Jen Mierischwww.jenmierisch.comPerformed ...

HER HORRORWEEN - The Three Deaths of the Blue Moon Ripper
OMINOUS THRILLOctober 05, 2026x
6
00:27:3425.24 MB

HER HORRORWEEN - The Three Deaths of the Blue Moon Ripper

A serial killer who turns beastly by moonlight discovers his past victims aren’t as powerless as they seem when his latest kill flips the hunt inside-out.Genre: Transgressive horror / SupernaturalContent warning: Violence, sexual violence implied, predatory behavior, body horrorWritten by Amanda Cec...

HER HORRORWEEN - Fill The Pot
OMINOUS THRILLOctober 02, 2026x
5
00:20:0418.38 MB

HER HORRORWEEN - Fill The Pot

Four women. One apartment. A man upstairs who has hurt one of them and will never face consequences for it. A modern coven performs a bold spell to hold their male enemies accountable. Genre: Supernatural horror / Dark comedyContent warning: Sexual violence referenced, ritual content, adult themesWr...

HER HORRORWEEN - Nailbed
OMINOUS THRILLOctober 01, 2026x
4
00:23:5821.96 MB

HER HORRORWEEN - Nailbed

She found something under her skin that shouldn't be there. She’ll need to take care of this herself.Genre: Absurdist Body horror / Dark comedyContent warning: Extreme body horror, graphic self-surgery in supernatural context, blood and bodily fluid throughoutWritten by Fionn MacPhersonhttps://linkt...

HER HORRORWEEN - The Solitude Of Birds
OMINOUS THRILLOctober 01, 2026x
3
00:28:0025.65 MB

HER HORRORWEEN - The Solitude Of Birds

Tormented by dark visions, a woman must piece together memories about what happened to her before the shadows claim her forever.Genre: Literary horror / Ghost storyContent warnings: Implied sexual violence, self-harm imagery, death.Written by Sandra Becerril www.shamra.com.mxSandra Becerril (@escrit...

HER HORRORWEEN - Chase The Dark (poem)
OMINOUS THRILLOctober 01, 2026x
2
00:02:252.22 MB

HER HORRORWEEN - Chase The Dark (poem)

This dark tone setting poem invites you into the dark murky world of Her HorrorweenGenre: Horror PoetryWritten by Tiffany Michelle Brownhttps://tmbwrites.com/Performed by Donna Frank MooreCreated, produced, directed, sound designed by Jeff SchmidtSUPPORT OMINOUS THRILL for ad-free listening and othe...

Welcome to HER HORRORWEEN!
OMINOUS THRILLOctober 01, 2026x
1
00:02:041.9 MB

Welcome to HER HORRORWEEN!

Start here for a quick introduction to Ominous Thrill's HER HORRORWEEN - a 15 story celebration of what horror can do when women are its authors and its subject. OminousThrill is for mature audiences, so please check the episode notes for content warnings. Enjoy! Created, produced, directed, sound d...

OMINOUS THRILL: HER HORRORWEEN Trailer
OMINOUS THRILLSeptember 17, 2026x
1
00:01:271.34 MB

OMINOUS THRILL: HER HORRORWEEN Trailer

Beginning October 1, a new season - Ominous Thrill: Her Horrorween15 fearsome tales from the feral minds of fearless women.Her Horrorween celebrates women authored horror with 15 stories spanning dark comedy, literary, body, folk, transgrressive, reproductive, & psychological horror, queer supernatu...

THE PATIENT - JANE DOE
OMINOUS THRILLAugust 20, 2026x
36
00:55:3050.82 MB

THE PATIENT - JANE DOE

When dedicated night-shift nurse Claire is assigned to monitor a mysterious nameless patient, she finds her professional detachment shattered as the boundaries between reality and waking nightmare blur.Story by MATTHEW SHAWAdapted for audio by JEFF SCHMIDTFEATURINGTANJA MILOJEVIC as ClaireDAYEANNE H...

MOTHER LINE - Part 4 of 4
OMINOUS THRILLJuly 16, 2026x
35
00:20:4919.07 MB

MOTHER LINE - Part 4 of 4

What began as a nightmare on a dark road ends here, in the place where Brooklyn's Mother Line was born, where it has always known how to finish what men start. Content warnings: gun violence; sexual harassment and coercion; domestic abuse including bodily violation; misogynistic hate speech; themes ...

MOTHER LINE - Part 3 of 4
OMINOUS THRILLJuly 02, 2026x
34
00:29:3127.04 MB

MOTHER LINE - Part 3 of 4

With Brooklyn is bound and pushed to her limit, Alex escalates, pushing Zane across lines he never thought he'd cross. But the land this house sits on remembers who Brooklyn is, even when she's forgotten. And in the forest, someone else hears the truth.Part THREE of FOURE4 release: July 16 Content w...

MOTHER LINE - Part 2 of 4
OMINOUS THRILLJune 18, 2026x
33
00:26:0723.91 MB

MOTHER LINE - Part 2 of 4

As the party rages and the drinks keep flowing, Zane turns conflict with Brooklyn into a performance for the room. Brooklyn flips the script and leaves the group shaken with the weight of her history. But the ride home is about to put their relationship and that history to the ultimate test.Part TWO...

MOTHER LINE - Part 1 of 4
OMINOUS THRILLJune 04, 2026x
32
00:31:4829.12 MB

MOTHER LINE - Part 1 of 4

When Brooklyn and Zane become the target of a radicalized federal agent, the night of terror drives Brooklyn to finally embrace the ancestral power she has always kept at arm's length - her Mother Line. Part ONE of FOUR Ep 2 release: June 18 Ep 3 release: July 2 Ep 4 release: July 16 Content warning...

INK - Part 4 of 4
OMINOUS THRILLApril 09, 2026x
31
00:33:4230.86 MB

INK - Part 4 of 4

Time skips, jumps, and stops. Mya is everywhere now… too close, too hungry, threatening to devour Kaylee’s entire world. Then… a voice. Familiar. How did she get here? When a simple question shatters everything, Kaylee must make a terrible decision. 🌶️🌶️🌶️ Be advised - this episode contains scene...

INK - Part 3 of 4
OMINOUS THRILLMarch 26, 2026x
30
00:31:1028.54 MB

INK - Part 3 of 4

Mya has returned to Kaylee, and their reunion is intense, visceral, and blissful. But there’s something else… just under the surface… a need. How long can Kaylee play along? What will she lose if she doesn’t? Does she even have a choice? 🌶️🌶️🌶️ Be advised - this episode contains scenes which are ...