OMINOUS THRILL WINS TWO NEW JERSEY WEB FEST AWARDS
17 nominations across multiple Ominous Thrill stories and in the end we've been awarded "Best Anthology" and "Best Sound Design" in the 2026...

Get a taste of the devious audio delights of OMINOUS THRILL—an anthology of full-cast dark fiction, horror, thriller, and suspense! Created, Written, Directed & Sound Designed by JEFF SCHMIDT ominous...
When side effects of a new sleep therapy include nightmares of brutal murders that seem to come true, Nina must confront a dark family secret. Created, Written, Directed & Sound Designed by JEFF SCHM...
A ride to the airport turns bizarre for Kira when an uninvited passenger joins her, and the quirky driver proves to have a more nefarious destination in mind.Be warned - you may never use a ride share...
🌶️🌶️🌶️ Be advised - this episode contains explicit sexual situations that might not be suitable for all listeners. 😎Stuart hits his breaking point in a business deal and turns to the dark web to o...
When mysterious blasts rock the small town of Silver Falls in 1984, two nuclear engineers, and their teen daughter must confront suspicious townsfolk and survive the horrific results of their secretiv...
Late-night radio host Bella Donna delivers extreme advice to the delight and horror of her audience until creepy and dangerous listener Trevor forces her to confront the brutal consequences of her sho...
🌶️🌶️🌶️ Be advised - this episode contains explicit sexual situations that might not be suitable for all listeners. 😎A career-making interview with billionaire Trace Vogel pits journalist couple Am...
A quiet night of laying low in a desert motel descends into chaos and death, leading to a fever dream of a town called JOYHAVƎИ, where nothing is as it seems.Created, Written, Directed & Sound Design...
Pursuing a promotion creates chaos for True Crime Executive Lacie when she tries to adapt a story from reclusive horror author S.V. Mallen and unwittingly invites a malevolent force into her life.Crea...
Buried desire boils to the surface, putting Lera and Judith on a collision course with belief, acceptance, and a terrifying quest for salvation.This is Part One of a three-part story.Created, Written,...
Tensions mount for Lera immediately after her fiery clash with Judith. With her recovery interrupted by bizarre threats, Lera befriends rookie cop Risa as the terror closes in.This is Part Two of a Th...
On the run, Lera and Risa find themselves in the middle of a sinister conspiracy in which they’ll have to confront their dark side to survive.This is Part Three of a Three Part story.Created, Written,...
Doomed to spend Christmas Eve with her judgmental mother as a monstrous zit invades her face, makeup artist Val must decide how far she’ll go for clear skin and maternal validation.“Extraction” writte...
17 nominations across multiple Ominous Thrill stories and in the end we've been awarded "Best Anthology" and "Best Sound Design" in the 2026...
September 17, 2026 - From Ominous Thrill comes Her Horrorween , a fifteen-episode women authored horror anthology season releasing throughou...
Umm, is this real life? I think so. I can't believe it. I mean, I can because I'm staring right at the announcement on the New Jersey Web Fe...
The New Jersey Web fest, one of the premier web festivals honoring creativity and originality in Audio Fiction announced they have selected ...
Hey Thrillers - did you know that after the invention of the printing press, two publications really spread like wildfire? One was the Bible...
Music and sound always play a huge role in Ominous Thrill stories and not just in the production you hear. I rarely talk about this kind of ...
Hi Thrillers! Last summer, I put out a call on the podcast feed to take the temperature of listeners in my first ever listener survey. You s...
A FOUR-PART AUDIO DRAMA EXPLORING GRIEF, POSSESSION, AND THE DARK SIDE OF HOLDING ON. Psychological Horror Mini-Series Premieres February 26...
Jeff Schmidt's Dark Character Study Recognized by The Podcast Academy for Excellence in Audio Drama Writing








