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...

Madison invents a stress reduction app featuring guided murder meditations that unexpectedly awaken dark desires in her straight-laced roommate, Emma. Created, Written, Directed, and Sound Designed by...
🌶️🌶️🌶️ Be advised - this episode contains explicit sexual situations that might not be suitable for all listeners. 😎Crushed by guilt and grief for horrors and loss she cannot remember, Lily meets ...
Lily relishes her new form and abilities; Azmera tries to offer guidance, but trouble gets in the way, forcing Lily and Azmera to act on their true nature to a fatal conclusion.PART 2 OF 2Created, Wri...
A family's grip on reality is turned inside out after discovering bizarre recordings in a new home that may be linked to brutal killings decades in the past.PART 1 OF 3Created, Written, Directed, and ...
Aria becomes obsessed with the mysterious tape recordings, convinced they hold the answer to Ryan's disappearance.PART 2 OF 3Created, Written, Directed, and Sound Designed by JEFF SCHMIDTominousthrill...
Aria learns the horrific history of the Chant and its link to horrors close to home. As her visions escalate and reality crumbles. Ryan's fate is revealed.PART 3 OF 3Created, Written, Directed, and So...
Valeria's pregnancy ignites an insatiable appetite for inedible things, a condition called Pica, escalating into tragic and horrific consequences."Hunger" Written by Elizabeth MonrealThe opening poem,...
Desperate to leave a dangerous relationship, Kate goes to extreme lengths to conjure the spirit of dead radio advice host Bella Donna to help her. PART ONE of TWO . This story is a sequel to the episo...
Kate makes contact and Bella Donna is eager to help... but as the threat closes Kate has to risk everything and face the monster to make it out alive. PART TWO OF TWO This story is a sequel to the epi...
Sia's plan to attend an alternative wellness conference is turned upside down when she meets the devilishly charming Devin, who entices her to join him in indulging their darker impulses. Part ONE of ...
Sia and Devin dive into their deviances, and Devin proves to have more extreme ideas than Sia first realized. Part TWO of THREE. Created, Written, Directed, and Sound Designed by Jeff Schmidt OMINOUS...
🌶️🌶️🌶️ Be advised - this episode begins with a scene that is sexually explicit and might not be suitable for all listeners. 😎 After two episodes of psycho-sexual edging, Sia and Devin finally arri...
A psychic reading in New Orleans delivers bad news for Lexi's impending marriage to Bill, but will she accept a dark deal to make things right?Written by Alexandra Segelwww.alexandrasegel.com If you e...
Kat and Logan seek healing from a recent infidelity at a Costa Rican retreat where the mysterious guru Iris is ready with bizarre therapy. Part ONE of TWO. Written by Hannah Mescon Produced, Directed,...
After their frightening discovery Kat and Logan take drastic measures to escape what seems to be a deadly trap. Part TWO of TWO. Written by Hannah Mescon Produced, Directed, and Sound Designed by Jeff...
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








