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OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween — Drama
OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween

A genre-bending audio drama of character-driven adult dark fiction, thrillers, horror & suspense. 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.”

What will you call it? 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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Learn more about OMINOUS THRILL at https://ominousthrill.com/

EMAIL: ominousthrill@gmal.com

Ominous Thrill Cover Design: Jeff Schmidt

Ominous Thrill Title Design: GlassVoid

Photography: Mircea Bezergheanu

Copyright: © Jeff Schmidt Productions, LLC 2024

Latest Episodes:

HER HORRORWEEN - Stella in the Belly of the Beast Oct 23, 2026

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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 horror

Content warning: Childhood sexual abuse referenced, parental suicide referenced, death

Written by Kyla Tucaya Garcia

Performed by Kyla Garcia

www.kylagarcia.com

Dedication:

For Abuela Victoria, Nana Julia, and Grandpa.

For my Mom Elsa and my Titi Frances.

For my sisters, Shaina, Ava, and Bella.

And for my Dad Freddie, who never let the monsters get near me.

Created, produced, directed, sound designed by Jeff Schmidt

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HER HORRORWEEN - Placentophagy Oct 21, 2026

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Elizabeth's placental encapsulation business is interrupted when a mysterious pregnant woman arrives demanding a solution to a maternal curse.

Genre: Body horror

Content warning: Body horror including amputation, cannibalism, reproductive loss, legal denial of medical care, moral complexity

Written by H.V. Patterson

hvpatterson.com

Performed by Robyn Buck

With Gracie Lacey as The Pregnant Woman

Created, produced, directed, sound designed by Jeff Schmidt

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HER HORRORWEEN - Watcher of the Wisps Oct 19, 2026

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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 horror

Content warning: Predatory behavior in first person, sexual objectification, ritual violence, body horror

Written by Amanda Cecelia Lang

Performed by Michael Ursu

Erica Dawson as Ivy

Created, produced, directed, sound designed by Jeff Schmidt

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HER HORRORWEEN - The Lycanthropy Is Not a Metaphor Oct 16, 2026

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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 romance

Content warning: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ Explicit sexual content, werewolf transformation, implied prior trauma

Written bySelene Grande

https://hollyhefner.com/#as-selene-grande

Performed by Bree Mignano

Syd Kilroy as Sienna

Abigale Turner as Dana

Created, produced, directed, sound designed by Jeff Schmidt

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HER HORRORWEEN - Gray Rock Method Oct 14, 2026

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A psychiatrist seeks out an unorthodox solution to help a client with a triggering traumatic history.

Genre: Psychological horror / Supernatural

Content warning: Psychological manipulation, body horror, death of narrator

Written by Lauren C. Teffeau

https://www.laurencteffeau.com

Performed by Ann Sonneville

Created, produced, directed, sound designed by Jeff Schmidt

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HER HORRORWEEN - Brown Widows Oct 12, 2026

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An unlikely cult member with an unsettling lineage races to recover an escapee before an ancient, otherworldly plan is disrupted.

Genre: Dark comedy / Cosmic horror

Content warning: References to ritual violence, adult themes, mild body horror

Written by Karly Foland

karlyfoland.com

Performed by Leah Voysey

Jennifer Scott as Grandmother

Created, produced, directed, sound designed by Jeff Schmidt

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HER HORRORWEEN - The Weight Oct 09, 2026

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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 horror

Content warning: Violence against women, body horror, disturbing imagery

Written by Allison Cossitt

www.allisoncossitt.com - www.ylemmediaproductions.com

Performed by Jolene Andersen

Created, produced, directed, sound designed by Jeff Schmidt

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HER HORRORWEEN - Maternity Leave Oct 07, 2026

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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 comedy

Content warning: Postpartum psychosis, self-harm ideation, violence, infant in peril

Written by Jen Mierisch

www.jenmierisch.com

Performed by Chelsea Krause

Sheree Wichard as Nosy Nelly

Erica Dawson as Ellen

Raven Morales as the shoppers

Created, produced, directed, sound designed by Jeff Schmidt

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HER HORRORWEEN - The Three Deaths of the Blue Moon Ripper Oct 05, 2026

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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 / Supernatural

Content warning: Violence, sexual violence implied, predatory behavior, body horror

Written by Amanda Cecelia Lang

www.amandacecelialang.com

Performed by Galen Murphy-Hoffman

Sheree Wichard as Number 3

Erica Dawson as Number 4

Created, produced, directed, sound designed by Jeff Schmidt

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HER HORRORWEEN - Fill The Pot Oct 02, 2026

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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 comedy

Content warning: Sexual violence referenced, ritual content, adult themes

Written by M. Leigh

https://www.mleighstories.com

Performed by Erica Dawson

Mikki Hernandez as Remi

Sheree Wichard as Christine

Jennifer Scott as Lisa

Candice Marie as Nicole

Created, produced, directed, sound designed by Jeff Schmidt

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