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Stella is having trouble sleeping. The nightmares haunting her since she was a kid are beginning to spill into daily life. Does anyone but her cats see what she can? Genre: Supernatural horror Indigenous mythology horror Content warning: Childhood sexual abuse referenced, parental suicide referenced, death Written and performed by Kyla Tucaya 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

Elizabeth's placental encapsulation business is interrupted when a mysterious pregnant woman arrives demanding retribution. 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

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

Channing falls hard for the mysterious new redhead she meets at the university coffee shop. But both women harbor a dangerous secret about who they become during the full moon. Genre: Queer cozy supernatural romance Content warning: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ Explicit sexual content, werewolf transformation, implied prior trauma Written by Selene Grande https://hollyhefner.com/#as-selene-grande Performed by Bree Mingano Syd Kilroy as Sienna Abigale Turner as Dana Created, produced, directed, sound designed by Jeff Schmidt

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 SUPPORT OMINOUS THRILL for ad-free listening and other perks JOIN OUR PATREON  ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OMINOUSTHRILL⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUBSCRIBE directly on APPLE PODCASTS or SPOTIFY  Make a one-time donation: Ko-Fi - ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/ominousthrill⁠⁠ Supercast - ⁠⁠https://ominousthrill.supercast.com/gifts/new⁠⁠ Thank you!  Episode cover design: Jeff Schmidt Assets licensed from iStockPhoto by Getty Images Visit ⁠⁠OMINOUS THRILL⁠⁠ Website https://ominousthrill.com/ Follow on ⁠⁠INSTAGRAM⁠⁠ Message Jeff at ⁠⁠[email protected] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 SUPPORT OMINOUS THRILL for ad-free listening and other perks JOIN OUR PATREON  ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OMINOUSTHRILL⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUBSCRIBE directly on APPLE PODCASTS or SPOTIFY  Make a one-time donation: Ko-Fi - ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/ominousthrill⁠⁠ Supercast - ⁠⁠https://ominousthrill.supercast.com/gifts/new⁠⁠ Thank you!  Episode cover design: Jeff Schmidt Assets licensed from iStockPhoto by Getty Images Visit ⁠⁠OMINOUS THRILL⁠⁠ Website https://ominousthrill.com/ Follow on ⁠⁠INSTAGRAM⁠⁠ Message Jeff at ⁠⁠[email protected] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 SUPPORT OMINOUS THRILL for ad-free listening and other perks JOIN OUR PATREON  ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OMINOUSTHRILL⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUBSCRIBE directly on APPLE PODCASTS or SPOTIFY  Make a one-time donation: Ko-Fi - ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/ominousthrill⁠⁠ Supercast - ⁠⁠https://ominousthrill.supercast.com/gifts/new⁠⁠ Thank you!  Episode cover design: Jeff Schmidt Assets licensed from iStockPhoto by Getty Images Visit ⁠⁠OMINOUS THRILL⁠⁠ Website https://ominousthrill.com/ Follow on ⁠⁠INSTAGRAM⁠⁠ Message Jeff at ⁠⁠[email protected] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 SUPPORT OMINOUS THRILL for ad-free listening and other perks JOIN OUR PATREON  ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OMINOUSTHRILL⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUBSCRIBE directly on APPLE PODCASTS or SPOTIFY  Make a one-time donation: Ko-Fi - ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/ominousthrill⁠⁠ Supercast - ⁠⁠https://ominousthrill.supercast.com/gifts/new⁠⁠ Thank you!  Episode cover design: Jeff Schmidt Assets licensed from iStockPhoto by Getty Images Visit ⁠⁠OMINOUS THRILL⁠⁠ Website https://ominousthrill.com/ Follow on ⁠⁠INSTAGRAM⁠⁠ Message Jeff at ⁠⁠[email protected] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 SUPPORT OMINOUS THRILL for ad-free listening and other perks JOIN OUR PATREON  ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OMINOUSTHRILL⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUBSCRIBE directly on APPLE PODCASTS or SPOTIFY  Make a one-time donation: Ko-Fi - ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/ominousthrill⁠⁠ Supercast - ⁠⁠https://ominousthrill.supercast.com/gifts/new⁠⁠ Thank you!  Episode cover design: Jeff Schmidt Assets licensed from iStockPhoto by Getty Images Visit ⁠⁠OMINOUS THRILL⁠⁠ Website https://ominousthrill.com/ Follow on ⁠⁠INSTAGRAM⁠⁠ Message Jeff at ⁠⁠[email protected] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 SUPPORT OMINOUS THRILL for ad-free listening and other perks JOIN OUR PATREON  ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OMINOUSTHRILL⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUBSCRIBE directly on APPLE PODCASTS or SPOTIFY  Make a one-time donation: Ko-Fi - ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/ominousthrill⁠⁠ Supercast - ⁠⁠https://ominousthrill.supercast.com/gifts/new⁠⁠ Thank you!  Episode cover design: Jeff Schmidt Assets licensed from iStockPhoto by Getty Images Visit ⁠⁠OMINOUS THRILL⁠⁠ Website https://ominousthrill.com/ Follow on ⁠⁠INSTAGRAM⁠⁠ Message Jeff at ⁠⁠[email protected] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 comedy Content warning: Extreme body horror, graphic self-surgery in supernatural context, blood and bodily fluid throughout Written by Fionn MacPherson https://linktr.ee/fionnmacpherson Performed by Syd Kilroy Created, produced, directed, sound designed by Jeff Schmidt SUPPORT OMINOUS THRILL for ad-free listening and other perks JOIN OUR PATREON  ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OMINOUSTHRILL⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUBSCRIBE directly on APPLE PODCASTS or SPOTIFY  Make a one-time donation: Ko-Fi - ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/ominousthrill⁠⁠ Supercast - ⁠⁠https://ominousthrill.supercast.com/gifts/new⁠⁠ Thank you!  Episode cover design: Jeff Schmidt Assets licensed from iStockPhoto by Getty Images Visit ⁠⁠OMINOUS THRILL⁠⁠ Website https://ominousthrill.com/ Follow on ⁠⁠INSTAGRAM⁠⁠ Message Jeff at ⁠⁠[email protected] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 story Content warnings: Implied sexual violence, self-harm imagery, death. Written by Sandra Becerril  www.shamra.com.mx Sandra Becerril (@escritora_serial) • Fotos y videos de Instagram Performed by Mellisa Medina Created, produced, directed, sound designed by Jeff Schmidt SUPPORT OMINOUS THRILL for ad-free listening and other perks JOIN OUR PATREON  ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OMINOUSTHRILL⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUBSCRIBE directly on APPLE PODCASTS or SPOTIFY  Make a one-time donation: Ko-Fi - ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/ominousthrill⁠⁠ Supercast - ⁠⁠https://ominousthrill.supercast.com/gifts/new⁠⁠ Thank you!  Episode cover design: Jeff Schmidt Assets licensed from iStockPhoto by Getty Images Visit ⁠⁠OMINOUS THRILL⁠⁠ Website https://ominousthrill.com/ Follow on ⁠⁠INSTAGRAM⁠⁠ Message Jeff at ⁠⁠[email protected] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This dark tone setting poem invites you into the dark murky world of Her Horrorween Genre: Horror Poetry Written by Tiffany Michelle Brown https://tmbwrites.com/ Performed by Donna Frank Moore Created, produced, directed, sound designed by Jeff Schmidt SUPPORT OMINOUS THRILL for ad-free listening and other perks JOIN OUR PATREON  ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OMINOUSTHRILL⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUBSCRIBE directly on APPLE PODCASTS or SPOTIFY  Make a one-time donation: Ko-Fi - ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/ominousthrill⁠⁠ Supercast - ⁠⁠https://ominousthrill.supercast.com/gifts/new⁠⁠ Thank you!  Episode cover design: Jeff Schmidt Assets licensed from iStockPhoto by Getty Images Visit ⁠⁠OMINOUS THRILL⁠⁠ Website https://ominousthrill.com/ Follow on ⁠⁠INSTAGRAM⁠⁠ Message Jeff at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 designed by Jeff Schmidt SUPPORT OMINOUS THRILL for ad-free listening and other perks JOIN OUR PATREON  ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OMINOUSTHRILL⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUBSCRIBE directly on APPLE PODCASTS or SPOTIFY  Make a one-time donation: Ko-Fi - ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/ominousthrill⁠⁠ Supercast - ⁠⁠https://ominousthrill.supercast.com/gifts/new⁠⁠ Thank you!  Episode cover design: Jeff Schmidt Assets licensed from iStockPhoto by Getty Images Visit ⁠⁠OMINOUS THRILL⁠⁠ Website https://ominousthrill.com/ Follow on ⁠⁠INSTAGRAM⁠⁠ Message Jeff at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Beginning October 1, a new season - Ominous Thrill: Her Horrorween 15 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 supernatural romance, Indigenous mythology, and allegorical accusation. Stories that will make you wince, cringe, feel creeped out and leave you with all the feels. HER HORRORWEEN cover art by: Andrea M. Night Episode Release Schedule: Thu Oct 1 — The Solitude of Birds Thu Oct 1 — Nailbed Fri Oct 2 — Fill The Pot Mon Oct 5 — Three Deaths of the Blue Moon Ripper Wed Oct 7 — Maternity Leave Fri Oct 9 — The Weight Mon Oct 12 — Brown Widows Wed Oct 14 — Gray Rock Method Fri Oct 16 — The Lycanthropy Is Not a Metaphor Mon Oct 19 — Watcher of the Wisps Wed Oct 21 — Placentophagy Fri Oct 23 — Stella in the Belly of the Beast Mon Oct 26 — You Are in the Heart of the Corn Maze Wed Oct 29 — We Are But Conduits Fri Oct 30 — When the M**********r Just Won't Die REDROOM subscribers on Apple Podcasts and Patreon will enjoy all 15 episodes, ad-free on October 1st. JOIN OUR PATREON  ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OMINOUSTHRILL⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUBSCRIBE directly on APPLE PODCASTS or SPOTIFY  Make a one-time donation: Ko-Fi - ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/ominousthrill⁠⁠ Supercast - ⁠⁠https://ominousthrill.supercast.com/gifts/new⁠⁠ Thank you!  All funds raised go toward the making of Ominous Thrill Visit ⁠⁠OMINOUS THRILL⁠⁠ Website Follow Jeff Schmidt on ⁠⁠INSTAGRAM⁠⁠ Message Jeff at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.