OMINOUS THRILL
Jeff Schmidt
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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."
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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Ominous Thrill Cover Design: Jeff Schmidt
Ominous Thrill Title Design: GlassVoid
Photography: Mircea Bezergheanu
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Recent Episodes
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…
INK - Part 4 of 4
🌶️🌶️🌶️ Be advised - this episode contains scenes which are sexually explicit, and may not be suitable for all listeners.Time skips, jumps, and stops. Mya is everywhere now… too close, too hungry,…
INK - Part 3 of 4
🌶️🌶️🌶️ Be advised - this episode contains scenes which are sexually explicit, and may not be suitable for all listeners.Mya has returned to Kaylee, and their reunion is intense, visceral, and…
INK - Part 2 of 4
Aura delivers on her promise, giving Kaylee, Liv & Syd an audience with Markos. But things do not go as planned, and now Kaylee finds herself drawn into a mysterious world where nothing is as it…
INK - Part 1 of 4
One year after losing her wife, Mya, to violence, Kaylee travels to New Orleans with friends Liv and Syd to mark the unbearable anniversary.But Syd is fixated on finding Markos… local artists rumored…
S1 Ominous Thrill Holiday Treat: THE BONES OF SAINT NICHOLAS
Ominous Thrill is on holiday until Feb 2026, so I'm thrilled to share one of my favorite holiday stories from one of my favorite audio drama creators - Campfire Radio Theater.Emotionally devastated…
SAFE SPACE - Part 2 of 2
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 MesconProduced, Directed, and Sound Designed by Jeff…
SAFE SPACE - Part 1 of 2
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 MesconProduced, Directed,…
KARMA
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…
LIES - Part 3 of 3
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 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 arrive…
LIES - Part 2 of 3
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…
LIES - Part 1 of 3
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…
ADVICE AFTER DEATH - Part 2 of 2
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 TWOThis story is a sequel to the…
ADVICE AFTER DEATH - Part 1 of 2
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…
HUNGER
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…
THE CHANT - Part 3 of 3
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…
THE CHANT - Part 2 of 3
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…
THE CHANT - Part 1 of 3
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…
BECOMING LILITH - Part 2 of 2
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,…
BECOMING LILITH - Part 1 of 2
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 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…
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OMINOUS THRILL has published 33 episodes since January 2024, covering topics in Drama, Fiction.
OMINOUS THRILL is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 32m.
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