OMINOUS THRILL
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. Loved it? Leave a review and tell a friend who loves immersive dark fiction. Support OMINOUS THRILL on PATREON for early access to new episodes, and AD-FREE listening of all episodes. https://www.patreon.com/OMINOUSTHRILL 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
Episodes
What began as a nightmare on a dark road ends here, in the place where Brooklyn's Mother Line was born, where it has always known how to finish what men start.
Content warnings: gun violence; sexual harassment and coercion; domestic abuse including bodily violation; misogynistic hate speech; themes of political authoritarianism and gender-based state violence drawn directly from current events. Please take care of yourself.
Crea...
With Brooklyn bound and pushed to her limit, Alex escalates, pulling Zane across lines he never thought he'd cross. But the land this house sits on remembers who Brooklyn is, even when she's forgotten. And in the forest, someone else hears the truth, too.
Part THREE of FOUR
E4 release: July 16
Content warnings: gun violence; sexual harassment and coercion; domestic abuse including bodily violation; misogynistic hate speech; theme...
As the party rages and the drinks keep flowing, Zane turns conflict with Brooklyn into a performance for the room. Brooklyn flips the script and leaves the group shaken with the weight of her history. But the ride home is about to put their relationship and that history to the ultimate test.
Part TWO of FOUR
Ep 3 release: July 2
Ep 4 release: July 16
Content warnings: gun violence; sexual harassment and coercion; domestic abuse in...
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 Line.
Part ONE of FOUR
Ep 2 release: June 18
Ep 3 release: July 2
Ep 4 release: July 16
Content warnings: gun violence; sexual harassment and coercion; domestic abuse including bodily violation; misogynistic hate speech; themes of political au...
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 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, threatening to devour Kaylee’s entire world. Then… a voice. Familiar. How did she get here? When a simple question shatters everything, Kaylee must make a terrible decision.
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Mya has returned to Kaylee, and their reunion is intense, visceral, and blissful. But there’s something else… just under the surface… a need.
How long can Kaylee play along? What will she lose if she doesn’t? Does she even have a choice?
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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 seems, and a broken heart tattoo mysteriously appears on her wrist. And somewhere in the ink, Mya’s voice is calling.
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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 to practice ancient inking rituals that transform existing tattoos. Kaylee’s refusal to join the search is thwarted when they meet local mystic, Aura, who promises to bring them to the Markos on one condition.
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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 Schmidt
ominousthrill@gmail.com
Featuring:
JESSICA DIGIOVANNI as Kat
MIKKI HERNANDEZ as IRIS
JEFF SCHMIDT as LOGAN
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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, and Sound Designed by Jeff Schmidt
ominousthrill@gmail.com
Featuring:
JESSICA DIGIOVANNI as KAT
MIKKI HERNANDEZ as IRIS
JEFF SCHMIDT as LOGAN
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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 Segel
If you enjoyed this episode, I strongly encourage you to listen to Alexandra's dramatized sci-fi horror audio drama "Hellhound Country."
This episode was produced, Directed, and Sound Designed by Jeff Schmidt
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 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 at their explosive and bloody climax.
Created, Written, Directed, and Sound Designed by Jeff Schmidt
FEATURING:
LAUREN HENNING as SIA
MICHAEL URSU as DEVIN
MILLY SANDERS as DR. CANDICE KNOX
OWEN MCCUEN as RICKY
LI...
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
FEATURING:
LAUREN HENNING as SIA
MICHAEL URSU as DEVIN
MILLY SANDERS as DR. CANDICE KNOX
LILY DREW as BECCA
WILL PATTERSON as THE PILOT
The voice of Ominous Thrill is DONNA FRANK MOORE.
Be advised that this devious audio delight...
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 THREE.
Created, Written, Directed, and Sound Designed by Jeff Schmidt
FEATURING:
LAUREN HENNING as SIA
MICHAEL URSU as DEVIN
MILLY SANDERS as DR. CANDICE KNOX
LILY DREW as BECCA
WILL PATTERSON as THE PILOT
The voice of Om...
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 episode: ADVICE AFTER DARK.
BELLADONNA noun. In Italian, a beautiful lady; in English, a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues.
Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary.
Created, Written, Directed, and So...
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 episode: ADVICE AFTER DARK.
BELLADONNA noun. In Italian, a beautiful lady; in English, a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues.
Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary.
Created, Written, Directed, and Soun...
Valeria's pregnancy ignites an insatiable appetite for inedible things, a condition called Pica, escalating into tragic and horrific consequences.
"Hunger" Written by Elizabeth Monreal
The opening poem, "Let Go," was written by Tiffany Michelle Brown and performed by Patricia Bermúdez.
Created, Produced, Directed & Sound Designed by Jeff Schmidt
FEATURING:
MONAYE MOYES as VALERIA
MARTIN LEGRANDE as ADRIEL
MIKKI ...
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 3
Created, Written, Directed, and Sound Designed by JEFF SCHMIDT
FEATURING:
ZOE OLIVIA AS ARIA
CHANTELLE TIBBS AS JESSICA "THE MOTHER"
GAVIN WHITE AS RYAN
JOHN HENRY RICHARDSON AS MIKE
JENNY CURTIS AS OFFICER DARBY
KRIS KAIYALA AS OFFICER WEBER
ROBERTA JAC...
Aria becomes obsessed with the mysterious tape recordings, convinced they hold the answer to Ryan's disappearance.
PART 2 OF 3
Created, Written, Directed, and Sound Designed by JEFF SCHMIDT
FEATURING:
ZOE OLIVIA AS ARIA
CHANTELLE TIBBS AS JESSICA "THE MOTHER"
GAVIN WHITE AS RYAN
JOHN HENRY RICHARDSON AS MIKE
JENNY CURTIS AS OFFICER DARBY
KRIS KAIYALA AS OFFICER WEBER
ROBERTA JACKSON AS DONNA
JOSH BEARD AS TED AND DOCTOR...
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 3
Created, Written, Directed, and Sound Designed by JEFF SCHMIDT
FEATURING:
ZOE OLIVIA AS ARIA
CHANTELLE TIBBS AS JESSICA "THE MOTHER"
GAVIN WHITE AS RYAN
JOHN HENRY RICHARDSON AS MIKE
JENNY CURTIS AS OFFICER DARBY
KRIS KAIYALA AS OFFICER WEBER
ROBERTA J...
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