Ominous Thrill
Description
What We're Looking For
CHARACTER-DRIVEN:
Feminist & Intersectional Horror·Thrillers·Suspense
· Dark & Unruly Fiction / Fantasy / Humor ·
· Feminine Rage·Erotic·Weird Girl·Surrealist·
· Queer / LGBTQAI+·Under-Represented Voices·Good For Her / Them
Stories from authors with lived experience where the horror, thrills and suspense
ride or die with social / political critique.
(...)
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."
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.
CHARACTER-DRIVEN:
Feminist & Intersectional Horror·Thrillers·Suspense
· Dark & Unruly Fiction / Fantasy / Humor ·
· Feminine Rage·Erotic·Weird Girl·Surrealist·
· Queer / LGBTQAI+·Under-Represented Voices·Good For Her / Them
Stories from authors with lived experience where the horror, thrills and suspense
ride or die with social / political critique.
(...)
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."
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.
Market Genres
Genres
EroticaFantasy
General
Horror
Humor
Suspense/Thriller
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Short Story
2000 to 7500 words
5 cents/word
Novelette
7500 to 10000 words
5 cents/word
Reprints
Short Story
2000 to 7500 words
2 cents/word
Novelette
7500 to 10000 words
2 cents/word
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 14 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 16.25 | Median: 4 | Max: 143
Responded:
85.71%
Accepted:
71.42% - avg 17 days
Rejected:
14.28% - avg 9 days
(50.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
7.14%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
7.14%
Withdrawn:
7.14%
Pending:
There are 48 pending responses.
(2 min | 18.64 average | 23 median | 31 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 18 June 2026
Last officially checked: 24 June 2026