Episode 45 · 35 min · OMINOUS THRILL

HER HORRORWEEN - Maternity Leave

Published Oct 7, 2026by Jeff SchmidtHorror · Thriller

One candle for every story

  1. 1 - told, candle out
  2. 2 - told, candle out
  3. 3 - told, candle out
  4. 4 - told, candle out
  5. 5 - told, candle out
  6. 6 - told, candle out
  7. 7 - told, candle out
  8. 8 - told, candle out
  9. 9 - told, candle out
  10. 10 - told, candle out
  11. 11 - told, candle out
  12. 12 - told, candle out
  13. 13 - told, candle out
  14. 14 - told, candle out
  15. 15 - told, candle out
  16. 16 - told, candle out
  17. 17 - told, candle out
  18. 18 - told, candle out
  19. 19 - told, candle out
  20. 20 - being told, candle burning
  21. 21 - still to tell, candle lit
  22. 22 - still to tell, candle lit
  23. 23 - still to tell, candle lit
  24. 24 - still to tell, candle lit

Story 45 of 55. 44 told, 10 still waiting.

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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 SUPPORT OMINOUS THRILL for ad-free listening and other perks JOIN OUR PATREON ⁠⁠ SUBSCRIBE directly on APPLE PODCASTS or SPOTIFY Make a one-time donation: Ko-Fi - ⁠⁠ Supercast - ⁠⁠ Thank you! Episode cover design: Jeff Schmidt Assets licensed from iStockPhoto by Getty Images Visit ⁠⁠ OMINOUS THRILL ⁠⁠ Website Follow on ⁠⁠INSTAGRAM⁠⁠ Message Jeff at ⁠⁠ [redacted] See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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