Ominous Thrill

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Ominous Thrill is an award-winning audio fiction anthology seeking dark feminist, erotic horror and thriller stories for dramatized podcast production.

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fictionHorrorMysteryEligibility requirementsCloses Dec 15Pays: $0.05/word for accepted original work; $0.02/word for accepted previously published work.

Open to: Original work must be unpublished; previously published work is also accepted at a lower payment rate. Female protagonists drive every story.

Seeking unambiguously horny feminist horror or thriller fiction for Valentine's Day 2027, with equal parts terror and titillation, sex-positive and consent-forward themes, and preference for dramatized audio plays or first-person present-tense narration. Stories should be 2,000–6,000 words; up to 8,000 may be considered. Deadline: December 15, 2026. Simultaneous submissions are allowed because no official rejections or pass notices are sent.

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