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HER HORRORWEEN - Maternity Leave

October 7, 2026 · 35 min

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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


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