You know the sound: It's eerie and echoing, and it makes the little hairs on your arms stand up immediately. So many horror movies use it to create a chilling atmosphere, and even some reality shows ...

I was recently watching a scene from the 2025 film Weapons for a monograph I’m writing and noticed a familiar sound: a low, unsettling drone as a character walks down a hallway. It’s the same kind of ...

A wave of advanced horror audio toolkits is connecting the creative worlds of game development, live streaming, and cinematic sound design. From Yohan Shin’s unsettling sound redesign for A24’s ...

Sound design in horror games isn’t just background noise — it’s a deliberate tool to shape tension and emotion. From unsettling ambience to jarring spikes in audio, these cues influence how players ...