Interested in learning how to design horror sound effects - particularly targeted towards horror-type interfaces? Check out this exclusive, in-depth A Sound Effect tutorial by Chase Steele - and get 15 free sound effects from the project too!
Download a selection of sounds from this project here (updated link)
and browse their full catalog here:
More on horror sound:
• How to create horror sound effects that are truly scary (and gory!) – by Saro Sahihi
• The Guide To Sound Effects (features lots of tips for gore and horror) – compiled by David Filskov
• Creature Sound Design Insights from David Farmer, sound designer on The Hobbit & LOTR
• Sound for Scarehouses – A Q&A with Marc Straight
We’ve shared the story behind the sound for quite a few horror movies here on A Sound Effect – you can read them below:
• Behind the brutal sound of ‘Halloween’ – with Will Files and P.K. Hooker
• How the terrifying sounds of ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ were made – with Trevor Gates
• How the haunting sound of ‘The Nun’ was crafted – with Bill R. Dean and Ron Eng
• How ‘A Quiet Place’s essential sound was created – with Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
• Creating the dark, evil sounds of ‘Annabelle: Creation’ – with Bill R. Dean
• Creating the sound of fear for ‘It Comes at Night’ – with Damian Volpe and Robert Fernandez
• Behind the horrifying sound of ‘Alien: Covenant’ – with Oliver Tarney and Michael Fentum
• Behind the scary sounds of ‘Blair Witch’ – with Andy Hay
• How the creepy sound of ‘Lights Out’ was made – with Bill R. Dean
• Young UK filmmaker creates award-winning horror sound: Here it is – and here’s how he did it
• Creating the horrific sounds of ‘The Conjuring 2’ – with Joe Dzuban