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Fri Jul 03 2020 |

How to create Haunting Horror Sounds Effects for Interfaces (includes 15 free SFX!)

By Asbjoern Andersen
Horror Sound Effects

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!

Video by Chase Steele

Topics & playing times:

2:09 Example preview โ€ข 3:50 Design talk โ€ข 9:50 Vibes track โ€ข 28:15 Interface overview โ€ข 31:24 Bio/electrical โ€ข 40:05 Radium patches โ€ข 49:21 Servos โ€ข 50:44 Squirmy stuff โ€ข 52:22 Hand insert โ€ข 57:30 Rock/key device โ€ข 60:04 Wrap-up


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Download a selection of sounds from this project here (updated link)

A big thanks to Chase Steele and Sound Spark LLC for exclusively hosting this video on A Sound Effect. Find the Sound Spark Youtube channel here, and meet Sound Spark on Twitter here.

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More on horror sound:

Behind the horror movie sound:

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Weโ€™ve shared the story behind the sound for quite a few horror movies here on A Sound Effect โ€“ you can read them below:

โ€ข Behind the brutal sound of โ€˜Halloweenโ€™ โ€“ with Will Files and P.K. Hooker
โ€ข How the terrifying sounds of โ€˜The Haunting of Hill Houseโ€™ were made โ€“ with Trevor Gates
โ€ข How the haunting sound of โ€˜The Nunโ€™ was crafted โ€“ with Bill R. Dean and Ron Eng
โ€ข How โ€˜A Quiet Placeโ€™s essential sound was created โ€“ with Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
โ€ข Creating the dark, evil sounds of โ€˜Annabelle: Creationโ€™ โ€“ with Bill R. Dean
โ€ข Creating the sound of fear for โ€˜It Comes at Nightโ€™ โ€“ with Damian Volpe and Robert Fernandez
โ€ข Behind the horrifying sound of โ€˜Alien: Covenantโ€™ โ€“ with Oliver Tarney and Michael Fentum
โ€ข Behind the scary sounds of โ€˜Blair Witchโ€™ โ€“ with Andy Hay
โ€ข How the creepy sound of โ€˜Lights Outโ€™ was made โ€“ with Bill R. Dean
โ€ข Young UK filmmaker creates award-winning horror sound: Here it is โ€“ and hereโ€™s how he did it
โ€ข Creating the horrific sounds of โ€˜The Conjuring 2โ€™ โ€“ with Joe Dzuban



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