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Now you can harness supernatural powers in sound design and bring peak levels of mesmerizing magic to your next project. Phantoms in the night, mischievous wizards, sorcerers conjuring black magic, supernatural creatures and telekinetic objects all come to life in fantastic 96k/24bit sound with Phantom Magic. The library delivers game trinkets, spells and sparkles, casts and conjures, potions and power-ups, shields and revives, lightning impacts, transitions, whooshes, and more.
The day of reckoning is here! Inspired by Hollywood box office hits like Mad Max and The Book of Eli, we present to you “Post Apocalyptic Trailer” – Epic Stock Media’s newest hard-hitting, bass-rumbling designed movie trailer sound effects collection. Includes over 500+ stingers, big hits, impacts, drones, Shepard tones & more. All of the recordings are delivered in 96kHz/24bit, giving you the best quality for heavy sound editing, pitch shifting, and fx processing while keeping a top notch level of clarity and precision.
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Unleash the elegant terror with “Dark Horror Piano Loops”: 10 scary, creepy and suspenseful music loop tracks for horror games. Dive into a bone-chilling collection of 10 eerie tracks, meticulously crafted to create a haunting atmosphere for your horror games. These creepy, suspenseful piano loops will send shivers down players’ spines. Whether you need unsettling melodies or jump-scare-ready soundscapes, this pack delivers the perfect soundtrack.
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Introducing our ultimate horror game SFX pack – a complete collection that offers a wide range of subtle yet eerie sounds, intense jump scares, and suspenseful horror backgrounds. Our spooky sounds add tension to your game, keeping players on the edge of their seats. And when the moment arrives, a terrifying jump scare will give them a good fright. All of this is combined with our suspenseful background ambiance, creating the perfect survival horror game experience.
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Experience a world of relentless carnage with our Bloodbath sound pack. Featuring 115 high-quality single elements and 45 pre-made sounds, this pack delivers bone breaks, visceral splatters, gore splashes, blood drips, and more. As a bonus to get you started, there are 4 sounds of blade cuts, 4 stabs, and 4 pulls. Both single elements and pre-designed sounds can be used to create your own unique sequences. Use them alone or layered with other sounds to unleash terror upon your game or video project with this blood-soaked auditory experience!
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(Ominous, pulsing music starts to build in the background) In a world where sound reigns supreme… comes the ultimate arsenal for your audio production. Imagine a collection of earth-shattering, spine-tingling, and awe-inspiring sound effects that will leave your audience breathless.
(Dramatic, cinematic sound effects start to play) Introducing Trailer Essentials – Big Screen Sound Elements. With over 370+ heart-pounding, cinematic sound effects at your fingertips, you’ll be able to craft trailers, teasers, adverts and cutscenes that will leave a lasting impact.
(Quick cuts of futuristic, dystopian, and horror-themed sound effects play in rapid succession) From blockbuster hits and sweeps, to sub drops and dystopian impacts, this curated collection of premium audio has it all. Perfect for games, film, motion graphics, cinematic music, and any interactive sound design project that demands the attention getting sound.
(Music reaches a crescendo) With 376 sound effects, all in stunning 96k 24bit .wav format, plus other formats, you’ll have the tools to create audio that’s truly unforgettable. 1+ GB of inspiring samples, 124 sound sets – glued files for faster sound design. The possibilities might just be endless.
(Music drops to a deep, ominous tone) Unleash the drama, the tension, and the excitement with Trailer Essentials – Big Screen Sound Elements. The ultimate sound resource for the modern audio designer. (Music fades, video fades to black)
Need futuristic sounds? Sci-fi Evolution is a massive compilation of more than 1700 audio files – and it covers a lot of ground! Check out the full selection below.
Electromagnetic Drones is a collection of 171 recordings that capture the invisible electromagnetic landscape produced by electronic devices. Using the Soma Ether, a specialized wide-band receiver, we captured hums, pulses, and static produced by phones, microwaves, fridges, TVs, computers, Wi-Fi routers, and more. Unlike traditional radios that filter out interference, Ether acts as an “anti-radio,” capturing a broad spectrum of electromagnetic activity from hertz to gigahertz, revealing the sonic textures generated by electronic equipment.
The library features both raw recordings directly from the Soma Ether device, as well as designed sounds, giving you a versatile range of textures to work with. These recordings were transformed into deep, evolving drones, ranging from gritty industrial hums and eerie, synth-like tones to rhythmic machine pulses and dissonant, unsettling tones.
Captured at 192kHz, these sounds maintain exceptional clarity, allowing for extreme pitch manipulation and creative sound processing. With its dark, atmospheric qualities, Electromagnetic Drones is well-suited for horror, suspense, drama, sci-fi, and experimental sound design in film, television, and video games. Whether you need haunting ambiences, dystopian textures, or immersive low-frequency drones, this collection provides a rich sonic palette drawn from sounds of the electromagnetic world.
A massive haunted voices collection with fully 596 audio files and 2 hours of otherworldly audio to cover all of your haunted voice needs for film, games, television and interactive web.
All files were carefully selected from hours upon hours of ultra high resolution recordings of talented vocal actors, then designed and processed using state of the art hardware and software audio manipulation tools.
Performances include ghostly moans, growls, yells, casting spells, whispers, goblins, fairies, small creepy creatures, infants, breathing, seance sfx, screeches and more!
The creepy eeriness of a soul’s voice penetrating through the borders of life and death to communicate with the living – bring your listeners into the terrors of boldly and tastefully designed otherworldly communication with… Voices From Beyond.
This bundle contains 5 intense and powerful packs focused on trailers.
You will get: Signature braams, signature pings, trailer booms, atmospheric elements, trailer clocks and action focused cinematic rhythmic loops.
These packs can be a great tool for action movies and trailers.
Packs included:
SUBSTANTIAL: 68 direct and powerful trailer booms.
LAPSE: 134 trailer clocks. Is a simple and straightforward library for creating the famous and well know trailer clock sound.
INFORMER: A collection of signature cinematic pings. 84 files of intense ping sounds.
SECLUSION: A collection of signature Braams and Atmospheric elements for Dystopian and Horror productions. 140 files of pure sonic angst!
OPEN CONTRACT: A collection of 165 Rhythmic Loops + Bonus of 35 sounds for a total of 200 sounds. These Loops were created with the goal of evoke a dark and cinematic feeling in trailers and scores.
Experience this huge soundbank of skin-crawling zombie sounds, expertly recorded for maximum scare factor!
Includes 330 audio files of stomach churning Hisses, Roars, Groans, Grunts, Sequenced sounds, Throat Fluids, Breath sounds and more… All in cutting-edge cinematic horror quality and multiple WAV and MP3 formats for your convenience.
GROW THE HORDE!
Featuring a huge variety of situational sounds, such as Warnings, Attacks, Fearful Screams, Hurt and Deaths voice sounds, and many more. Combine them together to create your very own undead horde! OR use the included Idle and Attack zombie horde sounds, pre-made for you!
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CLICK, SWIPE, and SCROLL your way through this mini pack of eerie interface sound files, carefully constructed for any project of mild fright! Extracted from the ONLY AAA-Quality scary user interface sound effects library of its kind on the market, each and every CHIME, RING, TICK, SQUEAK, HIT, CLINK, CLANK, SPIN, PLUCK, CLICK, SNAP, SWIPE, DING, ZIP and more in this pack has been carefully constructed to instill spooky anticipation. Mild in intensity, these sounds are an ideal “fright factor” for any users, while also being eerie for all ages.
Say goodbye to dull and boring UI effects, and say hello to a new dimension creepy user interface sounds. Perfect for VIDEO GAMES, CASINO SLOT GAMES, APPS, PRESENTATIONS, YOUTUBE VIDEOS, INFOGRAPHIC VIDEOS, and more!
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CLICK, SWIPE, and SCROLL your way through this mini pack of terrifying interface sound files, carefully constructed for any project of horror! Extracted from the ONLY AAA-Quality horror user interface sound effects library of its kind on the market, each and every JUMP-SCARE, BLOOD POP, SLICE, SLASH, RIP, HIT, HOWL, CLANK, CLICK, SCRATCH, DRAG, CLUNK, SWIPE, SWISH and more in this pack has been carefully constructed to instill a sense of terror. Strong in intensity, these sounds are an ideal “fright factor” for the seasoned horror fan!
Say goodbye to dull and boring UI effects, and say hello to a new dimension creepy user interface sounds. Perfect for VIDEO GAMES, CASINO SLOT GAMES, APPS, PRESENTATIONS, YOUTUBE VIDEOS, INFOGRAPHIC VIDEOS, and more!
GET IT NOW to scare your users!
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Woman power of all ages and styles!
Here we have 2227 sounds of female vocalizations for fighting, action, pain, basic reactions, emotions, general gibberish speech and many English words. Less extreme than Beastie Girls 192, you’ll get brand new screaming, shouting, talking, gibbering, hoarsing, whispering, laughing, crying, choking, wheezing, yelping, yawning, moaning, groaning, panting, cheering, breathing, coughing and more.
– 4 different voice characters including English kid girl, English adult woman, 2 non-native speaking women + 2 more extra subcharacters – Cartoon and Creepy Whisper
– 2227 files, start and end without silence gaps for immediate implementation
– 192 kHz / 24 bit file resolution with ultrasonics, 1.58GB unpacked
– source files – cleaned, with equalisation contour
– volume normalized to around -18 lufs
– contact the library creator to order more exclusive vocalizations for your project if needed
Swirl in a vortex of suspenseful audio with Twilight Fear Drone Loops. A fine tuned collection of drones, atmospherics and cinematic horror textures designed to evoke a sense of foreboding and tension. Get 260 custom created atmospheric and textural background loops that are perfect for creating a haunting environment filled with vampires, ghosts, undead and paranormal creatures.
Create your own suspense and tension filled immersive audio experience with ease. Whether you’re setting the scene of a chilling horror film soundtrack, a tense apocalyptic video game, a spooky haunted house, even a crop circle installation, these fear-inducing drone loops provide the sonic foundation to ensnare your audience in a web of uncertainty.
Akelarre is a sound library inspired by folk and cosmic horror stories that provides a unique palette of cinematic dark soundscapes and sound effects. These wicked designed sounds are divided into categories such as scary creatures and monsters, eerie strings, mysterious drones, dark soundscapes and otherworldly SFX.
Most of the sound sources are field recording based and they have been designed through granular synthesis, convolution and plate reverbs, and other effects. The uncommon sounds that compose Akelarre offer an original sound library to use on your compositions and productions for film, games, music and anything in between.
All files contain extensive metadata following UCS (Universal Category System) with file description and keywords to help you quickly find the sounds. Metadata can be read and processed by the most common audio management tools. Compatibility with Windows + Mac. All files are .wav and compatible with all the main DAWs and video editing software.
Includes
• Scary Monsters/Creatures
• Uncanny Roars
• Creepy Spells
• Dark Ambiences
• Eerie Strings
• Crispy Metallic SFX
• Metallic Smashes
• Eerie Drones
• Spooky Birds
• Ice
• Wind
Created and Manufactured by Ana Quiroga
Now you don’t have to kill anyone to get these types of sounds! No more mafia boss interactions, No need to arrange meetings with your hitman, No need to lure unsuspecting victims to your recording location!
The doors are very kind, but don’t make them angry. They could lose their temper resulting in a very noisy bang.
This library enriches the sfx world with new door and gate objects, both source and designed, with variety of expressive actions and perspectives. The everyday usual noises along with fantasy stimulating sounds – e.g. deep “dungeon” metal door, high pitch squeaking wire-netting gate, heavy church gate and so on. To make the slams and smashes even more hard, heavy and dirty, wildly designed “Angry” versions have been added.
Library highlight:
• 18 door and gate objects, recorded in old, gloomy houses and a church
• 6.29 GB, 645 files, several takes for each action
• “Close-Up”, “Near”, “Middle” and “Behind” perspectives in selected cases, plus mix of them
• 192khz/24 bit including ultrasonic information- the greatest resolution for next design processes
• Sound Devices MixPre6, Sanken CO100K, Sennheiser MKH30, DPA 4007, DPA 4060, Schertler Dyn Uni P48
• Photo reference for each object
This bundle contains four of my most Crime/Investigation focused libraries.
You will get a nice collection of atmospheric elements, fx and musical loops ready to enhance the mood of your project and create mystery and tension.
If you are a musician who wants to define the building blocks of a track or maybe you are a sound designer who needs to create a musical moment from a sound design perspective, this bundle can help you to achieve those things.
Packs included:
Unsolved: 141 Sound Effects (Wav, 24 Bit / 96 kHz) aimed to enhance tension. You will find atmospheric and musical elements with a powerful cinematic feel.
Infiltration: 161 sound effects (Wav, 24 Bit / 96 kHz) aimed to be used in modern espionage/infiltration productions. From intense low frequency atmospheric elements to powerful synth movements this library can be see it as a powerful kit to create a modern espionage feel in your project .
The Case: 185 sounds (Wav, 24 Bit / 48 kHz) aimed to enhance the tension and drama of movies, games, series, trailers and musical compositions. You will find deep Bass Loops, powerful Percussive Loops (kick, hi-hat, hits, metal), Cinematic Melodies and notes (synth, clean electric guitar, percussive piano) and Fx (soundscapes, atmospheric elements, drops, hits and impacts).
Retrace: 96 strong sound elements (Wav, 24 Bit / 48 kHz) aimed to create suspense, tension and action. You will find a nice mixture of sound effects, looped percussive elements and looped cinematic musical instruments.
This collaboration of the sound designers Bony Stoev and Saro Sahihi is the long awaited successor and main chapter of “Surrounding Horror – Prologue”.
It brings you a comprehensive collection of thrilling, abstract horror ambience sound effects in 5.1 surround.
Each soundscape was painstakingly handcrafted to 2:30 minute length with lots of frightening and terrifying sonic events.
It gives your horror-related production just the right amount of heart-stopping texture, leaving your audience with fear crawling up their spines to hold ’em tight.
Also available: the “ANGST | Surrounding Horror – Construction Kit” (or get the Bundle).
Strange Game Ambient Loops 3 – This is the third volume in the Strange Game series, it brings you a power pack of production-ready background sound loops. Volume 3 is tuned for setting the scene in horror, suspense, tension, dark moody, thriller, lite fantasy and nature themed productions.
With a massive five hours of sound, Strange Game Ambient Loops 3 provides authentic and compelling background tones with 65 sound sets. Dark and moody, Environmental, Factory and Industrial, Nature, Sci-fi, Harmonically Tonal, Positive and more. With so much content, there’s no question you’ll be well equipped to create the perfect feel and soundscape to bring your audio productions to life. Perfect for 3D, 2D, mobile app games, motion graphics, film and any creative audio project.
Strange Game Ambient Loops 2 library is a meticulously designed & game ready ambience loop library created to help you make stunning and immersive audio environments quickly. This is the second installment in the Strange Game Ambient Loop series. Great for horror, fantasy, adventure, 3D, 2D mobile app games, motion graphics, film and audio productions. With over 2 hours of game locations, tension, dark moods, you’ll be well equipped to create the perfect feel and soundscape that brings your production to life.
Gain a producer’s essential movie trailer sound effects library, BRAAAM Strike 2! This sound library gives you 100, high quality, professionally designed “braaam” sound FX. Explore the depths of deep cinematic synth bass impacts, stingers, and droning hits and add a larger than life sound to your audio projects.
Created by award-winning film composer, David Levy, Braaam Strike 2 is the sequel to the critically-acclaimed trailer sound effects library Braaam Strike 1.
Epic Stock Media is back with another game character voice pack. Introducing the first of AAA Game Character series – Demon. AAA Game Character Demon is a robust vocal sound effects bank that brings rich and dynamic game ready voice audio assets. Includes over 450+ scripted custom lines, battle cries, fight vocals and everything you need to build a compelling dark antagonist dialogue and in-game audio experiences.
Library highlights:
If you want to terrify your audience - whether it's for a game, movie or another project that calls for bone-chilling sounds - the horror sound effects libraries from the independent sound community are a fantastic tool for making that happen.
They give you everything from haunting ghost sounds, gruesome and gory sound effects and demonic possessions, to frightening and disturbing ambiences, screams, whispers and grotesque zombie sounds - making sure your audience will get a sonic experience that's sure to leave a mark.
Bones breaking, breathing, chains rattling, creaking doors, demonic laughter, footsteps, ghostly whispers, gore splatter, heartbeats, knife slash, monster roar, music box, screams, screeching violins, siren, stabbing, thunder, water dripping, wind howling, zombie groan
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Q: Are these sounds royalty free?
A: Yes, they're royalty free, and no attribution is required
Q: Who has recorded and designed these sounds?
A: They're created by the independent sound community, and have been recorded by some of the best recordists and sound designers on the planet. There's a constant flow of brand new sound libraries coming from the community, giving you the absolutely freshest sound effects available anywhere. Oh, and by getting sounds from the community, you support individual sound designers and sound recordists – that’s a pretty cool thing too.
Expand the timbre of your horror violins and cellos with CIRCUS, a sinister sample pack featuring 180 WAV sounds of screeching or high-pitched string noises, perfect for horror music and dark sound design.
This collection offers a curated selection of screeches, high-tension tremolo, heavy jeté strokes, dark demonic textures, finger patterns, chaotic string elements, clock loops and bow accents.
Create haunting atmospheres, perfect for horror, thriller or experimental soundtracks. Every element has been designed to unsettle and disturb, blurring the line between music and noise.
The asset list includes but is not limited to: hippos, hyenas, vultures, dwarf mongooses, elephants, African cranes, parrots, tigers, pigmy hippos, rhea ostriches, brown bears, pheasants, wildebeests, African wild dogs and many more. The content has been recorded at 192KHz with a Sanken CO100K, an Avisoft CMPA and a Sennheiser 8050 for center plus two Sennheiser MKH8040 for stereo image.
The resulting ultrasonic spectrum is rich and allows for truly extreme manipulation of the content.
Unleash the raw power of fire, water, earth, and air with this comprehensive 9 GB sound library featuring 3050 high-quality sound effects across 630 files. Whether you’re designing cinematic soundscapes or enhancing video games Four Elements delivers the tools you need to harness the energy of the natural world.
A treasure trove of raw, organic, and processed sounds including seamless loops divided into Fire, Water, Air, Earth and Explosion categories. Customize every detail with an extensive selection of sound components.
Game-ready sound layers featuring Impacts, Whooshes, and Textures as seamless loops. Elevate transitions and enhance atmospheres with loops and pre-designed sound layers.
A collection of ready-to-use sound effects divided into Attack, Bend, and Explosion categories for quick integration into your projects. Perfect for high-energy scenes and immersive storytelling.
Four Elements gives you complete creative control, blending organic recordings with processed sound layers to meet the demands of any project. Master the forces of nature with Four Elements. Let your creativity ignite.
Keywords:
Elements, Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Wave, Water, Liquid, Rock, Cast, Stone, Pebble, Torch, Gas, Flame, Campfire, Sizzle, Burst, Scrape, Whoosh, Impact, Texture, Attack, Bend, Bending, Explosion, Processed, Surge, Quake, Hit, Flow, Burn, Ignite, Drop, Smack, Destruction, Rumble, Hiss, Blow, Wind, Cloth, Movement, Underwater, Bubble, Ocean, River, Lake, Firework, Firecracker, Bang, Blast, Detonation, Magic, Fantasy, Forces, Fire Magic, Water Magic, Earth Magic, Fire Air, Fire Effect, Fire Whoosh, Water Whoosh, Seamless Loop, Loop, Fire Cast, Water Cast, Earth Cast, Air Cast
Hyper Thunder is a colossal collection of thunder and lightning, 100% crafted from the ground up using innovative synthesized technics and props recordings. Not a single real life thunder recording was used. using synthesis and props manipulation crafted to deliver impact far beyond natural recordings. Built entirely from innovative synthesis and props recordings, this library pushes the boundaries of weather sound design—perfect for when you need the raw energy of a storm dialed up to cinematic extremes.
Featuring over 800 files, Hyper Thunder spans everything from subtle distant rumbles and rolling thunder to razor-sharp lightning strikes and earth-shaking impacts. With both designed hits and source layers, you have full control—drop in ready-to-use power or sculpt your own stormscapes using the source recordings.
Created in collaboration with Bruits.Studio’s Vincent Fliniaux and Tibo Csuko—longtime SoundMorph contributors to acclaimed libraries like Robotic Lifeforms 2 and WATER— Hyper Thunder blends technical mastery with bold creativity.
From atmospheric detail to explosive drama, Hyper Thunder gives you thunder and lightning that are bigger, subtler, and more versatile than nature itself.
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