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Horror Sound Effects

Scary, creepy, nasty horror sound effects and gore sounds

  • Horror Sound Effects Haunted House Play Track 165 sounds included, 41 mins total $15

    A collection of spooky scary sounds, ideal for your video game, film, TV show, radio play or any other project. Mostly classic horror style.

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  • Mechanical Sound Effects The Dentist Office Play Track 100 sounds included, 25 mins total $39

    Dr. Daniels is the only dentist I’ve ever known and he was gracious enough to let me roam around his office after hours collecting these sounds.

    The intent was to gather source material for hi-tech gadgetry so the library contains a nice selection of tools and equipment including drills, a mouth vacuum, an ultrasonic water sprayer, dental lathe, dental kiln, a creepy sounding dentist chair and a wicked cool CEREC machine (diamond tipped milling machine that cuts dental implants).

    The handheld tools are “performed” so as to create movement, pass by’s and simulate power fluctuations.

  • Drones & Mood Sound Effects Dark SciFi Drones Play Track 116 sounds included, 232 mins total $42

    SciFi Drones is a composite collection of very disturbing and scary futuristic spaceship ambiences, Sci-Fi Drones and organic, surreal alien-atmospheres.

    Each drone is 2 minutes long, with very versatile variations in each file. And whether it comes to futuristic horror settings, abandoned sci-fi corridors, large spaceship halls, haunted basements or open space in an alien galaxy, this will set the right tone.
    Fantastic for any sci-fi project – and will also set the tone equally well for other disturbing cyberpunk projects and scary industrial spaces.

    This library is a hybrid-production; A symbiosis of organic original field-recordings like Room Tones, Construction Sites, Traffic, Zoo-Animals, Motors and synthetic elements. Lot’s of spectral and granular synthesis. And lots of sound designing, of course.

  • Sculpted by professional sound designers with dozens of blockbuster advertising credits, these reverse sound effects will lend proper tension to any trailer or track.

  • A new sound collection of ticking metal and wooden clocks, designed watch and old clock, large mechanism, retro rusty clock, and mechanical gears.

    Create up and downtempo metronomic ticking time pass and hypnotizing ticking cues, uneasy ticking tick-tock, design gradually building clockworks, dark pulsating ticking clock, metallic clicks that build tension.

    SampleTraxx Clockworks features 4 loop folders at 80-90-100-120 Bpm evolving from half note to the sixteenth note beat plus an extra folder of spare mechanicals sound effects and processed field recording.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biT76c-3qF4

    Features:

    Loops: 207 Wav – 48/24 – 80-90-100-120bpm – 2 bars

    Mechanism: 33 One-Shot Wav samples 48/24

    348 Mb of content

    100% Royalty-Free

  • Cutting and stabbing, squishing and handling. A whole bunch of different vegetables are getting what's coming for them in this cut up library that feeds your vegetable cutting scenes needs! All these high quality recordings were done in an acoustically treated studio for increased usability in your projects. 

    Just imagine: A calm kitchen environment featuring your favourite vegetables getting prepared for that beautiful vegetable dish your serving tonight! Or: Picture a cold, dripping cellar featuring your favourite evil guy, stabbing the hell out of a canary melon! No? Oh well you get the point: Vegetable sounds can be used for a lot of things…. and you probably knew that if you're here.

     

  • Horror Sound Effects The Horrid Play Track 22 sounds included, 73 mins total $30

    Looking for creepy ambiences? The Horrid delivers 4 dark ambient / industrial / horror compositions and their complete stem layers (22 files included – a total of more than 70 minutes of ambiences), for when you need to create a truly unsettling atmosphere.

    Use a single track, or combine and remix your own variations. Rather than static tones, you will find significant, evolving themes here. Seamless loops, metadata included.

  • Dehumaniser 2 is a powerful vocal processing tool perfect for creature sound design. Utilising incoming live or pre-recorded signals, the software allows you to dynamically tailor effects while creating multi-layered sound instantly.

    Perfect for audio professionals, this versatile tool makes a strong addition to any film, TV or video game post-production process. Its flexibility also makes the plugin ideal for use in live environments, including theatre performances, Halloween attractions or voiceover/dialogue sessions.

    Ships with over 100 monstrous presets and 133 high-quality animal recordings, including Tigers, Leopards, Pigs, Parrots and more.

    System requirements:
    Dehumaniser is a VST/AU/AAX Plugin – requires a supported host/DAW. Covered under the Dehumaniser 2 EULA. An iLok account (available for free at ilok.com) is required to activate and use the software. A dongle is not required, but if you want to use one, an iLok 2 or later is the one to use.
  • Creature Sound Effects Beastie Girls 192 Play Track 989 sounds included, 21 mins total $69

    These beasties bring extreme female vocalizations for fighting, action, pain, basic emotional reactions, general gibberish speech and some English words. Get ready for hardcore screaming, shrilling, power shouting, hoarsing, whispering, death rattling, laughing, crying, choking, wheezing, yelping, moaning, groaning, panting, breathing and more.

    3 different voice characters with various styles: Eris, Kali, Zisa
    989 files, start and end without silence gaps for immediate implementation
    192 kHz / 24 bit file resolution with ultrasonics, 783MB unpacked
    source files – cleaned, with basic equalisation contour
    – volume normalized to -18 lufs, files under 300 kB to -3dB

    – possibility to contact the library author to have made custom vocalizations and quotes for your project

  • High Frequency Feedback Loops is a 57 sound collection of harsh, piercing analogue noise sourced from a No-Input Mixer being pushed to its limits. With constant ringing tones, random oscillations and lots of signal screaming in the higher frequency range, this library is a useful addition for your audio toolkit.

    Think situations where a character's hearing is impaired, for constructing glitching communications and old school computers loading or to heighten the tension in horror and science fiction scenes. Whatever the requirement, if your next project calls for some seriously intense high-register noise, this one's got you covered.

  • Sci-Fi Sound Effects Sci-fi Evolution Play Track 1700+ sounds included, 60 mins total $36

    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.

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  • You are the chosen one to defeat these horrible creatures
    You can face a dangerous Dragon, enter the dangerous caves of the Spiders, face the giant Trolls, challenge the skilled Goblin or fight with the terrifying Orc.

    From Khron Studio we have created a total of 168 sounds, divided into simple categories and covering the most important actions of 5 types of monster. You will be able to find a large number of variations for each sound that will make your monsters feel more alive than ever.

    All creatures have sounds from:
    – Attack
    – Roar
    – Steps
    – Pain
    – Die
    – Some special abilities like flying.
    More about the pack
    • Intuitive file naming
    • All you’ll ever need regarding magical elemental sounds [Use them again & again]
    • Use the sound effects over and over, in any of your projects or productions, forever without any additional fees or royalties. Use the SFX in your game, in your trailer, in a
    Kickstarter campaign, wherever you need to, as much as you want to.
    • Totally mono compatibility
    • All sounds have several variations.
    • Include Dragon sounds
    Features
    • 168 unique monster sounds
    • Number of Audio Waves: 168
    • Format: 96 Hz / 24 bits
    • Do Sound FX loop: Some
    • Minutes of audio provided: 4 minutes and 18 second

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  • Sacrificial Chants contains a vast collection of demonic chants and whispers in a range of ancient and forgotten languages. These devilish sounds will make a bone-chilling addition to your collection of horror sound effects and will be perfect for use in scenes involving demonic rituals, paranormal events, satanic worship and ancient tribal chants.

    Our Audio Craftsmen recorded human vocalisations (male and female) of sinister and unnerving chants with professional voice actors. These recordings have then been purposely processed and manipulated to be as unsettling as possible. The files have been edited for maximum usability and can be dropped straight into your session timeline.
    All sounds were recorded in 24Bit 96KHz allowing for further manipulation and experimentation, and contain extensive metadata to make navigating and finding the right sound as simple as possible. Almost all of the sounds are provided dry (without reverb).

    Sacrificial Chants is broken up into 6 separate folders, each with its own distinct character voice. These include:

    Whispering Witch – An old and cruel witch whispering dark spells in an ancient language.

    Dark Wizard – A dark wizard performing summoning chants in a forgotten language.

    Evil Nymph – A twisted and demented water nymph that has been turned to the dark side.

    Demonic Monk – A religious scholar who is possessed by an evil and cunning demon, speaking bible verses in Latin.

    Tribal Shaman – A tribal witch doctor channelling dark spirits and casting a wicked curse upon the enemies of his tribe.

    Reptilian – A shapeshifting extra-terrestrial being who invades the minds of her enemies through sinister whispers.

  • Sonomar Collection: Abandoned is a sound effects library of 346 haunting atmospheres and location-specific recordings. Add authentic textures to your projects steeped in the acoustic properties of desolation and emptiness, or take advantage of the 96kHz sample rate to manipulate as source material for creative sound design.

    Armed with a wide array of stereo and Ambisonic microphones, sound designer and recordist Martin Pinsonnault (Big Little Lies, Dallas Buyers Club) and the team at Sonomar bravely ventured into the darkness, capturing sounds from three distinct abandoned buildings throughout Canada including an asylum, prison, and hospital.

    Abandoned Asylum contains 56 sounds including room tones, eerie footsteps and scattered debris movements.

    Abandoned Prison contains 118 sounds featuring jarring metallic impacts, prison door squeals and bleak ambiences.

    Abandoned Hospital contains 131 recordings of resonant ambiences, foley elements such as hospital bed rattles and surgeon’s tools, and haunting designs “”worldized”” through a guitar amp and re-recorded to capture the powerful essence of the location. This collection includes 24 ambisonic recordings that are also available in stereo, as well as 17 additional 5.1 surround sound files created from the source content.

    Each sound file is embedded with diligent metadata to help you find the exact sound effect you need with fast, pinpoint search. Enable creativity with detailed descriptions of each recording encompassing both literal sonic qualities as well as the images they invoke. Advanced metadata fields include translated French descriptions and additional info to ensure compatibility across any database search platform such as Soundminer, BaseHead, Netmix, Workspace (Pro Tools), Find Tool (Media Composer), Media Bay (Nuendo), Reaper, Adobe Premiere, and beyond. Sonomar Collection: Abandoned is also included in Pro Sound Effects’ CORE: Pro.

    Key Features:

    • 346 sound effects (42.4GB)
    • 24-bit/96kHz broadcast .wav files
    • Descriptive embedded metadata
    • 100% Royalty-Free
  • The Torture Chamber puts you right into the perspective of the torture victim. Featuring screams, power tools, floor creaks, bone breaks, shackles, struggles, room tones and more. We captured and designed effects inside and outside of the studio, all in 24Bit 96kHz, allowing for further manipulation.

    All vocalisations (and most of the effects) are provided without reverb, so that you can drop them straight into your mix and add your own spatial effects. Perfect for use in Film, TV, Game and horror productions.

    Here are the included folders:

    Foley: Sounds from both the victim and torturer, including different weapons of choice and the sounds of struggling.

    Vocalisations: Screams, shouts and other terrifying vocals.

    Ambiences: Roomtones and other elements to build your horrifying chamber.

    Incidental Effects: Bursted pipes, distant dog barks, and rat movements to accent the world around your room of pain.

  • SampleTraxx is back with SHOCKING SIGNAL, a collection of big screen alarm, disturbed cinematic feedback, ping, distortion and re-amped production elements.

    Shocking Signal is all about alerts, notifications, danger, disaster, emergency, panic red alerts, sirens, warnings, static, bad signals, blasts, broken circuits, electrics, glitches, neon, power and anything requiring sophisticated and extreme sound design.

    Providing new and experimental sound materials generated using the most cutting-edge digital techniques, this collection is designed to suit the needs of people who want to add something unique to their production.

    Dedicated to sound designers, experimental composers, cutting edge electronic music producers, busy post-production facilities, video editors, broadcast radio/TV stations.

    Featuring 170+ sound effects with detailed Soundminer metadata in 96/24 HD resolution ready to be fired in your favorite DAW.

  • “REVERSE” is a collection of 32 Sound Effects created using reversed sounds processed with extreme changes in speed and pitch.

    You will find atmospheric and surrealistic production elements that works on their own to induce time, tension and mystery, or you can combine them with your current collection of production elements to create a more rich and complex sound.

    These sounds have a cinematic feeling and are great for any kind of Sci-Fi or horror production (games, trailers, movies).

  • Descend into the sinister depths of madness with MEMORIES, a fascinating sci-fi sound collection that genuinely brings a unique perspective in the indie science fiction framework.

    If you are looking for big bold sci-fi futuristic sound design, MEMORIES can add a terrific touch of horror and tension to the darkest sci-fi installment for theatrical audience.

    Featuring 280+ organic samples with embedded metadata and 10 categories from genre bender impact and hits, sinister tonal material, dark stingers, intricate glitched atmospheres and designed metal textures.

    Kontakt Instruments are based on Photosynthesis an open source engine made by Jeremiah Pena from exoticstates.com. You can easily access filters, 13 effects, a rhythm section featuring a step sequencer, filter sequencer, 2 filter LFOs, and gain/pan/pitch LFOs. The samples can be used as regular .WAV files, but the Kontakt Instruments require the full version of Kontakt 5 (not included).

  • 40 Two Minute Long Drones

    Drones are essential for every sound designer and composer. Combine and layer Drones to add more depth, tension, and suspense to your track. Drones can act as a great background to any sci-fi scene and make your music more interesting.

    Bonus:
    This library includes the Suburb Rain SFX collection at no extra cost - featuring almost 50 minutes of rain recordings
  • Summon twisted spirits from the dark realm with Nuances of Fear! A nuanced collection of scary sound effects, exploring the wide variety of different sub-genres of horror.

    This exclusive library was designed by a team of sound designers, with credits including Disney+, Facebook, League of Legends, Ratchet and Clank, World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, Ark: Survival Evolved, Oculus and many others.

    Upgrade your collection with over 312 bone-chilling designed and 270 source sound effects. All sound effects come in 24bit 96kHz, including detailed naming conventions and rigorous Soundminer-embedded metadata.

    All source sound effects were recorded with Sound Devices 788T and a LCR setup of two Sennheiser MKH 8040’s and one MKH 8050. The source audio was recorded in excellent conditions and post-processed additionally for crystal clear quality.

    Library Review:

    “RT Sonics’ Nuances of Fear library has some very innovative and detailed sounds that I find myself returning to again and again when I need some inventive elements and unique detail. Nuances of Fear is definitely one of my favorite horror libraries. Great work, guys!”

    Angelo Palazzo

    Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer. | Stranger Things 3, Frozen 2, Star Trek: Discovery, Alita: Battle Angel.

    Nuances of Fear features:

    Jump scares, Distorted SFX, Scary Resonances, Bowed Metal and Glass, Ominous Stingers, Distorted Screams, Metal Scrapes, Ghost Whispers, Psycho Stutters, Dark Magic, Reverses, Transitions, Scary Atmospheres, Psychological Drones, Pulses, Evil Vocal Growls, Granular Textures and much more

  • Scare Tactics is a collection of unsettling atonal textures, menacing drones, abstract hits and ghostly transitions, providing all of the elements needed to construct convincingly creepy horror scenes full of dark ambience, jump scares and ominous presence.

    Created using a combination of heavily-processed string instruments, manipulated field recordings and cutting-edge synthesis techniques, these production-ready sounds can be dropped straight into your project out of the box or further tweaked and tailored to your liking with your tools of choice.

    Prepare to unleash some serious Scare Tactics on to your audience!

    As a bonus, we’ve also included raw recordings of Bells, Violins and a custom-built Waterphone from our friends at 344 Audio in Manchester, UK, as well as recordings of a Prepared Zither from the Glitchedtones archives!

    Full Pack Contents:
    40 Abstract Textures
    20 Drones
    100 Oneshot Jump Scare Elements
    40 Transitions/Passbys

    Bonus Content – Instrument Recordings:

    36 Prepared Zither
    36 Bells (Choice of Dynamic or Condenser Mic versions)
    186 Violin (Choice of Dynamic or Condenser Mic versions)
    130 Waterphone (Choice of Dynamic or Condenser Mic versions)

    Please note, Prepared Zither recordings are at 24/48, everything else is 24/96

  • Drones & Mood Sound Effects Cinematic Bundle Play Track 1208 sounds included, 337 mins total $140

    This bundle contains 10 of my most cinematic packs to date.

    You will get big and energetic planet explosions, sounds inspired by crime/investigation/espionage movies and series, impact sweeteners, elements to induce tension, beautiful atmospheric soundscapes, sci-fi textures, dynamic transitions and dark guitars!

    These packs can be a great tool for horor and sci-fi games, movies and trailers.

    Packs included:

    Eradication: An exciting small pack of 25 planet explosions.

    Unsolved: 141 sound effects inspired by crime/investigation movies and series.

    Affix: 100 sounds in 29 files aimed to enhance and enrich cinematic impacts.

    Minacious: 369 sounds suited for horror/paranormal productions.

    Flute: A simple but beautiful collection of 30 atmospheric soundscapes created using a tin whistle and a bamboo transverse flute.

    Quantum State: 30 soundscapes aimed to be used in movies, games and documentary films.

    Sense: 75 textures to enrich the sonic world of your Sci-fi production.

    Infiltration: 161 sound effects aimed to be used in modern espionage/infiltration productions.

    The Transition: 127 transition aimed to enhance atmospheres, create movement and enrich musical compositions.

    AXmos_Cinematic Guitars: 150 cinematic guitars to create suspense, tension and movement in your production.

  • Creature Sound Effects Ghosts Return Play Track 425+ sounds included, 89 mins total $39
    2 years after the first installment of Ghosts sound library,
    THEY COME BACK! Ghosts Return is an expansion of the Ghosts library

     


    DESIGNED & SOURCE

    Through the development process, we gathered unique sonic materials from the scary inaudible sounds up to the piercing cry of Banshee ghosts. Included are: 14 pre-baked atmospheres, 38 designed sound, and 373 useful source sounds.


    It comprises recordings of male and female ghosts, crows, miscellaneous sounds of the house, bells, extensive door knocks from various perspectives, and sounds of ghost trying to enter a room.


    The atmospheres are easy and ready to use, containing haunting houses, town, forest, cemetery, thunderstorm, and eerie soundscapes.


    The designed sounds are mainly focused on ghosts creature with spooky murmur, breathe, group of ghosts and creepy inhalations.


     

    What’s inside:

    • 38 Designed Ghost Creature sounds
    • 14 Pre-Cooked Spooky Atmospheres:
    • Haunted house, cemetery, town, forest, storm, eerie atmospheres…
    • 373 various source sounds:
    • Extensive collection of door knocks, door handles, hit and misc from various perspectives (inside, outside, close-up, far)
    • Female & Male ghosts creature (thorough recordings and stereo movements)
    • various bells sounds and almost inaudible house sound

  • Drones & Mood Sound Effects Surreal Play Track 100 sounds included, 36 mins total $25

    “SURREAL” is a collection of 100 Sound Effects for creating surreal moments in your productions and allows you to generate a bizarre experience to mess up with the listener mind.

    The sounds were created using a great variety of sources such as: transverse flutes, kalimbas, thunder drums and electric guitars to give the effects a more meaningful and emotive feeling.

    But if you are looking sounds to induce tension and suspense, this library is great for you too.

    Sounds included:

    Crazy atmospheres • Drones •  Detuned piano: Atmosphere, rarities and reverses • Atmospheric guitars • Atmospheric kalimbas • Glitches • Whooshes • And much more

    The sounds are great for any kind of production (games, trailers, movies).

Horror sound effects libraries

Horror sound effects libraries


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.


Horror sounds commonly found in this category:

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: How do I download the horror sounds?
A: Add the sound libraries you're interested in to the cart, and complete the checkout - you can then instantly download your chosen horror SFX.


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.

Trending horror sound libraries:

  • Looking for the ultimate collection of monster sounds for your video game development? Look no further than “Bestiary,” the ultimate bundle of monster sound effects from Khron Studio!

    Preview:
    SoundCloud playlist preview
    Monster Library Vol 1
    Monster Library Vol 2
    Monster Library Vol 3
    Monster Library Vol 4

    Featuring a total of 536 high-quality sound effects, this bundle includes four unique sound packs, each designed to bring your game to life with a variety of monstrous sounds. Here’s what you can expect from each pack:

    Monster Library Vol 1 features 141 organic monster sounds inspired by famous audiovisual products, including squawks, screams, attacks, and more. This pack is perfect for adding a touch of realism to your smaller and medium-sized monsters.

    Monster Library Vol 2 contains 107 sounds with a wide variety of monster characteristics, including breathing, different types of steps, eating, and more. This library is divided into categories such as attacks, deaths, growls, and more.

    Monster Library Vol 3 offers 168 sounds covering the most important actions of 5 types of monsters, including dragons, spiders, trolls, goblins, and orcs. With a large number of variations for each sound, this pack is perfect for making your monsters feel more alive than ever.

    Monster Library Vol 4 includes 120 sounds covering the most important actions of 5 types of monsters, including behemoths, insects, skeletons, aberrations, and specters. Like the previous pack, this library also offers a large number of variations for each sound.

    With “Bestiary,” you’ll have everything you need to create a truly immersive and terrifying experience for your players. Whether you’re creating an action-packed game or a spooky horror adventure, this bundle is a must-have for any game developer looking to take their sound effects to the next level.

    So what are you waiting for? Add “Bestiary Monster Bundle” to your audio library today and watch your game come alive with the sounds of monstrous beasts!

    More about the pack
    • Intuitive file naming
    • All you’ll ever need regarding magical elemental sounds [Use them again & again]
    • Use the sound effects over and over, in any of your projects or productions, forever without any additional fees or royalties. Use the SFX in your game, in your trailer, in a Kickstarter campaign, wherever you need to, as much as you want to.
    • Totally mono compatibility
    • All sounds have several variations.
    • Use your imagination and feel free to use any sound for a creature other than the one described, remember that the world of sound is totally subjective.
    • For any questions or problems: [email protected]
    Features
    • 536 unique monster sounds
    • Number of Audio Waves: 536
    • Format: 44-48-96KHz / 16-24 bits
    • Do Sound FX loop: Some
    • Minutes of audio provided: 14 minutes & 57 seconds

    Documentation:
    Monster Library Vol 1
    Monster Library Vol 2
    Monster Library Vol 3
    Monster Library Vol 4
    License Agreement

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  • Gore Sound Effects Stethoscope Play Track 32+ sounds included $25

    Get the sounds of the human body with the Stethoscope sound effects library: The gurgling and murmuring of various digestion processes in the abdomen, the beating heart, blood rushing through vessels and the respiratory sounds of the lungs.

    All sounds were recorded from male and female volunteers using multiple stethoscopes and a Sound Devices 633 recorder, final clean up was done with Izotope RX 4.

  • READY-TO-USE SOUNDS FOR INSTANT AWESOMENESS
    You’re under deadline pressure and don’t have time to start creating your own sounds from scratch but you don’t want to lower your standards? The CINEMATIC DARKNESS DESIGNED is your creative go-to-collection if you want to pick from a full collection of evil madness.

    EACH SOUND A SINISTER MASTERPIECE
    CINEMATIC DARKNESS is destined to be the key library for your next dark movie, trailer or game project. It keeps ready mad noise terror, evil screams, weird glitches and much more gloom in an instant. The name says it all: these sounds come to you as pre-designed, “ready-to-use” tools. We created an impressive set of frightening and murky SFX with booms, deep hits, digital glitches, scary drones, science stutters, tension builders and much more.

  • Creature Sound Effects Bowed Cactus 2 Play Track 1200+ sounds included, 60 mins total $110

    • In Bowed Cactus 2, get massive cacti covered with menacing 4 to 6 inch spikes. Take a violin bow to these long spines and hear guttural screeches with stuttering bass and grit. Hear wobbling bass as long needles are plucked and clear musical pitches pinging. Hear thick, bowed spines performed to sound like large mammals and whistling whines only the grit of a cactus needle can create.
    • This library offers you an extension to Bowed Cactus 1. Use both libraries together to create otherworldly creatures brimming with ultrasonic energy.

    2% FOR THE ENVIRONMENT & CARBON NEUTRAL:
    • Two percent of the price of this library is donated to an environmental cause, as an “artist royalty” for the planet!
    • Carbon offset credits were purchased to offset my field recording travel for this library.

    KEY FEATURES:
    • Animalistic vocalizations
    • Bowed gestures performed to mimic the calls of large mammals
    • Visceral scraping
    • Guttural stutters
    • Intense chalkboard-like scrapes
    • Wild screaming harmonics
    • Single plucked needles with clear musical pitches
    • Please note: the “Pitch Shifted Demo” was made to demonstrate the potential of the sounds in this library. However, Bowed Cactus 2 does NOT include pitch shifted sounds, only mastered field recordings.

    HOW IS BOWED CACTUS 2 DIFFERENT THAN BOWED CACTUS 1?

    • New cactus species: Ferocactus (barrel cactus) and Stetsonia Coryne (toothpick cactus)
    • Much larger cacti
    • 4-6 inch cactus spines vs. 1-2 inches in Bowed Cactus 1.
    • Longer spine lengths = more bass
    • Longer spine lengths = more variety in plucked pitches
    • Recorded with a Sennheiser MKH8040/MKH30 MS pair vs. an MKH50/30 MS pair in Bowed Cactus 1.
    • Make sure you check out Bowed Cactus 1 ($99) – here.

    FILE LIST & METADATA:
    • View larger version or Download CSV
    • A spectrogram is included for each audio file. Double click on the photo in the file list to enlarge.
    MORE INFO:
    • Read 40+ testimonials for Thomas Rex Beverly Audio
    • Read my Field Recording Mastering Rules and learn more about how these recordings were mastered.
    • Browse the Library Info Master List to compare specs on all my libraries.
    • Browse the Metadata Master List to search my entire catalog.
    • MD5 and SHA 256 Checksums are included for each zip file in my catalog. Use these hashes to check the integrity of your downloaded files.
    GEAR USED:
    • Sennheiser MKH8040 and MKH30 in MS
    • Sound Devices 702
    • Rycote MS Blimp
    • These recordings have not been de-noised. However, noise profiles/roomtones are included for each audio file. These profiles give you the flexibility to de-noise sounds to your taste while sound designing.
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