‘Sound Effects No. 13 – Death & Horror’ courted controversy upon its release in 1977—but despite graphic track titles like “Red Hot Poker Into Eye” and a campaign to have it banned, it became an ...

Horror films typically utilize horrifying visuals to evoke fears in an audience, though another tool filmmakers in the genre often utilize is a unique sound effect which can resonate with audiences ...

Robyn’s feature sent me on a trip down memory lane, and got me revisiting one of the musical movies that got me so enamoured ...

Horror game soundtracks are crucial for building fear, enhancing immersion, and creating terrifying atmospheres. Games like Resident Evil 2, Bloodborne, and Darkwood showcase the power of immersive ...

The world is full of sounds, and sound can affect us greatly. Some sounds are pleasant, like the laughter of a small child or a babbling brook in a peaceful forest. Other sounds are unpleasant, like ...

Have you ever found yourself reaching for the volume button while watching a scary scene in a horror film? Or even muted said scene entirely? The suspense, dread, and atmosphere that had you racing to ...

In the last decade, the horror genre has steadily gained traction and mainstream recognition due to critically acclaimed films like Get Out, It, and Hereditary. Thus, the genre has flourished and is ...

Researchers have shown that humans perceive approaching sounds differently than we perceive receding sounds. We overestimate how quickly the sound approaching us is moving (Neuhoff, 2001). There is ...

The podcast Out Cold is a new show made by two Minnesotans. CATHY WURZER: We love to feature Minnesota-made podcasts on this show, but we've never featured anything quite like this next podcast. Let's ...

One of the most aggravating aspects of recent horrors, say in the last fifteen years or so, has been Jump Scares. What's that, you might ask? It's essentially where you have something appear behind a ...

The 1977 album Sound Effects No. 13 – Death & Horror opens with a blade being sharpened, then unfolds into an arrangement of chopping, tearing, crunching, whipping, sawing, and sizzling. The source of ...