From the creak of a stair to the swell of strings before a jump scare, sound is one of horror’s most powerful weapons. Filmmakers and composers carefully craft scores and soundscapes to tap into ...

I was recently watching a scene from the 2025 film Weapons for a monograph I’m writing and noticed a familiar sound: a low, unsettling drone as a character walks down a hallway. It’s the same kind of ...

Sound design in horror games isn’t just background noise — it’s a deliberate tool to shape tension and emotion. From unsettling ambience to jarring spikes in audio, these cues influence how players ...