With 'undertone' making itself heard in theaters this week, we look at six horror films where the sound design is the star.

Undertone' director Ian Tauson explains why he used children's songs played backwards and iPhone voice memos in the new A24 ...

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 ...

You know the sound: It's eerie and echoing, and it makes the little hairs on your arms stand up immediately. So many horror movies use it to create a chilling atmosphere, and even some reality shows ...

Sound plays a crucial role in enhancing the immersive horror experience in games. Some titles like "Don't Scream" and "A Quiet Place" require players to remain silent for survival. Games like "Dead By ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Sound of Silence,” a gothic horror feature telling the true story of mass-murdering nuns in Greece, is hitting the AFM. Playtime, ...

The brain has evolved to interpret these irregular sounds as potential danger, triggering that instinctive “fight or flight” response. It’s the reason the screeching violins in the movie “Psycho” or ...

Joel Medina spent his life devouring all things pop culture - for better and worse (he watched Final Destination way too young). Born and raised in LA County, he spent his summers watching every movie ...

The sound of a rope pulling tight. A gush of fluid, followed by a wet, dribbling noise. A blade cutting through meat. All very ordinary sounds, but given the right context and spotlight, these may ...

Rachael Severino is a writer from New York. She was awarded her Bachelor's in Classical Archaeology and Literature from Sarah Lawrence College. She is currently completing her MFA at Columbia ...

Self-proclaimed "aviation nerd" Riyadh Khalaf highlighted some of these "scary" plane noises in a viral video posted on his TikTok channel @riyadhkhalaf. It has received more than 3.9 million views ...