Writer-director Ian Tuason explains how iPhone voice memos and children's songs played backwards make up the "really creepy" ...

Scientists have discovered a brain pathway that explains why scary sounds can trigger fear before you even understand what ...

The iconic shower scene in Psycho was originally supposed to play out without music. Instead composer Bernard Herrmann created “The Murder”: as the killing transpires, violins shriek and scream along ...

Researchers identify a brain pathway in humans that enables rapid, unconscious fear responses to scary sounds, similar to ...

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 ...

Preclinical studies on animals have identified brain pathways that drive quick, protective fear responses to "scary" sounds.

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Longlegs,” now playing in theaters. When “Longlegs” sound designer and editor Eugenio Battaglia first spoke with director Osgood Perkins about the ...

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 ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Sounds Terrifying Explore the cryptic Strüvat Laboratories in this blind accessible, audio-focused horror experience. Uncover what dark secrets lay in its ...

In this episode of Wars of the World, we are going to explore the sounds of four terrifying weapons from the Second World War and examine their impact on the battlefield and the war as a whole. These ...

A mom of two who had set out to capture a cute moment with her daughter on camera ended up recording something altogether more unsettling. Arley Herrema, from Arlington, Texas, was at home with her ...