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 ...

In horror games, sound design is a core storytelling tool that shapes tension and fear. From layered ambience to reactive music, audio builds anticipation long before a scare. Developers use ...

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 ...

Sound has always been such a crucial part of creating a successful horror film. Whether a perfectly timed musical sting or the carefully orchestrated sounds of a head being bashed in, sound makes or ...

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. New from JNeurosci, Emmanouela Kosteletou-Kassotaki and colleagues, from ...