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 ...

What does “horror” sound like to you? Is it a creepy synth? Pummeling guitars? A maddening drone? Every year, the creative team behind Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights, the most fun, spooky ...

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 ...