Scary Ambient sound effects

Free CC0 scary-ambient sound effects for games, apps, videos, and podcasts. 1 sound.

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Tension Buildup Drone Ambient Game
Tension Buildup Drone Ambient Game for sci-fi interfaces or game FX.·abstract, ambient
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curl -G https://api.lotsofsounds.com/api/v1/sounds \
  -H "x-api-key: $LOS_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "tags=scary-ambient" \
  --data-urlencode "limit=10"

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