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Terrifying sound effects

Browse royalty-free terrifying sound effects, loops, and sound design elements for games, apps, videos, podcasts, and production workflows. 10 sounds available.

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Temple noise wind

Recorded Tascam DR-05X SFX conversion Edited: Adobe + FXs + Mastered

gothictempleambiance
1:07

Dark and Tense Ambiance

The atmosphere is tense, dark shadows are dashing through pitch black corners, and unsolved mysteries abound. I would love to hear what you have used my effects for! I you'd like, please leave a link to your project so that I can give it a listen! The sounds used in this piece are linked down below Dark Wind by tec_studio- https://freesound.org/people/tec_studio/sounds/440962/ bass synth oneshot 38 by CVLTIV8R.wav- https://freesound.org/people/CVLTIV8R/sounds/797491/

ambienceambientanxious
0:30

Horror Drum Loop with Organ

A spooky 12-bar glitch-hop loop with eerie organ percussion, ideal for horror or sci-fi themes.

12-bar-loop96-bpmambiance
1:11

Forest Swamp Ambience

Field recording of a forest swamp featuring frogs and birds, with prominent sounds from Bombina Bombina frogs.

ambientanimalanxious
0:21

Dark Piano Loop

A suspenseful piano melody designed for dark or thrilling scenes.

gothicanxiousbackground-sound
0:23

Ghost Whisper

A creepy whispered ghost voice suitable for horror games and spooky atmospheres.

anxiousatmosbackground-sound
0:27

Horror Stinger Reveal

Dramatic horror stinger for big reveals

bum-bumcreepydrama
0:19

Ghostly Whispers Spooky

Creepy ghostly whispers for horror or psychological scenes

background-soundbogeycreepy
0:06

Creepy Clown Laugh

Frightening authentic clown laugh with added reverb

bogeyclowncreepy
9:40

Dark Thriller Ambient

Long evolving horror drone with metallic resonance and sub-bass tension

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