Interested in learning how to design horror sound effects – particularly targeted towards horror-type interfaces? Check out this exclusive, in-depth A Sound Effect tutorial by Chase Steele – and get 15 free sound effects from the project too!
Video by Chase Steele
Topics & playing times:
2:09 Example preview • 3:50 Design talk • 9:50 Vibes track • 28:15 Interface overview • 31:24 Bio/electrical • 40:05 Radium patches • 49:21 Servos • 50:44 Squirmy stuff • 52:22 Hand insert • 57:30 Rock/key device • 60:04 Wrap-up
Download a selection of sounds from this project here (updated link)
Popular sound effects libraries from Sound Spark:
Hear some of the popular sound effects libraries from Sound Spark below –
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More on horror sound:
Horror sound design guides:
- How to create horror sound effects that are truly scary (and gory!) – by Saro Sahihi
- The Guide To Sound Effects (features lots of tips for gore and horror) – compiled by David Filskov
- Creature Sound Design Insights from David Farmer, sound designer on The Hobbit & LOTR
- Sound for Scarehouses – A Q&A with Marc Straight
Behind the horror movie sound:
We’ve shared the story behind the sound for quite a few horror movies here on A Sound Effect – you can read them below:
- Behind the brutal sound of ‘Halloween’ – with Will Files and P.K. Hooker
- How the terrifying sounds of ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ were made – with Trevor Gates
- How the haunting sound of ‘The Nun’ was crafted – with Bill R. Dean and Ron Eng
- How ‘A Quiet Place’s essential sound was created – with Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
- Creating the dark, evil sounds of ‘Annabelle: Creation’ – with Bill R. Dean
- Creating the sound of fear for ‘It Comes at Night’ – with Damian Volpe and Robert Fernandez
- Behind the horrifying sound of ‘Alien: Covenant’ – with Oliver Tarney and Michael Fentum
- Behind the scary sounds of ‘Blair Witch’ – with Andy Hay
- How the creepy sound of ‘Lights Out’ was made – with Bill R. Dean
- Young UK filmmaker creates award-winning horror sound: Here it is – and here’s how he did it
- Creating the horrific sounds of ‘The Conjuring 2’ – with Joe Dzuban