The horror film genre is driven by sound as much as image. Anxiety thrives not in what we can see, but in what we can’t.

‘Sound Effects No. 13 – Death & Horror’ courted controversy upon its release in 1977—but despite graphic track titles like “Red Hot Poker Into Eye” and a campaign to have it banned, it became an ...

The iconic shower scene in Psycho was originally supposed to play out without music. Instead composer Bernard Herrmann created “The Murder”: as the killing transpires, violins shriek and scream along ...

Horror films typically utilize horrifying visuals to evoke fears in an audience, though another tool filmmakers in the genre often utilize is a unique sound effect which can resonate with audiences ...

The world is full of sounds, and sound can affect us greatly. Some sounds are pleasant, like the laughter of a small child or a babbling brook in a peaceful forest. Other sounds are unpleasant, like ...

The Changeling (1980) is a film that directors such as Martin Scorsese and Alejandro Amenabar have cited as a strong influence, and yet it doesn’t quite hold the same level of public recognition as, ...

Movies may be a visual medium, but the best scary flicks will cut right through the hand you instinctually put over your eyes. It could be a music swell or a small sound effect or a single spoken word ...

The podcast Out Cold is a new show made by two Minnesotans. CATHY WURZER: We love to feature Minnesota-made podcasts on this show, but we've never featured anything quite like this next podcast. Let's ...