Sound effects tag

Mystery Sound Effects

Mystery sound effects for scenes that haven't given up their secret yet. Deep drones built for tension. Dark ambiences for labs and deep space, with eerie whispers and distant rumbles underneath. Spellcasting covers the magical kind of mystery, and a detective's voice covers the other kind. Most of it is made to hold a scene in unease before anything is explained.

Libraries
38
Publishers
18
Formats
Stereo, surround
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$8 to $66.60
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Recorded or designed
RecordedDesigned

Recorded means captured in the field or a studio. Designed means built from other material.

Channel format
MonoStereoM/SSurroundAmbisonic

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Embedded metadata
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All 38 libraries tagged Mystery.
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All 38 libraries tagged Mystery

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48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
A library of atmospheric drones, ambiences, and sound effects for tension and mystery. Includes themed folders for forests, labs, tunnels, and dimensional portals.
37 files · 1.33 GB · Metadata
Was $29.00, now $24.00
Add Stranger Worlds to cart
48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
This collection features 10 atmospheric soundscapes, providing deep, tense sound effects. It focuses on creating feelings of tension and unease.
10 files · 819 MB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Atmospheric sci-fi sound effects blend horror and space themes across 110 high-quality WAV files, featuring haunting tones and Cthulhu cultist elements throughout 11+ minutes of content.
110 files · 577 MB · Metadata
-60%
192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Recorded with specialized equipment, this collection features 40 distinctive sound effects from a Waterphone, including metallic, percussive, and tonal impacts in high-quality 24-bit format.
40 files · 318 MB · Metadata
-60%
192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Unique waterphone recordings blend cinematic sound effects and swells, featuring expertly manipulated sci-fi and horror-inspired tones captured with contact microphones and violin bows.
30 files · 405 MB · Metadata
-60%
192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Through expertly recorded waterphone performances, this collection delivers haunting sound effects, atmospheric drones, and raw soundscapes ideal for creating mysterious cinematic moments.
21 files · 3.80 GB · Metadata
-50%
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Electronic and geophone-captured sound effects merge with synthesized instruments to create 50 eerie, horror-focused audio samples, delivering over 96 minutes of haunting atmospheric textures suitable for various media projects.
50 files · 3.34 GB · Metadata
Was $20.00, now $10.00
Add Sinister Textures 2 to cart

Mystery leans on texture more than events. A drone under the dialogue. A rumble somewhere far off. The designed libraries here supply that bed, from tension drones to dark space ambiences with creature textures in them, and they do double duty as Suspense and Eerie beds. The horror backgrounds add rain and footsteps. For a fantasy mystery, the spell sets bring casts and protective magic instead. They suit thrillers and slow horror, anywhere the reveal is still some way off.

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