Sound effects tag

Scream Sound Effects

Scream sound effects, human and otherwise. Death screams and terrified shrieks from actors who gave it everything, and whole crowds yelling as a battle kicks off. Animals scream too. Angry cats and flying dinosaurs both get a turn. Cartoon screams cover comedy, the more over the top the better.

Libraries
156
Publishers
58
Formats
Mono, stereo, surround
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$7 to $499
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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

Mono for 3D positional audio. Ambisonic and surround for immersive mixes.

Embedded metadata
Tagged for Soundminer or UCSUntagged

Soundminer and UCS fields written into the files.

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All 156 libraries tagged Scream

96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Manipulated recordings of human screams transform into supernatural sound effects, featuring ethereal whispers, monstrous roars, and mystical creature vocals suitable for diverse media productions.
96 files · 1.98 GB · Metadata
192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Group audio captures feature diverse sound effects of crowds screaming in various scenarios, from party atmospheres to battle scenes, recorded with professional voice actors using both mono and stereo microphones.
1.09 GB · Metadata
192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Professional voice artists deliver diverse screaming sound effects, from anime to horror, recorded at multiple distances and perspectives, including tunnel echoes, available in high-quality 192 kHz format.
608 MB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Digital screams and sound effects merge human agony with computerized distortion, offering 98 unique variations for characters experiencing virtual torment or digital transformation.
18 files · 434.4 MB · Metadata
96 to 192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono.
Professional vocal recordings featuring diverse human screams, laughter, and sound effects, captured at high resolution with multiple performers, allowing for extensive pitch and tempo manipulation.
304 files · 506 MB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit.
This diverse collection features 873 vocal sound effects, from human screams to creature noises, encompassing an array of emotional and supernatural elements for horror and thriller productions.
873 files · 0.5 GB · Metadata

A real scream is hard to perform and harder to record. Actors blow their voices out after a few takes, and the peak can clip a recorder set for normal speech, so good scream recordings are worth having on the shelf. Horror leans on the sudden shriek for a jump and the long, distant wail for dread. A Death scream needs to cut off rather than trail away. In battle scenes, screams sit under the clash of weapons alongside every Grunt of effort. Layer a human scream with an animal and a Monster suddenly sounds alive. Cartoon screams are pure performance.

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