Sound effects tag

Shriek Sound Effects

Shriek sound effects in all their nasty variety. Female horror screams, recorded in a studio and in big echoey rooms. Birds of prey calling out. Witch howls and screams pushed through distortion. Then the metal kind: brutal squeals, a metal sculpture bowed until it wails, and scrapes that set teeth on edge. Undead and monster voices fill out the rest.

Libraries
15
Publishers
13
Formats
Mono, stereo
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$10 to $149.99
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Professionally crafted sound effects and eerie soundscapes blend with industrial pounding environments, featuring multiple intensity levels and seamless loops for horror-themed productions and gaming applications.
45 files · 2.3 GB · Metadata
192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
Haunting metallic sound effects, captured from a custom-built steel sculpture using violin bows, deliver 600 unique recordings of groans, wails, and unsettling scrapes for atmospheric sound design.
600 files · 9 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Dynamic collection featuring 246 high-energy transitions, blending intense whooshes, powerful sound effects, and explosive bursts for seamless audio production.
246 files · 1.1 GB · Metadata
96 to 192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono.
Professional recordings capture diverse sound effects from 13 bird species, including calls, wing flaps, and feeding sounds, captured during outdoor sessions using high-end equipment and expert bird trainers.
397 files · 4.57 GB · Metadata
Only on Sonniss
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Metallic impacts merge with dry ice reactions, creating ethereal sound effects as heated tools, kitchen items, and industrial objects interact with dissolving ice blocks and granules.
443 files · 1.9 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Extensive collection of 102 high-quality zombie sound effects featuring aggressive undead vocals, from haunting groans to violent attacks, delivered in professional 96kHz stereo format.
102 files · 208 MB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono.
Authentic baby tiger sound effects captured in Thailand showcase various vocalizations, from gentle purrs to aggressive growls, delivered in high-quality 192kHz format.
120 files · 185.5 MB
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono.
Electronic interference and machine sounds, captured through induction coils, feature droning and buzzing sound effects with dynamic movements from everyday devices like phones and laptops.
121 files · 399 MB · Metadata

A shriek works because it's high and slightly out of control, and most of these recordings lean into that. The human screams are performed for horror, from blood curdling fear to pain, and the ones recorded in reverberant spaces drop straight into a cellar or a church. For the slower, lower end of horror there's Moaning and Groan. Layer a scream with a metal Squeal and it turns into something not quite human. The bird calls come from real birds of prey, recorded outdoors, which helps when something needs to cry out over a valley.

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