Sound effects tag

Thriller Sound Effects

Thriller sound effects for the bit before something goes wrong, and for when it does. Tension risers and creaking wood, then screams and grunts once the scene tips over. There's gore too. Plenty of it. Bone breaks and flesh slicing, plus the odd chainsaw, for thrillers that don't cut away.

Libraries
37
Publishers
14
Formats
Mono, stereo
Sample rates
48 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$7.20 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

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.

All 37 libraries tagged Thriller.
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All 37 libraries tagged Thriller

-35%
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Spine-chilling collection featuring 152 horrific sound effects crafted with e-bow guitar, delivering dark and ominous tones suitable for horror and sci-fi productions.
152 files · 346 MB
Was $29.00, now $18.85
Add Ebow Thriller to cart
-40%
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Dark and unsettling atmospheres blend with orchestral risers and cinematic sound effects across 500+ elements, featuring Shepard tones, spine-chilling drones, and psychological tension-building audio components in multiple formats.
518 files · 7.12 GB · Metadata
Was $49.00, now $29.40
Add Infiltration Thriller to cart
-33%
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
This sound library offers 130 sound effects. Files are provided in 96K, 24-bit resolution and collectively run over 15 minutes.
130 files · 634.8 MB
Was $30.00, now $20.00
Add Dead Space Vol. 2 to cart
-50%
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Electronic noise box recordings transformed through guitar pedals create unsettling sound effects, featuring reverb, delay, and pitched elements ideal for horror and suspense productions.
64 files · 452.6 MB · Metadata
Was $20.00, now $10.00
Add Sinister Textures 4 to cart
-50%
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Aztec death whistle recordings feature 19 variations of haunting sound effects, including reversed sounds, risers, drones, and distorted screams, suitable for TV, film, and game projects.
280 files · 1.72 GB · Metadata
Was $20.00, now $10.00
Add The Death Whistle to cart
-60%
192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Grotesque sound effects featuring bone cracks, creature slurps, and flesh-ripping noises, meticulously recorded at 24Bit 192kHz for horror productions and monstrous audio design applications.
52 files · 186 MB · Metadata
-60%
192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Meticulously crafted sound effects capture bone-crunching impacts, flesh-tearing violence, and monstrous bites, recorded with vegetables and fruits to create authentic horror audio at 24-bit quality.
60 files · 121 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
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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

A thriller mix is mostly about holding back, so the quiet material earns its keep. Risers and build-ups stretch the Suspense out, while sinister textures and haunted soundscapes of mansions and graveyards sit under the long shots. When it breaks, there are screams and grunts from humans and creatures, and the gore libraries handle the chopping and the skin peeling. Nasty. For darker cuts, Horror goes further down the same road. Thriller and horror share a lot of sound, and the difference is usually how much of it ends up on screen.

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