Free Horror Sound Effects for Scary Videos, Games, and Films
Screams, stingers, creaks, growls, zombie noises and eerie breathing. There are howling coyotes too, and other tense sounds for horror projects.
57 free horror sounds
- Horror StingerHorror & Scary · 6s
- Ghost MoanHorror & Scary · 6s
- Spooky Ghost WailHorror & Scary · 6s
- Dead Phone LineHorror & Scary · 27s
- Jump Scare StingerHorror & Scary · 6s
- Creaky DoorHorror & Scary · 3s
- Midnight Bell TollHorror & Scary · 7s
- Haunted Music BoxHorror & Scary · 8s
- Slow Door CreakHorror & Scary · 3s
- Creepy Creaky DoorHorror & Scary · 5s
- Creepy Music BoxHorror & Scary · 7s
- Creaky StairsHorror & Scary · 33s
- Church Bell TollHorror & Scary · 7s
- Chupacabra CallHorror & Scary · 12s
- Heartbeat ThumpHorror & Scary · 4s
- Gryphon BreathingHorror & Scary · 4s
- Siren Head Emergency AlertHorror & Scary · 12s
- Agony Female ScreamHorror & Scary · 2s
- Graveyard Bell TollHorror & Scary · 7s
- Ghost Ship SonarHorror & Scary · 16s
- Alien Spooky Rainforest AmbienceHorror & Scary · 53s
- Agony GurgleHorror & Scary · 3s
- Horrors of NightvisionHorror & Scary · 16s
- Zombie FootstepsHorror & Scary · 26s
- Screech ScreamHorror & Scary · 2s
- Terrifying Game Stinger 2Horror & Scary · 12s
- Haunting Ghost HowlHorror & Scary · 6s
- Unknown Monster CallsHorror & Scary · 9s
- Terrifying Movie StingerHorror & Scary · 16s
- Haunted Whispers 3Horror & Scary · 9s
- Zombie Breath OutHorror & Scary · 4s
- Zombie NoisesHorror & Scary · 12s
- Large Burrowing MovementHorror & Scary · 6s
- Mysterious Film SoundHorror & Scary · 24s
- Spooky Cinematic StingerHorror & Scary · 11s
- Haunted WhispersHorror & Scary · 5s
- Transylvania Howl WhistleHorror & Scary · 12s
- Dying BreathsHorror & Scary · 12s
- Dying PhonographHorror & Scary · 18s
- Dragon Roar With FireHorror & Scary · 5s
- Ghost Inside the MachineHorror & Scary · 7s
- Scary Hit StingerHorror & Scary · 5s
- Screaming Door SqueakHorror & Scary · 8s
- Dragon GrowlHorror & Scary · 11s
- Dragon ScreamHorror & Scary · 14s
- Horror BreathsHorror & Scary · 4s
- Strange Spooky StingerHorror & Scary · 5s
- Single Zombie GruntHorror & Scary · 1s
- Burrow QuakeHorror & Scary · 8s
- Haunted Whispers 4Horror & Scary · 7s
- Burrowing PulsesHorror & Scary · 5s
- Haunted Whispers 2Horror & Scary · 5s
- Zombie HuhHorror & Scary · 3s
- Snaking ShapeshifterHorror & Scary · 5s
- Shapeshifting Sub LayerHorror & Scary · 17s
- Bigfoot CallHorror & Scary · 9s
- ShapeshifterHorror & Scary · 3s
Get the Horror kit
The top 40 of the 57 sounds on this page in one ZIP file (40 at most, and none over 2 minutes). It comes with a list of every sound and the license, and the file names have no spaces, so they drop right into a game engine or an editor.
Free for personal and commercial use, no sign-up. MP3 is the smallest. Want trimmed and mastered 24-bit WAVs? See the sound packs.
About these horror sounds
Horror sound effects get the dread going before anything shows up on screen. Try a screaming door squeak or a spooky transition. Use them for scary videos, games and podcasts.
Every sound here is free for personal and commercial projects, with no credit required. Read the license.
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