The next time you watch a horror movie, try putting it on mute. More than likely, it will lose its edge and may even appear comic. As much as horror media is visual, sound plays an outsize role in its ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alfred Hitchcock famously claimed he didn’t watch his films in theaters. When asked if he missed out on hearing the audience scream, he said, “No. I can hear them scream when I’m ...

Cling to Blindness is a horror audio game where you must rely solely on audio cues to complete a ritual. In this ritual, being blindfolded is a must and not just a suggestion. Playing with headphones ...

Welcome to Dread Pod Picks, a column spotlighting the freshest episodes from across the Dread Central Podcast Network. This week’s pick is Dark Sanctum, Mark Ramsey’s full-cast audio horror anthology, ...

already one of our favorite horror films releasing this year is the truly frightening undertone, an upcoming a24 title that follows a podcast host caring for her dying mother. this morning, the studio ...

Behind the sounds: Foley artists recreate everyday noises in studio settings, using imaginative props to make film worlds feel real and subtly cue dread. Psychology of audio: Unsettling sound textures ...