You know the sound: It's eerie and echoing, and it makes the little hairs on your arms stand up immediately. So many horror movies use it to create a chilling atmosphere, and even some reality shows ...

As a child, I had a cassette tape called “The Sounds of Halloween.” It had all the creepy sound effects one would expect: creaking doors, moaning ghosts, eerie laughs, a Dracula voice, and a few ...

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. Horror movies are a tennis match between the haunting absence of sound and ...

The trail begins with barely audible, muted footfalls that reverberate off cracked stone walls. Each step is weighted yet quiet, its echo stretching just far enough to suggest an unseen passageway ...

Rather than sending a monster to jump out at you, these horror games taunt you with unsettling sounds, keeping you constantly ...