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 have implemented it ...

I was recently watching a scene from the 2025 film Weapons for a monograph I’m writing and noticed a familiar sound: a low, unsettling drone as a character walks down a hallway. It’s the same kind of ...

Choose this Horror Music Playlist with Dark Music Backgrounds for your Scary Halloween Party. Create your Terror Atmosphere ...

The world is full of sounds, and sound can affect us greatly. Some sounds are pleasant, like the laughter of a small child or a babbling brook in a peaceful forest. Other sounds are unpleasant, like ...

The podcast Out Cold is a new show made by two Minnesotans. CATHY WURZER: We love to feature Minnesota-made podcasts on this show, but we've never featured anything quite like this next podcast. Let's ...

Researchers have shown that humans perceive approaching sounds differently than we perceive receding sounds. We overestimate how quickly the sound approaching us is moving (Neuhoff, 2001). There is ...