Got your attention? Thought so. But what is it about a piercing shriek that really turns our heads? It’s what it does to our brains. The acoustical properties of the human scream poke at the neural ...

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More chilling than a werewolf's howl, the human scream sends shivers down the spine. And we're not talking about the one that comes from the mouths of groupies at a ...

With the fast-approaching celebration of Halloween, fearsome frights and horror flicks are as much a staple as jawbreaker-related trips to the dentist. From the ghosts that swing from the trees to the ...

From "A Star Is Born" to "Star Wars" to "Dial of Destiny," the Wilhelm scream keeps reminding us that movies are fun. When audiences hear the Wilhelm scream in “Dial of Destiny,” it’s sound designer ...

I scream, you scream, we all scream. For ice cream, sure, but also for fear, excitement, sexual pleasure, pain, anger, and—if online commenters are to be believed—memes 😱. Screaming is exhibited by ...

Nowadays, when people want to add a sound effect to a movie, they mostly just pull up a digital archive, choose a sound, and drag and drop. But in the pre-digital age, people created sounds using ...

With the fast-approaching celebration of Halloween, fearsome frights and horror flicks are as much a staple as jawbreaker-related trips to the dentist. From the ghosts that swing from the trees to the ...