The resource for composers who create frightening, unsettling and atmospheric music.
Discover sample libraries, plugins, sound packs, instruments and techniques for writing truly terrifying music.
A library of dark sounds from The Newton Brothers, built from solo instruments recorded in their studio, orchestral sessions, field recordings and their synth collection (ARP 2600, Moog Matriarch, DFAM, Eurorack), arranged into over 130 presets.
A Kontakt Player instrument for thriller and horror scoring with 720 sources (including 324 jumpscares and stings, 144 tempo-synced atonal rhythms, 120 sustains and textures) and 332 presets across two engines, Psychosis Designer and Psychosis Menu.
A handmade acoustic instrument built to order in Ontario, Canada.
A collection of acoustic horror sounds made with composer Mark Korven, recorded at Revolution Recording, Toronto: 622 playable instruments and patches, including 49 layered instruments, 83 processed patches and sounds from the Apprehension Engine, hurdy-gurdy, oktav harpa and symphonae.
What the Apprehension Engine is, why its bowed rulers, slack string and spring reverb sound so unsettling, and how to get similar horror sounds without one.
How I build horror atmosphere with reverb, echoes, portamento, my own voice and drones, plus a step-by-step track made with almost nothing but reverb.
Record your voice or any instrument you can bend, then reverse, pitch and space it into horror signature sounds, three-layer hits and living drones.
Make spooky ghost sounds without a theremin. Build a sine wave patch with slow attack, glide and vibrato, then turn your own whistling into eerie textures.
Over 60 drag-and-drop horror samples recorded by Richard Pryn on cello, violin and voice: dry, mono and in the key of G, ready to layer and process into your own signature sounds.
WAV, 44.1 kHz / 24-bit, mono. Royalty-free, including commercial use. Free: just enter your email on Richard's site.
