Stingers & Jump Scares

Puncture

by Ocular Sounds

In Rich's toolkit Richard owns this one himself.

Jump ScaresTensionDread
PUNCTURE | Horror Jumpscare SFX | Official Trailer · Ocular Sounds (official)

A jump-scare library of stingers, impacts and sharp bursts, with ready-made designed scares and a construction kit of the individual stems behind them so you can rebuild each one.

How to use it in horror

Use the stems rather than the finished scares: tune the tonal layer to your cue, keep the transient, and let the silence before it do half the work.

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