We've rounded up a collection of decent public domain scream sounds and put them in
a handy ZIP file for you to download. Listen to the preview and if you want the file,
right-click the download link and choose 'Save Target As..' Please download it to your
computer - do not direct link to us!
Although this website is dedicated to our number 1 Halloween album pictured above, we've
decided to offer you some free horror sound effects to get you started. We've also
gathered together some of the best public domain horror sound effects but please note,
you can only use these for home entertainment purposes - so please don't try to sell them
or use them in a commercial project because you may get in trouble. Be sure to check our
top tips on editing your own scary soundtrack below....  
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Free Halloween Sounds!
Free Creative Commons Horror Sounds
All of the files in this box are licensed under Creative Commons Sampling Plus 1.0
You are free to use them as you wish for home entertainment purposes, but if you
use them for any other purpose you must credit the creator as directed by the
creative commons license. We can not be held responsible for any legal action
resulting in your failure to observe the terms of the Creative Commons license.
We think these are some of the best scary drones and horror ambiences that you
can use for free. Why not mix these up with the screams and make your own
Halloween soundtrack? Check our editing tips below.....
Spooky Horror Drones & Atmospheres
Title: Voices From Hell
Attribution: Amliebsch
Title: Monster Drone
Attribution: DJ Chronos
Title: The Mind of the Killer
Attribution: DJ Chronos
Title: D63 Nightmare arp Em7
Attribution: Guitarz1970
Title: Scary
Attribution: Guitarz1970
Title: Twighlight three
Attribution: Marec
Title: Organ Loop 2
Attribution: Mister Tood
Title: From Darkness
Attribution: Nathanshadow
Title: Horror
Attribution: NightVoice
Title: ambience02
Attribution: yewbic
Free Scream Sound Effects:
(Right-click the red links and download with 'Save Target As...')
Free Monster Sounds
(Right-click the red links and download with 'Save Target As...')
Title: Zombie
Attribution: dparke4
Title: Monster 01
Attribution: pitx
Title: Quijote01
Attribution: pitx
Title: awakening mummy 1
Attribution: reinsamba
Title: awakening mummy 2
Attribution: reinsamba
Title: Monster
Attribution: Sea Fury
Title: Monster 4
Attribution: Sea Fury
Title: Monster 5
Attribution: Sea Fury
Title: Monster 7
Attribution: Sea Fury
Title: growl1
Attribution: ubecareful
Title: human growl
Attribution: Unclesigmund
Title: growl1
Attribution: ubecareful
Professional User?

Play it safe and take a look at our royalty-free horror sound effects on sale here.
They're pretty cheap and available for commercial use. For the non-professional, we
also make a best selling Horror  sound effects album called "Halloween Chopped Up"
which is available at most online stores including iTunes.
Editing Tips & Tricks
Nowadays, we all have access to audio editing software - whether it's inside your
usual media player like Nero, Roxio or a great piece of free-ware such as Audacity.
You can make your own unique horror soundtrack in no time by followng these
simple instructions......


  1. Open your audio editing software and import a spooky drone sound. This can
    be a WAV file, AIFF or mp3 file. Most editors support various formats.
  2. Now import another sound like a scream. You may need to create a new track
    for this but editors like Audacity will automatically create one for you.
  3. When you hit play, you will notice that you can hear both tracks at the same
    time.
  4. Select your scream sound and use an 'effect' to spice it up. This could be
    reverb (echo) which would place it in a large hall. Or anything you fancy
  5. If you want to chop your sounds up, select the scissor tool and chop away. But
    you must create a quick fade at the start and end of each section, otherwise
    you'll get a nasty click sound. Fades are very important when editing sound.
  6. Move your sounds around randomly, import more and make a horror mash-up!
  7. When you're happy with your arrangement, check the over all level isn't clipping
    (hitting red) otherwise you may need to turn some of the individual sound
    down.
  8. If you finished, hit 'Quick Mix' in Audacity or save / export your project in the
    format you desire. This could be a high quality WAV which would be ideal for
    burning a CD, or a smaller mp3 which is good for internet use.
  9. You're done! The more you do it the better you get. Next time why not try all
    the effects, try reversing sounds, pitch shifting them to monster level and
    maybe even using your computer's microphone to manipulate your own voice.


Of course, this is just the basics but it should get you started. If you really can't be
fussed then please consider purchasing our Halloween Horror album. At $9.95 it's a
lot of fright for your money and we believe it's the best sounding Halloween album
available. It's on iTunes, Amazon mp3 and most other online stores or you can buy it
direct from us here....
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