Undertone' director Ian Tauson explains why he used children's songs played backwards and iPhone voice memos in the new A24 ...

Scientists have discovered a brain pathway that explains why scary sounds can trigger fear before you even understand what ...

When I first watched the Undertone trailer, I convinced myself that I had to see this new A24 film as soon as it hit the 2026 ...

Preclinical studies on animals have identified brain pathways that drive quick, protective fear responses to "scary" sounds.

The iconic shower scene in Psycho was originally supposed to play out without music. Instead composer Bernard Herrmann created “The Murder”: as the killing transpires, violins shriek and scream along ...

Researchers identify a brain pathway in humans that enables rapid, unconscious fear responses to scary sounds, similar to visual fear shortcuts.

The brain has evolved to interpret these irregular sounds as potential danger, triggering that instinctive “fight or flight” response. It’s the reason the screeching violins in the movie “Psycho” or ...

A popular paranormal podcast becomes a conduit for something sinister in this chilling tale of isolation and fear... until ...

You know the sound: 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 ...

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Longlegs,” now playing in theaters. When “Longlegs” sound designer and editor Eugenio Battaglia first spoke with director Osgood Perkins about the ...

A world-class group of climbers is granted access to the Forbidden Wall, a mysterious rock wall previously closed for decades. Among the climbers is Sean (Marc Hills), whose grandfather made an ...