Scary Sounds
Tap a button to play a scary sound. This free scary soundboard has screams, evil laughs, jumpscares, ghosts, zombies, monsters, creaking doors, rattling chains and every creepy Halloween sound in between. Every horror sound effect plays instantly in your browser, on a phone or a computer, with nothing to install.
Screams
Evil Laughs and Witches
Ghosts and Whispers
Monsters and Zombies
Haunted House
Horror Stings and Storms
Halloween Animals
Horror Sound Effects at the Tap of a Button
Every pad on this scary soundboard is a horror sound effect ready to go: press it and it plays straight away, with no video to skip through and nothing to load first. The scary sound effects are grouped the way you'd look for them, from screams and evil laughs to ghosts, monsters, a haunted house and the horror stings that make a scene jump. Tap the same button again to stop it, or press Random scare and let the board pick something spooky for you. It's a horror soundboard, a creepy soundboard and a Halloween sound board in one page.
Screams and Jumpscare Sounds
Scream audio is the heart of any scary sound board, so there's plenty of it. The woman scream and the bloodcurdling scream are the high-pitched horror movie kind, the man scream sound effects run from a shout to a full yell, and the banshee wail rises and falls like something you'd hear on a cold night. For a jump scare sound, the jumpscare buttons hit with a loud, sudden shriek built to make people flinch. Play a loud scream when nobody expects it and the whole room will jump.
Evil Laughs, Witches and Creepy Giggles
An evil laugh sound effect turns any moment sinister. There are five of them, from a slow villain chuckle to a full maniacal laugh, plus a witch cackle and a cheeky cartoon witch for younger trick-or-treaters. The creepy doll giggle is the one that unsettles people most: a small, echoing child's laugh in an empty hallway. Use a sinister laugh after a lights-out moment, or a cackling witch when the front door opens on Halloween night.
Ghost Sounds, Zombie Sounds and Monster Noises
Ghost sounds come as moans, a playful boo and creepy whispers that are easy to miss until it's too late. The zombie sounds are low, hungry growls, and the scary monster noises range from a monster roar to a demon growl deep enough to rattle a speaker. For creepy animal sounds there's a werewolf howl, a wolf howl at the moon and a ghost horse galloping through the fog, and the chainsaw is there for anyone who wants to clear a room.
Halloween Sounds for a Haunted House
Spooky Halloween sounds work best in layers. Start with the howling wind, the thunder or the church bell tolling midnight for creepy ambience, then add haunted house sound effects as people move through the room: a creaky door, a coffin lid opening, rattling chains, slow footsteps on old floorboards and a creepy music box winding down. Bats, a crow and an owl make a graveyard feel real. Keep this page open next to a speaker and you have a free Halloween sound board for the whole night.
Scary Sounds for Pranks
The best scary prank is the one nobody sees coming. Hide your phone in a dark room, wait for someone to walk in and play a creepy whisper, or leave a scary sound playing behind a closed door and watch who goes to check. A horror sting after a jump in a film, a heartbeat that speeds up during a ghost story or a scream as the lights go off all land the same way. Keep it kind, keep it short, and let them in on the joke. For more sound effects, open the full soundboard.
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Questions, Answered
How do I play a scary sound?
Tap any button on the scary soundboard and the sound plays straight away in your browser. Tap it again to stop, press Random scare for a surprise, or Stop to cut whatever is playing. Turn the volume up for the screams and the jumpscares, and down for the whispers so they creep in.
What is the scariest sound on the board?
For a jump, the jumpscare and the bloodcurdling scream: short, loud and sudden. For a slow creep, the creepy music box, the creepy doll giggle and the footsteps on old floorboards work better, because they make people listen harder before anything happens.
Can I use these sounds for a haunted house or a Halloween party?
Yes. Keep the page open on a phone or laptop near a speaker and play the howling wind, the rattling chains, the church bell or the thunder in the background, then hit a scream or an evil laugh when guests walk past. Every sound plays as often as you like.
Does the scary soundboard work on a phone?
It works in any browser on an iPhone, an Android phone, a tablet, a Mac or a PC. Phones only play sound after a tap, so the first scary sound starts the moment you press a button.
Are these scary sounds free?
Yes. Every horror sound effect on the board is free to play, with no sign-up and nothing to install.
Is there a scary sounds app?
Yes. The Pranksters app has scary sounds on its soundboard with air horns, sirens and more, plus a timer so a scream can go off after you put the phone down. It is free on Android.
For laughs only. Keep the volume sensible around young children and anyone a loud scream might really frighten, and let people in on the joke.
