Iconic sounds for Horror!

These are a few of the iconic sound effects found in horror. There are two different types of sound- Diegetic and Non-diegetic.

Diegetic sound is sound that comes from something on screen, for example; dialogue or maybe the sound of a chainsaw.

Non-diegetic sound is sound that comes from something off screen, for example; music or in some circumstances dialogue could also be non-diegetic.

Almost all of the sound effects on this video are non-diegetic and they are either used to manipulate to moods and emotions of the audience or they are used to foreshadow an upcoming event.

Iconic sounds of my convention of this genre genre would be;

• screams
• flickering lights
• demonic dialogue
• demonic laughter
• doors creaking
• bones cracking
• slow and quiet music which builds up suspense
• loud bangs
• crashing and breaking things around the house- destruction
• sound of rocking chair/ rocking horse/ music boxes/ other childrens toys.
• many more...