In horror, sound is never just heard it’s felt. A distant breath, a floor creak, a faint hum under total silence they don’t scare us because they’re loud, but because they wait. Good horror doesn’t need monsters on screen. Sometimes, a single low-frequency rumble does more damage to the mind than any jump scare. That’s what I love about designing horror audio: it’s not about noise it’s about anticipation. The moment before the scream is always louder than the scream itself. — Behnam | 7stcut
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You're right, Behnam Hojati. This makes my scripts scarier, and it makes the movies I watch scarier. And using sounds instead of monsters can save money when filming a movie.
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Maurice Vaughan "Absolutely, that’s a great point. Sound not only heightens fear but also stretches imagination; it forces the audience to fill the unseen with their own dread. In a way, the best monsters are the ones we never actually see, only hear. Appreciate your insight, my friend."
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Behnam Hojati Could not agree more. Horror is all about tension and anticipation, and sound is the invisible hand guiding the audience’s fear. That subtle undercurrent, the quiet before the chaos, is where the real dread lives. It’s fascinating how a single, well-placed sound can trigger more emotion than anything visual ever could.
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Exactly. The best horror I’ve ever seen is invisible felt, not shown. That quiet dread that creeps in before you even know why. Lately, especially post-COVID, a lot of horror feels rushed or overexposed, showing too much too soon. It takes away the tension that beautiful discomfort of being fully in the moment, waiting for the unseen to strike.