With 'undertone' making itself heard in theaters this week, we look at six horror films where the sound design is the star.

Long before radio became mainstream entertainment, Edgar Allen Poe was already writing for the airwaves. Throughout the last decade of his life, his poetry and prose bristled with words and phrasing ...

Leslie McMurtry does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Podcast horror is en vogue right now, from the lo-fi Australian tale Monolith to even the ill-fated true crime podcasters in Halloween (2018). And now, fresh out of the 2025 Fantasia International ...

If you have ever heard a footfall when you were sure of being alone, or a strange sound in the dead of night, or a voice with no discernible source, then you know the horror that sound can bring.

Note: This piece is better heard than read. To hear this review and the specific musical moments it references, listen at the audio link. Mark Korven specializes in making scary sounds. Lately, though ...