A brief aural history of horror, or a taxonomy of some of the greatest Foley art and sound design from Cat People to the new Hellraiser and how each came to be.

As players feverishly try to reach the other side of Demon's Souls mysterious locked door, some are speculating that the sounds somehow tie in to that mystery as well.

For genres like horror, hitting the right note—especially for nasty effects—is key to marrying sound with visual to create a spooky atmosphere.