Free Halloween Sound Effects on the Web

If you're having a huge Halloween party at your house, or if you just want to scare the trick-or-treaters that come to your door, you'll need plenty of scary Halloween sound effects. You can get all of the free scary sound effects you could possible ever hope for on the Internet. Using a free audio editing program such as Audacity, Wavosaur or Wavepad Sound Editor, you can edit these scary sound effects into a Halloween track that can play all evening long. Always check the licensing information of sound effects before attempting to use them in any public setting or for commercial purposes.

Find Free Halloween Sound Effects at the Free Sound Project

The Free Sound Project is a collection of sounds with a Creative Commons Sampling Plus license. In most cases, it should be acceptable to use these sounds, either edited or in their original form, for noncommercial purposes with proper attribution. The files are in formats such as WAVE, MP3 and AIF. The site has no categories, but you can search the Free Sound Project database by the type of sound. Use search terms such as "Halloween," "ghostly," "sinister," "spooky," "scary" or "horror" to find sound files that are suitable for Halloween.

Find Free Halloween Sound Effects at the Absolute Sound Effects Archive

The Absolute Sound Effects Archive is one of the largest collections of free sound effects online. This site hosts many scary sound effects which work well for Halloween. You can find some of these sound effects in the "Horror" category. There are also vulture, crow and owl sounds in the "Birds" category and heart beats and sick moaning in the "Medical Sounds" category. There is also a "Miscellaneous Sounds" category where you may be able to find more sound effects that are appropriate for Halloween. No registration is necessary to download the free sound effects on this site. Just click on the sound file, then right click "Download the Sound" and select "Save Target As..."

Find Free Halloween Sound Effects at the Partners In Rhyme Human Sound Effects Site

PartnersinRhyme.com has many sound effects that would be ideal for Halloween. There is a category called "Scary, Horror, Halloween" which has a wide range of scary sound effects. They include ghost sounds, witch sounds, monster sounds, howls, horror ambiance and laughter. Human sound effects include screams, vomiting sounds, moaning, eating sounds, gasping, laughter, slurping sounds, breathing sounds, coughing sounds and heart beats. You can browse through the sound archive and listen to the sound effect previews without registering for an account. Download the sound effect files by right-clicking "Download this Sound Effect" and selecting "Save Target As..."

Find Free Halloween Sound Effects at Find Sounds

You can use the Find Sounds search engine to find free Halloween sound effects in formats such as AIFF, AU, MP3 and WAVE format. Search on terms such as "scream," "howl," "spooky," "scary," "witch," "wind" and "evil laugh." Click on the speaker button to preview the scary sound effect. Click on the blue sound icon to the right to find similar sounds. While it's probably fine to listen to these Halloween sounds for your own personal enjoyment, there may be restrictions for other uses, such as using the sound files at a Halloween party or on a Halloween website. Click on the website URL to see copyright information about the sound effects located on the site.

These free sounds and sound editors should get you started creating a scary soundtrack for your Halloween celebration. For more fun Halloween ideas, check out Ideas for Adult Halloween Party Games, Decorations and Invitations, Scary Halloween Haunted House Ideas and Scary Pumpkin Carving Designs with Free Patterns.