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$14.99 — currently $7.49 on itch.io during the launch sale. Prices are set per store and may differ by region.
Where can I get royalty-free horror game sound effects?
Horror Essentials from MoneyWithJJ Sound is a 30-sound royalty-free pack of ambient beds, stingers, creature and body sounds, built for dread that builds rather than jump-scares. Every file is uncompressed 44.1 kHz 16-bit WAV, levelled to -1.5 dBTP so nothing clips on engine import, and licensed for commercial use with no attribution required. It is $14.99 on itch.io and Fab.
- 30 sounds
- WAV, 44.1 kHz, 16-bit stereo
- Levelled to −1.5 dBTP
- No attribution required
Every sound in Horror Essentials
The complete file list, so you can check for the sound you need before buying.
- Drone low dread
- Drone dissonant strings
- Ambience abandoned hall
- Ambience underground
- Riser tension
- Stinger violin stab
- Stinger orchestral hit
- Stinger metal screech
- Stinger deep boom
- Stinger reverse hit
- Creature growl
- Creature breathing
- Creature screech
- Creature slither
- Creature skitter
- Door creak slow
- Door slam distant
- Floorboard creak
- Chain drag
- Window rattle
- Whispers overlapping
- Child laugh distant
- Scream muffled
- Gasp sharp
- Knife scrape
- Glass shatter
- Music box wind down
- Heartbeat rising
- Breathing panicked
- Bone crack
Can I use Horror Essentials in a commercial game?
Yes. Royalty-free for commercial and non-commercial work, unlimited projects, no attribution required. The one restriction is that the audio files may not be resold or redistributed on their own as a sound library or pack. Full terms are on the licensing page.
What format are the files?
Uncompressed WAV, 44.1 kHz, 16-bit stereo, levelled to −1.5 dBTP true peak. WAV rather than OGG because Unity and Unreal re-encode audio at build time, so importing an already-compressed file compresses it twice and you hear the artefacts. Every file is checked for edge clicks and DC offset before release — here is why that matters.
How the sounds are made
The source audio is generated with ElevenLabs Sound Effects under a paid commercial licence. That is the starting point, not the product: each candidate is screened by ear, the ones that do not hold up are cut, and the survivors are trimmed, faded, level-matched across the pack and set to −1.5 dBTP.