The sound I decided to choose was the “creaking bed” sound because it immediately creeped me out when I was listening to it. It screams horror movie to me and I feel like it could be used in a multitude of ways to make a scene appear scarier and to build suspense.

I can imagine a scene where a character wakes up in the middle of the night to the creaking noise and then debates whether or not to go investigate the sound. Despite originating from a bed, the creaking noise could be manipulated slightly to sound like creaky floorboards, shutters, or maybe even a rusty door hinge. It can be anything, and that makes it scarier.

The character will decide to go investigate despite being on by themselves in the house, maybe talking to themselves as they go to try and remain calm. The house is old, and so the creaking noise could just be from that, but nonetheless the character is spooked. There’s no music–just silence, and the creaking noise, and the occasional “hello?” called out in fear as the character starts abandon their rational thinking and doubt their reality.

In the background of the sound I can almost hear someone breathing, if I listen closely. As the character gets closer to where the sound is coming from, they’ll start to hear that too, and it’ll be goosebumps galore for the audience. Could it be possible that they aren’t alone? Could there be a rational explanation for this?

Other additional sounds that could be used in this scene are other creepy sounding things including: the sound of lights flickering, a door slamming, the wind moaning, an owl hooting, and distant murmurings.

At the end of the scene, the character must make the choice to open the door to the dark room that contains the sound or to turn back and try and forget about the whole thing.