Scariest sounds in games

[Imperioratorex Caprae]

Silent Hill: the noises coming from the radio whenever some creature decides to show up... signaling your possible doom, esp. being low on ammo

Half-Life 1: Headcrabs in the vent system... I'll never forget jumping out of my seat the first time I got headcrabbed

Rainbow 6 Rogue Spear: When I first installed this game I also had surround sound for the first time on my computer. I was in a multiplayer match one day, sniping from a church tower when I got my first taste of being shot at in surround sound. I leapt under my desk because I actually thought I was being shot at, so real the crack of the bullet and the resulting sound of it hitting the wall directly behind me... I even checked for a bullet hole.

Resident Evil 2: The glass shattering when you first encounter the Licker. I missed the visual cue when passing by the window the first time around, being unused to the RE series and all so when that sonofabitch crashed out I am sure I screamed and nearly chucked the controller at the screen. Nevermind I was living alone in the middle of nowhere in the woods in a creepy house with creaky wood floors... and I was getting cabin fever from being cooped up alone.

 

[Poster1234]

the utmost dreaded creeper hissssss from minecraft

That's your Minecraft fear.
How about "shshshshk" : the spider. God these scare the shit out of my.

Also, Mount & Blade : while you're fending off five dudes all by yourself, oblivious to the battle behind you, the sound of enemies grunting. Lots of time. And then you notice you haven't seen friendly face in a while... Do NOT turn around !
One time, that actually got me to jump over the castle's wall and runfor my life in order to sound the retreat. Then, as any mature person would do, heal my guys, go to my nearest fortress, and return to (maturely) to the enemy keep with a huge-ass army.
Kill enemies, see them driven... well, you all know the drill. ^^

 

[Yoshemo]

This always freaked me out

Whoah I dont remember the screams of the dammed being in HL2!

Its Half Life 1.

oops typo :3
I did mean HL1, and that second one is used in L4D right?

Yup!

 

[Dfskelleton]

"your ssssssong is not ours!"

honorable mention, more awesome than scary:

"OSWALD COMPROMIIIIIIIISED!"

What are these from?

system shock 2, one of the scariest, and maybe one of the best games ever made.

and cod: black ops of course



edit: captcha: "ameroon orgy"

hmmm...

Always wanted to play system shock 2. Is the first one worth messing around in or playing through before 2?

I too really want to play SS2, but I can't find it anywhere. I downloaded SS1 from Abandonia, but It's not that great. The controls are a little bit weird in my oppinion, and some of the sprites are kind of silly looking.

 

[Neino Ranatos]

The Creeper sounds in Minecraft, in my opinion, are scary as all hell.

 

[Mr.logic]

Sinistar: RRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! BEWARE HOW I LIVE!!!

 

[Gorilla Gunk]

The screeches of the Infected in Dead Island.

 

[TheScientificIssole]

Sinistar. Now can I get a DAYUM STRAIGHT!

 

[Sonicron]

It's difficult for me to come up with specific examples. What does it for me is clever use of ambient music and effects; a very low, consistent bass drone (to express a kind of deafening silence), the laughter of small children, the chime of an old music box, all juxtaposed against a visual scenario straight out of any given archetypal nightmare - the more out of place the soundscape feels, the greater the effect it'll have on me.

I do remember one sound as particularly traumatizing... the screeching of a rusty blade dragged across a filthy floor, the unmistakable precursor of getting Pyramid Head's giant knife stuck up my whazoo.

 

[Bato]

I have no idea if this was said before but the scariest thing to me was playing Condemned Criminals Origins, and just hearing the homeless men guys running around upstairs or in places out of sight.
It actually scared me.

 

[Pyramid Head]

The radio sound in Silent Hill 2. At a few points in the game the radio reacts to monsters who are beyond your reach or who are off-screen and it really makes you nervous. I think the scariest part of Silent Hill 2 was an area where Pyramid Head WASN'T trying to kill me.

Mind you the Heaven Smile's laugh also can be pretty creepy.

 

[CRRPGMykael]

Every single bit of audio coming out of Amnesia: The Dark Descent makes me want to turn the game off and cry in a corner...

 

[Mirokunite]

Drowning in Sonic.

 

[Politi]

Sometimes in Stalker: SOC you'll hear screams of dying men on the wind. This never really manifests itself in any kind of way gameplay-wise, but it's just plain creepy. Does a lot for the atmosphere.

 

[Lilani]

The cries of agony the zombies make as they burn in HL2 really gets to me. It actually makes me feel bad for killing them. I usually try to shoot them to put them out of their misery :-\

 

[Madara XIII]

What other sounds should go into this list and why?

Simply this and this alone!
[HEADING=1] Heart-stopping game sound right here![/HEADING]
[HEADING=2]listen at your own risk[/HEADING]
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[Monkeybald]

Any sound that came from the Mother Brain in Super Metroid. Still chases the courage out of me when I look it up these days.

 

[Deadlyveggie]

The noise from the Nether in minecraft is pretty creepy.

 

[Madara XIII]

Sinistar. Now can I get a DAYUM STRAIGHT!

DAYUM STRAIGHT SUN!! See what I did thar!?! :3

 

[Madara XIII]

That deep bass sound in Amnesia that happens when a monster is nearby. It's scarier than the monsters themselves.

Hehehe you mean this one!?

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Creepy ass noise! Scared me shitless half the time