Looking for instant shock sounds you can drop straight into your video or podcast?

This playlist features our best jump-scare sound effects, including hits, risers, whooshes, and music cues made for horror, trailers, gaming clips, pranks, and reveal cuts.

Hi, I’m Mik, one of TunePocket music composers. I went though our extensive catalog of scary sounds and picked my top 10 favorite, most popular jump scares. Read more about jumpscares below or jump straight to the playlist.

These jumpscare hits, stingers, and shock risers are built for instant impact in horror films, trailers, gaming videos, Halloween podcasts, and live performances. All sounds are suitable for commercial use across YouTube, ads, social, and TikTok with TunePocket lifetime royalty free license. Videographers and freelance editors can use TunePocket sound effects in paid client projects.

Best jumpscare sound effects for videos and podcasts

• 1.

  Dramatic Tension Strings Stub
  Dramatic intense alert sound effects with ominous suspense feel for video editing, trailer, podcast alert, horror game, and commercial business use.

• 2.

  Freaky Horror Trailer Distorted Hit
  Scary distorted hit cinematic royalty free sound effect with freaky horror feel for suspense tension video jumpscare, film trailer, ominous game, intense video transition, and commercial business use.

• 3.

  Cinematic Orchestra Hit 3
  Intense cinematic orchestra hit impact royalty free sound effect with dramatic suspense feel for horror video, powerful trailer, scary game, and commercial business use.

• 4.

  Ominous Dun Dun Dun (Classic Dramatic Sound)
  Ominous classic "dun dun duuuun" dramatic royalty free cinematic music / sound effect for scary video, vlog, horror film, suspense build up, and commercial business use.

• 5.

  Deep Powerful Impact Hit
  Powerful hit / impact / thud / boom cinematic royalty free sound effect for video, game, intense film trailer, and commercial business use.

• 6.

  Distorted Horror Hit
  Intense distorted hit royalty free cinematic sound effect with freaky horror feel for suspense tension video, film trailer, ominous game, dramatic video transition, and commercial business use.

• 7.

  Tension Rise Build Up 8 (Short)
  Short cinematic suspense sound effect for horror film, creepy video, scary game, trailer, and commercial business use. Download unlimited royalty free sound effects.

• 8.

  Reverse Riser 1
  Cinematic build up suspense tension riser sound effects for eerie film scene, tense video, scary game, horror trailer, and commercial business use.

• 9.

  Monster Attack Roar
  Aggressive monster attack roar / growl royalty free sound effect for horror film, spooky game, Halloween vlog, action sci-fi, commercial business use.

• 10.

  Cinematic Trailer Hit 8
  Creepy cinematic whoosh and hit royalty free sound effect with eerie ghostly suspense feel for tense video moment, horror movie trailer, video transition, and commercial business use.

• 11.

  Waterphone Suspense Moment
  Haunting scary waterphone royalty free sound effect with eerie ghostly suspense feel for horror movie, video, dark podcast, intro, reveal, and commercial business use. Download unlimited royalty free sound effects.

• 12.

  Creepy Tension Rise Build Up 5
  Creepy tension short build up rise cinematic strings sound effects for horror film, spooky video, scary game, suspense trailer, and commercial business use.

• 13.

  Dark Scary Moment
  Sinister transition sound effects or 6 sec. dark intro / logo reveal with ominous suspenseful feel for short video, scary vlog, horror film trailer, game, and commercial business use.

• 14.

  Creaky Open
  Spooky creaky door / treasure chest / wardrobe opening royalty free sound effect for video editing, Halloween game, scary horror film, vlog, commercial business use.

• 15.

  Distant Cinematic Hit 1
  Cinematic distant hit royalty free sound effect with eerie suspense feel for horror video, ominous trailer, scary game, and commercial business use.

• 16.

  Scary Piano Suspense Tone 1
  Eerie royalty free piano tone effect with suspenseful spooky feel for video editing, dark trailer, spooky game, scary ominous vlog, and commercial business use.

• 17.

  Scary Piano Suspense Tone 2
  Eerie royalty free piano strings sound effect with suspenseful spooky feel for video editing, dark trailer, spooky game, scary ominous vlog, and commercial business use.

• 18.

  Scary Moment Intro Opener
  Intense intro / outro cue with triple hit ominous cinematic feel for video intro / outro, vlog opener, logo reveal, suspense film bumper, trailer, game, and commercial business use.

• 19.

  Horror From The Halloween Crypt Intro
  Classic Halloween thunder clap with panicked woman scream royalty free sound effect / intro for horror vlog opener, video / podcast intro or outro, scary logo reveal, ident, and commercial business use.

• 20.

  Horror Sound 3
  Eerie cinematic royalty free horror woosh sound effects with dark suspenseful feel for scary video, ominous trailer, spooky suspense game, and commercial business use.

• 21.

  Cinematic Horror Logo
  Brooding cinematic opener music with dark eerie suspense feel for vlog intro / outro, short video, horror film bumper or trailer, scary game, and commercial business use.

• 22.

  Tension Rise Build Up 4
  10 second suspense tension build up rise cinematic strings sound effects for anxious film scene, spooky video, scary game, horror trailer, and commercial business use.

• 23.

  Under Attack Trailer Intro
  Tense royalty free music intro with dramatic powerful feel for short film trailer video, horror ominous vlog opener, dark aggressive podcast outro, and commercial business use.