We've all seen enough horror movies to let our imaginations run wild while camping or hiking in remote wooded areas. And while they may be technically harmless, the sound that a specific breed of ...

With the fast-approaching celebration of Halloween, fearsome frights and horror flicks are as much a staple as jawbreaker-related trips to the dentist. From the ghosts that swing from the trees to the ...

More chilling than a werewolf's howl, the human scream sends shivers down the spine. And we're not talking about the one that comes from the mouths of groupies at a ...

You scream, I scream, we all scream -- and not just for ice cream. Unlike primates, who use screams to communicate only anger and fear, humans scream in at least six emotional dimensions: anger, fear, ...

It’s not quite October yet, but people are already ringing in the spooky season by forcing ChatGPT to replicate the sound of a human scream. After some protests, TikTok user mod089x was able to force ...

Archaeologists have discovered numerous ceramic or clay whistles at Aztec sites, dubbed “death whistles” because of their distinctive skull shapes. A new paper published in the journal Communications ...

When the Aztecs dominated central Mexico, a blood-curdling sound like a human scream played through a small whistle. Luis Aceves via Unsplash In cultures around the world, instruments have brought ...

The Aztec skull whistle produces a shrill, screaming sound. A study shows that these whistles have a disturbing effect on the human brain. The Aztecs may have deliberately used this effect in ...