This sound effect can be found on The General Series 6000 Sound Effects Library, which was made by Sound Ideas.
Info
- First recorded: Around 1989
- Creator: Unknown
- Owner: Unknown (1989-1992), Sound Ideas (1992-present)
- Origin: United States
- Year debut: 1990 or 1994
- First heard: Operation Lifesaver - Paths Of Thunder ll (1990 short) and Plumbers Don't Wear Ties
- Area used: Worldwide
Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect
Used In
TV Shows
- 2 Stupid Dogs/Super Secret Secret Squirrel (2nd scream; heard once in "Far-Out Friday"; used for a cat screaming in fright at Little Dog's bark.)
- 3 Amigonauts
- 31 Minutos (Heard once in "La Invasion de los Tramoyas".)
- Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (Heard once in "Chip Off the Old Beast" and "Where Have All the Monsters Gone?"; twice in "The Ickis Box".)
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2nd scream; used once for Betty in "Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion".)
- All Grown Up! (Heard once in "The Curse of Reptar".)
- The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers (Heard once in "Waves of Turmoil".)
- The Angry Beavers
- Archer (2nd scream; heard once in "White Elephant".)
- Big City Greens (1st scream; heard once in "Barry Cuda".)
- Brum
- CatDog
- Celebrity Deathmatch
- Clone High (2nd scream; used once for Helen of Troy when she screams in "Makeover Makeover Makeover: the Makeover Episode".)
- Close Enough
- Courage The Cowardly Dog (2nd scream; heard once in "Remembrance of Courage Past".)
- The DaVincibles
- Dick & Dom in da Bungalow
- Everybody Hates Chris (A scream identical to this is heard at the beginning of "Everybody Hates The Buddy System".)
- Family Guy
- Food: Fact or Fiction?
- Fred's Head
- Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (Heard once in "A Grave Mistake".)
- Home Movies (Heard in "Renaissance".)
- I'm An Animal (Heard once in "Rat".)
- Inspector Gadget's Field Trip (Heard once in "London".)
- Invader Zim (Used twice as ambience in "Dark Harvest".)
- Just for Laughs: Gags
- Just Jamie (Heard quadrice in "My Life is a Scary Movie".)
- Kappa Mikey (Heard once in "Mikey and the Pauper".)
- Katie and Orbie (Used twice for Susan when she screams in "Beach".)
- Kenny the Shark (2nd scream; heard once in "Family Vacation".)
- Legends of the Hidden Temple (Heard in a high pitch only in "The Tomb of the Headless Kings".)
- MAD
- Madeline (1993)
- Mad TV (Heard once in the "Holiday Fanta" sketch.)
- The Mandalorian
- Marvo the Wonder Chicken (2nd scream)
- The Mighty B! (2nd scream; heard once in "Catatonic".)
- Mighty Magiswords
- My Gym Partner's a Monkey
- Naturally, Sadie
- The New Woody Woodpecker Show (Heard once in "I Know What You Did Last Night".)
- The Nutshack
- Oggy and the Cockroaches (Heard once in "The Witch Hunt".)
- Pet Alien
- Pink Panther and Pals (2nd scream; heard once in "AardvARK".)
- Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
- The Ren & Stimpy Show (2nd scream; heard once in "Double Header".)
- Rex the Runt (Heard once in "The Adventures on the Telly Part 1".)
- Robot Chicken
- Rocko's Modern Life
- Sanjay and Craig
- Saving Grace (Heard once in "Do You Believe in Second Chances?".)
- Sonny With a Chance
- South Park (Heard once in "Pandemic" and "Coon vs. Coon and Friends".)
- Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Squirrel Boy (Heard once in "Best of Best Friends".)
- Superjail!
- Tak and the Power of Juju (TV Series) (2nd scream; heard once in "Chief?".)
- Teacher's Pet
- Teen Titans Go! (1st scream; heard once in "I Used to Be a Peoples" and "Girls Night In: Part 1".)
- That's Clever
- Three Delivery (Heard once in "Fear Factor".)
- Totally Spies!
- Wander Over Yonder (1st scream; heard once in "The Funk".)
- Waterloo Road
- Wild Grinders
- Wizards Beyond Waverly Place (Heard once in "Something Wizard This Way Comes" (1st scream; reverberated).)
- Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! (2nd scream; heard once in "Monster Madness".)
Movies
- Air Bud: World Pup (2000)
- Aquaslash (2019)
- Back to the Outback (2021)
- Batman Forever (1995) (2nd scream only.)
- Batman vs. Robin (2015) (2nd scream only.)
- Baywatch (2017)
- Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2009)
- Despicable Me 4 (2024)
- The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! (2010)
- Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
- Final Destination 3 (2006) (Heard once in the opening credits.)
- Girl vs. Monster (2012)
- Hercules (1997)
- Hotel Rwanda (2004) (2nd scream only; used twice off-screen for a woman screaming.)
- I Married a Strange Person! (1997)
- The Incredible Hulk (2008)
- Independence Day (1996)
- Land of the Dead (2005)
- Lego Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite (2013)
- Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005)
- Magnum Force (1973) (Remastered audio only.)
- The Mask (1994) (Used for Peggy; heard once in a workprint.)
- Miss Bala (2019)
- Money Monster (2016)
- Monsters, Inc. (2001) (2nd scream only; heard once during a crowd panic outside of Harryhausen's.)
- Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)
- Movie 43 (2013)
- Night of the Zoopocalypse (2024) (2nd scream; heard once from the TV when Xavier turns it on after he says "But to understand, you must first witness the Late Night Movie!".)
- Planet 51 (2009)
- Robots (2005)
- Sausage Party (2016) (Used for the female food characters when they scream.)
- Superhero Movie (2008)
- Teacher's Pet (2004)
- Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans (2019) (1st scream only.)
- We Have a Ghost (2023)
- Zootopia (2016)
Shorts
- Operation Lifesaver - Paths Of Thunder ll (1990 short) (debut; 2nd scream only, heard twice.)
Video Games
3DO:
- Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (debut)
GameCube:
- Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2 (2nd scream; heard in a high pitch in "Search and Rescue".)
- Tony Hawk's Underground 2
Nintendo Switch:
- Goat Simulator (Used for the women when they scream.)
PC:
- Amnesia: The Dark Descent (2nd scream only, slowed down in the Justine DLC.)
- Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs (2nd scream only, unused, but can be found in the files.)
- Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now
- Chaser
- Goat Simulator (Used for the women when they scream.)
- Grand Theft Auto IV (Heard in the "America's Top Hooker" radio commercial.)
- Katie.wmv (Blossom.exe)
- Left 4 Dead (2nd scream; used for the Witch.)
- Left 4 Dead 2 (2nd scream; used for the Witch.)
- Phantasmagoria (1st scream)
- Rouge.exe
- SimCity 3000 Unlimited
- Silver.exe
- Sonic.exe (Scratch version)
- Sonic.exe
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Nighty Nightmare (2nd scream only.)
- System Shock 2
- Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
- Team Fortress 2 (2nd scream; heard in "Haunted Fortress 2" soundtrack.)
- Yoshi.exe
PlayStation 2:
- Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2 (2nd scream; heard in a high pitch in "Search and Rescue".)
- Spider-Man (2002) (Video Game) (2nd scream; heard when a panda balloon falls.)
- Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
- Tony Hawk's Underground 2
PlayStation 3:
- Goat Simulator (Used for the women when they scream.)
- Grand Theft Auto IV (Heard in the "America's Top Hooker" radio commercial.)
- LittleBigPlanet
- LittleBigPlanet 2
- LittleBigPlanet 3
- Mortal Kombat 9
PlayStation 4:
- Amnesia: The Dark Descent (2nd scream only, slowed down in the Justine DLC.)
- Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs (2nd scream only, unused, but can be found in the files.)
- Goat Simulator (Used for the women when they scream.)
- The Lego Ninjago Movie Video Game
Wii:
Xbox:
- Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2 (2nd scream; heard in a high pitch in "Search and Rescue".)
- Midtown Madness 3
- Painkiller
Xbox 360:
- Goat Simulator (Used for the women when they scream.)
- Grand Theft Auto IV (Heard in the "America's Top Hooker" radio commercial.)
- Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (2nd scream; heard faintly in a cutscene.)
- Mortal Kombat 9
- Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Xbox One:
- Goat Simulator (Used for the women when they scream.)
Bumpers
- Cartoon Network: Ed, Edd n Eddy - Sickness (1999) (Bumpers) (Heard in a high pitch.)
- Cartoon Network: Ed, Edd n Eddy - Jaw Breaker (1999) (Bumpers)
- Disney Channel: Makeover (2002) (Bumpers) (Heard in a high pitch.)
Commercials
Australia:
- Pepsi Max - Alien (2005)
USA:
- Blockbuster Video - Halloween Bats (199?) (2nd scream)
- Denny's Super Bowl Ads (2010)
- Pokémon Poké Ball Blaster (1998) (2nd scream)
- Pop Tarts Presents: Pop The Vote (2016) (2nd scream; heard quickly.)
Promos
- Adult Swim - Sealab 2021 (2004) (Promos)
- Cartoon Network - Grim and Courage Hour (2006) (Promos)
- Fox - The X Files (2017) (Promos)
- Fox Sports - Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma (2017) (Promos)
- Nick Jr. on CBS - Halloween Special Block Promo (2004) (2nd scream)
Videos/DVDs
- Noah: He Walked with God (1997) (Used once at low volume for a woman's screams during the flood.)
Trailers
- The Guardian (2006) (Trailers) (2nd scream)
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) (Trailers)
- Lilo & Stitch (2002) (Trailers) (2nd scream; shortened)
- Ratatouille (2007) (Trailers) (2nd scream; heard once in the workprint version of the 2006 teaser trailer.)
- Superhero Movie (2008) (Trailers)
- Two Brothers (2004) (Trailers) (2nd scream.)
TV Spots
- Lilo & Stitch (2002) (TV Spots) (2nd scream; shortened)
Radio Spots
- American Home Shield: Zombie Apocalypse (2017) (Radio Spots)
- Dream Cars Austin: October (Radio Spots)
- World Car Nissan: Dream Car, Worst Nightmare (Radio Spots) (Heard in a high pitch.)
Music
- Eminem feat. Dido - Stan (2000)
- Plan B - Suzanne
Music Videos
- Aqua - Cartoon Heroes (2000)
- Eminem feat. Dido - Stan (2000) (Used for Dido when she screams.)
- Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) (2011) (2nd scream; used for Katy Perry screaming at the end of the video.)
- Outkast - Hey Ya! (2003)
Web Originals
- Happy Tree Friends (2nd scream; used once for an offscreen Generic Tree Friend in "Cubtron Z".)
Newgrounds Videos
- David Firth (Heard at half speed in "Sock 1: Lice Pictures".)
- madpoet (1st scream; used for the cow when she screams in "A Night at Roxy's".)
YouTube Videos
- AngryBirdman03 GoAnimate
- Annoying Orange (1st scream; Heard once at the beginning of "Tech Support".)
- Bill Jensen
- CollegeHumor Originals
- Crypt TV
- DasBoSchitt
- David Firth (Heard at half speed in "Sock 1: Lice Pictures".)
- Ghibli Fan Productions
- Timon and Pumbaa at the Movies (Heard in:)
- "Episode 8: Ratatouille" (2nd scream only.)
- "Episode 13: Independence Day" (2nd scream only; thrice)
- "Episode 15: Madagascar" (2nd scream only.)
- "Episode 16: Lilo and Stitch" (2nd scream only.)
- "Episode 24: How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2nd scream only.)
- "Episode 26: Minions" (2nd scream only.)
- "Episode 32: Ice Age II: The Meltdown" (2nd scream only.)
- "Episode 35: The SpongeBob Movie II: Sponge Out of Water" (2nd scream only.)
- "Episode 42: Scooby-Doo" (2nd scream only.)
- "Episode 44: Rugrats II: An Adventure in Paris" (2nd scream only.)
- "Episode 47: Minions II: The Rise of Gru" (2nd scream only.)
- Timon and Pumbaa at the Movies (Heard in:)
- Just Kidding! Pranks
- Lucas Olivencia Gaming (2nd scream; heard once at the end of the video in "Super Mario Galaxy (Gameplay) Part 10 - Ghostly Galaxy & Search for Luigi".)
- MrTennek
- Murder Drones
- Nicodevhaymic
- The Night Haven (Heard in "RANGIN' WITH THE BUDS IN GMOD"; mixed with HUMAN, SCREAM - SCREAM: FEMALE, HORROR 03.)
- Olivier Hatta (Heard once in "Afternoon Hangout 6/24/15 (feat tylertristar2isback)".)
- PeanutButterGamer (2nd scream; heard once in "The BEST and WORST of Rip Off Games".)
- SixflagsHouston (2nd scream; Heard twice in "Six Flags AstroWorld - Texas Tornado".)
- SMG4 Videos
- Smosh Videos (Heard once in "SMOSH VS ZOMBIES".)
- Tidal Takedown
Educational Videos
- Greek Mythology for Students (Heard in "Perseus & Medusa" and "The Journeys Of Odysseus".)
Miscellaneous
- Virgin Sound and Vision CD-ROM Sampler
- Walt Disney World Vacation Planning Video (1999)
Anime
- Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
- Yuru Yuri (A slightly cut-off version of the 1st scream is used in Episode 9's intro as a ghost woman slides into frame.)
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