Free Halloween Sound Effects

Witches, wolves, zombies, bats and a bell at midnight. Fifteen spooky sounds on one free board, ready for the 31st.

The Soundboard: sound buttons, each with a number key and a volume slider

Your browser will ask for microphone access when you click.

What's on the board

Witch laugh3.0 s
A high, wicked cackle over the cauldron.
Wolf howl3.4 s
One long howl at the full moon.
Zombie3.0 s
A slow, hungry, raspy groan.
Monster growl2.2 s
Something big, snarling up close.
Evil laugh2.9 s
A villain's deep mwahaha.
Creaky door2.9 s
An old door creaking open, slowly.
Doorbell2.2 s
Ding dong: trick or treat?
Ghost moan3.0 s
A low moan drifting through the house.
Bats2.3 s
A swarm of bats flapping past, squeaking.
Cauldron3.7 s
A potion bubbling over the fire.
Midnight bell4.0 s
One heavy church bell at midnight.
Haunted organ4.0 s
A gothic minor chord on a pipe organ.
Rattling bones1.2 s
Dry bones clattering together.
Thunder4.0 s
A thunder crack and a long rumble.
Scream2.0 s
A full horror-movie scream.

Every sound here is our own, made for Facecam with AI from a written description. Free to play on stream and to download.

Play it in Discord, OBS or Zoom

Send the board to Facecam
Press Use these sounds in calls under the board. The Facecam Chrome extension keeps these pads ready for your calls.
Pick Facecam Virtual Mic
On discord.com, Google Meet or Zoom on the web in Chrome, choose Facecam Virtual Mic as your microphone. Your voice and the sounds go out together.
Play from any tab
Press a pad here, or set Chrome shortcuts for the first six at chrome://extensions/shortcuts. For OBS, add the soundboard page as a Browser source and press pads with Interact.

Run a scene: thunder, the midnight bell, a creaking door, then the witch. Leave a second of silence between each.
Keep the cauldron or the bats going quietly under a story; save the scream for the very end.

Where can you play Halloween sound effects?

At the front door: download the doorbell, the witch's laugh and the wolf howl, and play them from a phone or a speaker by the porch when trick-or-treaters arrive.
In a home haunted house: put a laptop with this board behind a curtain and play the organ, the bones and the moan as people walk through.
On a party video call in Chrome: send the board to Facecam and pick Facecam Virtual Mic in Google Meet, Zoom on the web or Discord, so everyone hears the sounds with your voice.
On a spooky stream: add this page as a Browser source in OBS and press the pads with Interact, or drop the downloaded MP3s into your stream deck.

Add a costume voice

The board covers the sound effects; a voice preset covers you. Switch one on in the voice changer and keep this board running in the same call.

More about this board

Six sounds made for this board

The bats, the cauldron, the midnight bell, the haunted organ, the rattling bones and the monster growl were made new for Halloween. The rest come from our scary and meme libraries. Every one is our own, generated with AI from a written description, so none is cut from a film, a game or a haunted-house soundtrack, and all of them are free to use in your videos.

Missing a sound, like a black cat's hiss or footsteps in the attic? Describe it in the AI Sound Effect Generator, then download it or add it to your soundboard.

Halloween sound effects FAQ

Are these Halloween sound effects free?

Yes. The board is free with no sign-up, and every sound has a free MP3 download you can use in videos and streams.

Can I play them on my phone at the front door?

Yes, press the pads or download the MP3s on your phone. Playing them into a video call needs Chrome on a computer.

Are they scary enough for adults but OK for kids?

Most are playful, like the witch, the bats and the bones. Keep the scream and the monster growl for older crowds, or lower their sliders.

How is this different from the scary soundboard?

The scary board is horror-movie tension: heartbeats, whispers, jumpscares. This one is Halloween night: witches, wolves, zombies, bats and the doorbell.

Can I put these sounds in my YouTube or TikTok video?

Yes. They are Facecam's own sounds, made with AI from written descriptions rather than cut from films or games, and you may use the downloads in your own videos, streams and soundboards.