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New SoundPad: House on the Hill

Added 2016-04-13 00:57:18 +0000 UTC

I've always found that the scariest thing about horror movies is the horror you bring with you. This explains why twin girls in matching party dresses are more terrifying than a multi-fanged werebeast, and why a well-timed telephone ring can send shivers up your spine as easily as a blood curdling scream.

House on the Hill is a place where the horrors tend toward the creepier side of the spectrum. The old man, kept alive in an iron lung. A child's music box. The dreaded victrola that plays on its own. There are jump scares here if you want them, but a ticking grandfather clock and limping footsteps approaching will give you the creeping fear - the fear that wears you down and makes you question things.

This SoundPad has 32 sounds and 3 musical tracks. Since the musical tracks are actually localized events and not just accompanying soundtracks, I've decided not to have them cut each other off as in the other SoundPads. Since you'll be able to play them over each other (this won't sound good!) the idea is to manually fade one out as if you're moving from room to room. The speed of the fade is a good way to tell how fast you're moving!

The 3 included tone selections will give you an easy way to build a suspenseful soundtrack. Use them in any combination and play with the levels to get the mood you want.

I've been working on this for a couple of weeks and think it's finally ready to share. I think I threw out as many sounds as I included! At 4MB total it's the lightest one yet. It should be a good fit for games of Call of Cthulhu, Curse of Strahd, Dread, Eldritch/Arkham Horror and hopefully lots more.

Thanks so much for your continued support.

best,

Tim

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