A shrieker sounds like...

[Vaslov]

Anyone have a good suggestion for the sound of a shrieker? Not looking for air raid sirens, car alarms, & fog horns. I've been considering sounds of a behive or Jamie Lee Curtis in Holloween.

Vaslov

 

[Umbran]

Beehives don't "shriek" in any sense of the term. They hum.

How about the sound of a heavy freight train throwing on the brakes? Or nails on a chalkboard?

 

[Delta]

How 'bout the Wilhelm scream:

Wilhelm scream - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[barrowwight]

I always Imagined they sounded like a tea kettle going off.

 

[Shroomy]

Are you looking for audioclips or just suggestions? I've always thought that shriekers sound like an extremely loud smoke detector that goes off at 5 AM, when I'm hungover.

 

[Vaslov]

Audioclips would be a bonus, but a unique description would be just fine. Just want to explore what ideas are out there.

The Wilhelm scream would probably go over well with the group.


edit: I'll add at the moment I'm thinking something like a bat call. For example

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[Serendipity]

I always described the sound as very similar to the sound the pod people made in the 1979 Invasion of the Body Snatchers. (sp. the end with Donald Sutherland doing it) - I don't know why, but for as far back as I can recall that's what they sounded like.

 

[love.christine]

Like Shriekers from Tremors.

 

[benjamin]

LINK FIXED NOW - SORRY!!!!


How about like this?


http://syrinscape.com/Shieker.mp3


Benjamin



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[Nightchilde-2]

If you have children, particularly in the 7 month to a year range, you know what a shrieker sounds like.