# Looking for a WAV sound **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 6, 2004, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-wav-sound/267797 "2004-10-06T03:31:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ice1000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a3d4f5/32.png) [@ice1000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ice1000)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-wav-sound/267797/1 "2004-10-06T03:31:56Z")
I’m putting together a slideshow and I am looking for a particular WAV file that is frequently used in horror movies or comedy horror skits. It’s a sound that is played at pivotal shocking moments and has three shrill tones in rapid succession and then it ends. They sound sort of like a whistle but not as sharp. Kind of hard to describe… Anoyone know where I can get this? Thanks, Ivan ---
**Author:** ![Caught\_Work](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Caught\_Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caught_Work)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-wav-sound/267797/2 "2004-10-06T03:58:38Z")
I think you mean the Psycho sound. Go to [http://www.findsounds.com](http://www.findsounds.com) and enter Psycho. Click on a couple of the those, I think they’re what you’re looking for. ---
**Author:** ![ice1000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a3d4f5/32.png) [@ice1000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ice1000)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-wav-sound/267797/3 "2004-10-06T04:21:18Z")
> [@Caught@Work](#): > > I think you mean the Psycho sound. > Go to [http://www.findsounds.com](http://www.findsounds.com) and enter Psycho. > Click on a couple of the those, I think they’re what you’re looking for. YES that’s it!!! I was looking for a Halloween (the movie) wav but I had the wrong movie. Thanks!!