# Tell me about this stock movie monster roar **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 23, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-this-stock-movie-monster-roar/547738 "2010-07-23T17:27:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-this-stock-movie-monster-roar/547738/1 "2010-07-23T17:27:54Z")
I’m pretty sure I’ve heard this monster roar in countless movies, parodies, video games, and as a general scream for demonic hellspawn. I was reminded of it watching the South Park episode “It Hits the Fan,” because they use it for the dragon. The only clip I could find of the sound from a specific source I remember was from good old Doom, when the Spider Mastermind sees you: [Clip 1](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1Y8YorP94w) around 11 seconds [Clip 2](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXpXYFFHfR8) around 2.5 seconds Does this sound have an industry name? Where did it first appear? What _is_ it? Does it involve sacrificing a goat? Is it the true voice of Cthulhu? Give me the straight dope! Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-this-stock-movie-monster-roar/547738/2 "2010-07-25T00:42:02Z")
No idea, but it sounds like a lion. And here’s a bonus link of animal sounds: [A1freesoundeffects.com](http://www.a1freesoundeffects.com/animal.html) This guy might know the answer: [http://www.therecordist.com/video-game-audio/game-audio-samples](http://www.therecordist.com/video-game-audio/game-audio-samples) Monster madness has a collection of roars: [http://www.therecordist.com/soundbox-sfx/soundbox-sd/science-fiction](http://www.therecordist.com/soundbox-sfx/soundbox-sd/science-fiction) ---
**Author:** ![Av8trix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90db22/32.png) [@Av8trix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Av8trix)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-this-stock-movie-monster-roar/547738/3 "2010-07-25T03:12:03Z")
Sounds piggish to me.