Researchers have shown that humans perceive approaching sounds differently than we perceive receding sounds. We overestimate how quickly the sound approaching us is moving (Neuhoff, 2001). There is ...
Long before radio became mainstream entertainment, Edgar Allen Poe was already writing for the airwaves. Throughout the last decade of his life, his poetry and prose bristled with words and phrasing ...
The world is full of sounds, and sound can affect us greatly. Some sounds are pleasant, like the laughter of a small child or a babbling brook in a peaceful forest. Other sounds are unpleasant, like ...
The podcast Out Cold is a new show made by two Minnesotans. CATHY WURZER: We love to feature Minnesota-made podcasts on this show, but we've never featured anything quite like this next podcast. Let's ...
Netflix’s smash Eighties sci-fi/horror love letter Stranger Things owes much of its success to its soundtrack. Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein of Austin electronica four-piece S U R V I V E took ...
Demon King is a blurry, dithered piece of work, and always presents in a 4:3 aspect ratio, so the deliberate use of a crappy tape deck feels perfect. You can listen to Remu Daifuku's Labyrinth of the ...
We’ve all experienced the creepiness of a pet sensing something you can’t; the eerie sensation that comes when you see a dog barking in the middle of the night at an empty wall, staring at nothing, or ...
I cannot watch scary movies. I know my limits. For me, fully make-believe scenarios conjure lasting fears, which is why I am forever fascinated that plenty of audiences have the opposite reaction. Why ...
Ever wanted to sleep where Jack Torrance lost his mind? Timberline Lodge sits high on Mount Hood, looking exactly like the ...