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Dark Secrets
Jon Presstone
Horror
Dark
Serious
Cinematic
2:25
Hunting And Searching
Jon Presstone
Horror
Dark
Serious
Cinematic
2:18
To Sense a Ghost
The Turquoise Moon
Horror
Dark
Ambient
Cinematic
Serious
+2
1:35
Unlocked
Efliz
Horror
Electronic
Cinematic
Dark
Serious
+1
3:46
Cursed Canvas
Saowakhon Media
Dark
Serious
Horror
Cinematic
+1
2:13
Illusion
Efliz
Horror
Cinematic
Electronic
Serious
Dark
1:29
Horror Ambience 1
jabameister
Horror
Serious
+4
0:33
Haunted Carnival
New Library Sounds
Horror
Kids & Family
Playful
Dark
1:57
Trapped in a Nightmare
The Turquoise Moon
Sad
Horror
Ambient
Dark
Cinematic
1:03
Voices
Efliz
Horror
Dark
Ambient
Serious
6:26
Alarming
Marshall Usinger
Horror
Cinematic
Serious
Ambient
Electronic
1:43
Dire Feelings: Horror Background
The Turquoise Moon
Dark
Horror
Classical
Serious
Cinematic
0:30
Deluded Orbit
Amber Waldron
Horror
Dark
Serious
Ambient
1:01
NEW
Haunted Tension
The Turquoise Moon
+1
0:50
Scattered
Efliz
Horror
Dark
Electronic
8:12
Forsaken Fear
Saowakhon Media
Horror
Cinematic
Dark
Serious
+1
3:18
Aphotic Undercurrent
Humans Win
Dark
Serious
Electronic
Chill Out
3:16
Pandemic
jabameister
Horror
Ambient
Serious
Dark
0:47
Mysterious Synth Ambient
jabameister
Horror
Cinematic
Ambient
1:30
Heinous Crime
Humans Win
Horror
Dark
Serious
Sad
1:56
Narrow Escape (Cinematic Action Tension)
vheissu
Dark
Electronic
4:20
The Chase
Amber Waldron
Horror
Dark
Serious
Cinematic
1:07
Darkness
Humans Win
Horror
Religious
Dark
Serious
World
1:20
Destroy Him
Humans Win
+1
2:41
Understated Tension Building
The Turquoise Moon
Horror
Ambient
Dark
Cinematic
Serious
1:03
Moody Soundscape #1
The Turquoise Moon
Horror
Corporate
Dark
Cinematic
Serious
1:02
Evil Presence
Jon Presstone
Horror
Cinematic
Dark
Serious
2:06
Epic Cinematic Tension Build Stinger Transition Trailer
MEDIA MUSIC GROUP
Horror
Dark
Serious
Classical
Cinematic
0:25
Lurking Around
New Library Sounds
Horror
Dark
Playful
2:04
Children Of The Night
Yagull Music
Horror
Cinematic
Dark
Classical
Sad
1:20
NIGHTMARES OF A POOR CONFUSED SOUL
The Turquoise Moon
Cinematic
Serious
Dark
Ambient
0:55
Perpetual Fear
The Turquoise Moon
Horror
Serious
Epic
Ambient
Dark
+2
1:08
Lost In Place
Efliz
Horror
Cinematic
Serious
Dark
Electronic
3:05
Dark Ritual
jabameister
Dark
Cinematic
Ambient
0:35
Retro Mysterious Suspense 1
jabameister
Horror
Dark
Cinematic
Ambient
+2
1:05
Did You Hear That?
Humans Win
Horror
Cinematic
Dark
Holidays & Special Events
4:52
Nightmare Seance
Jayson Wayne Brown
Horror
Cinematic
Epic
Dark
1:56
Nightmare
Jon Presstone
Horror
Hip Hop
Dark
Cinematic
2:16
Dark Hole 1
jabameister
Horror
+10
0:35
"Spies Among Us" (Investigative Suspense Pulsing Dark Ambient)
MEDIA MUSIC GROUP
Cinematic
Classical
Serious
Epic
1:24
Dark Ambience
jabameister
0:37
Mountains of Madness
Humans Win
Horror
Cinematic
Classical
Dark
2:22
Action And Suspense Tension Rise Trailer
MEDIA MUSIC GROUP
Horror
Ambient
Serious
1:00
Scores In Motion: Dark Hole
Ken Kenzon
Ambient
Cinematic
Serious
Epic
2:10
Creature
Efliz
Horror
Serious
Electronic
Ambient
Dark
1:21
Tense Thriller Background
The Turquoise Moon
Horror
Dark
Ambient
Cinematic
Serious
+1
1:32
Tensions Above
The Turquoise Moon
Horror
Serious
Dark
Ambient
Cinematic
+2
1:16
Is It Too Late to Turn Back? (30 seconds)
The Turquoise Moon
Horror
Sad
Dark
Serious
Cinematic
0:32
484 results found