blood-curdling-scream
sensory
Figures bearing this motif (13)
Jersey Devil · salience 1
“The creature's most terrifying feature is its blood-curdling scream, described as a mix between a woman's shriek and a piercing whistle.”
Sheepsquatch · salience 0.85
“Witnesses describe the Sheepsquatch's vocalizations as a haunting mix of human-like screams and deep, resonant bleats that echo through the mountains.”
Harpy · salience 0.8
“The Harpies' screeching cries are said to be so piercing and horrifying that they can drive a person to madness.”
Black Annis · salience 0.7
“Legend has it that her screams can be heard for miles around, especially on dark, stormy nights.”
Ao Ao · salience 0.6
“The Ao Ao's most distinctive and terrifying feature is its bloodcurdling bleat.”
Kikiyaon
“This bone-chilling sound is described as a mixture of a woman's scream and the howl of a tormented beast.”
Llamhigyn Y Dwr
“accounts describe the Llamhigyn Y Dwr snapping the lines of anyone fishing nearby, often preceded or accompanied by a shriek so unsettling that the startled angler loses footing and falls into the water, where in some versions of the tale it drags him under to be consumed.”