When you hear something strange in your neighborhood, whom you gonna call? Especially since the Ghostbusters don’t work in ...

It isn’t Halloween season, so why are you hearing terrifying screams in your local forests? There’s one particular reason for that, which depends on where you live. In late winter, red foxes get loud, ...

The brain has evolved to interpret these irregular sounds as potential danger, triggering that instinctive “fight or flight” response. It’s the reason the screeching violins in the movie “Psycho” or ...

We generally watch scary movies to be scared. However, sometimes laughter goes well with screams. Sometimes it’s an intentional bit of comic relief, while other times it might be the movie itself ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Ashley Cullins about the "Scream" franchise. Cullins writes about it in her book "Your Favorite Scary Movie." It's 1996. Sidney Prescott is on the front porch, wireless phone ...

Angry Red Fox Standing in A Natural Background Screaming© AngelaLouwe/Shutterstock.com It isn’t Halloween season, so why are you hearing terrifying screams in your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Red fox vocalization levels increase in late winter, typically peaking in January and February in many regions due to their ...