What Creepy Video Game Sounds Do to Your Brain

If you want to know what it sounds like to root around in someone's chest cavity without the bloody mess, a grapefruit will do just fine. With a little tuning on the audio side, the sour fruit is now a gag-worthy imitation of a gurgling death. Sound designers in video games have mastered the art of turning mundane noises into art of the grossest kind. Cracking apart a walnut becomes the sound of bones snapping. Nickelodeon green goo splashed onto the floor is a dead ringer for blood, vomit, and spilled guts, while using a plunger to slurp through that same mess conjures up any number of wet, squelching scenarios.