The Sound of Fear: How Horror Soundtracks Shape Threat Perception of Emotional Faces.

Lua LF, Kong XN, Lee JKW, Sidhu SK

DOI: 10.1177/17470218261447279
Published: 2026 Apr 25
Container: Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006)
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@article{allodium:10.1177/17470218261447279,
  title = {The Sound of Fear: How Horror Soundtracks Shape Threat Perception of Emotional Faces.},
  author = {Lua LF and Kong XN and Lee JKW and Sidhu SK},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006)},
  doi = {10.1177/17470218261447279},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/17470218261447279}
}

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AU  - Sidhu SK
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LF, L., XN, K., JKW, L., & SK, S. (2026). The Sound of Fear: How Horror Soundtracks Shape Threat Perception of Emotional Faces.. Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006). https://doi.org/10.1177/17470218261447279

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