Ancient Aztec death whistle still terrifies people today, study finds — and you can listen if you’re brave enough
When archaeologists blew into these creepy kazoos, they emitted an unearthly, banshee-like shriek similar to a haunted house’s sound effect.
The Mysterious Aztec Death Whistle and Its Psycho-Affective Effects
The mysterious Aztec "death whistles" have fascinated researchers with their eerie, terrifying effect they have on the listener.
This Aztec Death Whistle Will Chill You to the Bone—and Mess With Your Mind
The Aztec death whistle is a mesoamerican instrument designed to imitate a human scream, and was often used during battle or at sacrificial ceremonies. Researchers from the University of Zurich analyzed the whistle and studied its psychoacoustic effect on listeners.
‘Death whistles’ signaled doom for Aztec sacrifice victims. Hear the ‘screeching’
“Death whistles,” or Aztec skull whistles, were short, carved instruments made of two opposing chambers where air could clash and create a “ screeching sound ,” according to a Nov. 19 news release from researchers at the University of Zurich in Germany.
Aztec Death Whistle | The Scariest Sound You've Ever Heard
The Aztec Death Whistle. If hell has a sound, I bet it sounds a lot like the Aztec Death Whistle. The Aztec Death Whistle sounds like a shriek of death mixed with howling wind. It's so unnerving, that the significance of the horrifying sound of the Aztec Death Whistle has fascinated and perplexed scholars for years.
Why Aztec “death whistles” sound like human screams
Archaeologists unearthed the first Aztec death whistles, also known as ehecachichtlis, in 1999 while excavating the Tlatelolco site in Mexico City. They found the body of a sacrificial victim, a 20-year-old male who had been beheaded,
Please Wear Earplugs While Playing the Aztec “Death Whistle”
Kenna and Stephanie learn to play an Aztec "death whistle" before battling giant "Red Monsters" discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope.
Ancient Aztec death whistle had a terrifying effect on the human brain
Imagine an object so terrifying that its mere sound could make your blood run cold. Scientists say that's exactly what an ancient whistle could do.
The chilling sound of the Aztec death whistle
The Aztec skull whistle produces a shrill, screaming sound. A study conducted at the University of Zurich shows that these whistles have a disturbing effect on the human brain. The Aztecs may have deliberately used this effect in sacrificial rituals.
Scientists Uncover the Terrifying Psychological Impact of the Mysterious Aztec Death Whistle
New research reveals that the sounds from the mysterious Aztec death whistle has an "aversive" and "scary" impact on the brain.
Listen to the chilling Aztec death whistles that still terrify people today
A team of scientists from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, has created 3D reconstructions of several Aztec skull whistles from the Ethnological Museum in Berlin, Germany. In research published on November 19,
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Aztec Death Whistle Was Designed to Haunt the Mind, Brain Scans Confirm
It sounds like a scream from the depths of the underworld. It’s a haunting, ear-piercing shriek that stirs something primal ...
Listen to death whistles from skull-shaped relic that ‘screams from the underworld’ – it has an effect on your BRAIN
ANCIENT Aztec ‘death whistles’ have a strange ‘uncanny valley’-style effect on the human brain, new research has found. These ...