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The chilling sound of the Aztec death whistle

The Aztec skull whistle produces a shrill, screaming sound. A study shows that these whistles have a disturbing effect on the human brain. The Aztecs may have deliberately used this effect in ...
New York Post

This is ‘the most terrifying sound in the world’ — hear the Aztec Death Whistle

For those who want to celebrate Halloween like it’s 1399: Scientists are sending shivers down the internet’s collective spine by recreating an ancient “Aztec Death Whistle” that’s said to emit the ...
New York Post

Ancient Aztec death whistle still terrifies people today, study finds — and you can listen if you’re brave enough

Its fear-splitting screech reverberates throughout space and time. Swiss and Norwegian neuroscientists have discovered that the ancient Aztec death whistle — often credited with emitting the scariest ...
Miami Herald

‘Death whistles’ signaled doom for Aztec sacrifice victims. Hear the ‘screeching’

When the Aztecs dominated central Mexico, a blood-curdling sound like a human scream played through a small whistle. Luis Aceves via Unsplash In cultures around the world, instruments have brought ...