# Dread Works

> Horror consultancy specialising in horror narratives, effective scares, audio and sound design, and songwriting for scare attractions, film and game studios, theatre, immersive events, podcasts and bands.

Dread Works is a horror consultancy. Four disciplines: horror narrative (story, lore, scripts), scare design (scare mechanics, jump scares, actor direction, pacing), horror sound design (soundscapes, binaural audio, creature vocals) and horror songwriting (original songs, lyrics, themes). Consultations are free; enquiries via the form on the homepage.

## Services

- [Horror narrative & story consultancy](https://dreadworks.co.uk/services/horror-narrative-consultancy/index.md): Horror story consultancy for attractions, film, games, theatre and podcasts. Lore, scripts, characters and backstory that make every scare mean something.
- [Scare design & jump scare consultancy](https://dreadworks.co.uk/services/scare-design/index.md): Professional scare design for haunted attractions, film, games, theatre and immersive horror. Scare mechanics, actor direction, pacing and jump scares that land.
- [Horror sound design & audio](https://dreadworks.co.uk/services/horror-sound-design/index.md): Horror sound design for attractions, film, games, theatre and podcasts. Soundscapes, binaural and spatial audio, creature vocals and foley that make audiences flinch.
- [Horror songwriting & music](https://dreadworks.co.uk/services/horror-songwriting/index.md): Original horror songs, lullabies, cult hymns, themes and lyrics for film, games, theatre, attractions and bands. Music written to haunt.

## Who we work with

- [Scare attraction & haunted house consultancy](https://dreadworks.co.uk/for/scare-attractions/index.md): Consultancy for haunted attractions, scream parks, mazes and escape rooms: storylines, scare design, actor training, sound and theme songs that sell tickets.
- [Horror film consultancy](https://dreadworks.co.uk/for/film/index.md): Horror film consultancy for writers, directors and producers: script notes, scare set-piece design, horror sound design and original songs for features and shorts.
- [Horror game narrative & audio consultancy](https://dreadworks.co.uk/for/games/index.md): Horror game consultancy: narrative design, lore, encounter pacing, scare design and adaptive audio for survival horror, psychological horror and indie games.
- [Horror theatre consultancy](https://dreadworks.co.uk/for/theatre/index.md): Horror theatre consultancy for writers, directors and producers: live scare staging, stage illusions, blackout choreography, sound design and original songs.
- [Immersive horror experience design](https://dreadworks.co.uk/for/immersive-events/index.md): Immersive horror consultancy for promenade shows, one-to-one experiences, horror events and interactive worlds. Story, scares, performers and spatial sound.
- [Horror podcast writing & sound design](https://dreadworks.co.uk/for/podcasts/index.md): Horror podcast and audio drama consultancy: scriptwriting, story editing, binaural sound design and voice direction for fiction podcasts that terrify.
- [Horror songwriting & concepts for bands](https://dreadworks.co.uk/for/bands/index.md): Horror songwriting, lyrics, concept albums and stage theatrics for bands and artists. Dark storytelling and music written to frighten a room.

## Contact

- [Book a consultation or send an enquiry](https://dreadworks.co.uk/#intake)

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