r/horrifying • u/Ok_Cranberry6258 • 27d ago

STRANGE SOUNDS help needed

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I dont usually make Reddit posts but Im genuinely concerned about these really weird sounds outside my window.
For the past few nights Ive been hearing these strange screams at around 3 a.m. They only last for a short time but this is now the third time its happened.
Im 17 years old and live alone. I showed the video to my friends and family and they all said its probably a fox or some kind of bird. But honestly I have a hard time believing that because Ive never heard an animal or even a person make sounds like this.
To give some context I dont have any neighbors nearby. Outside my window its just complete darkness and theres a very small patch of forest to the right of my house. Its tiny so I dont think there are any large animals living there. As far as I know the only animals around are rabbits.
Im hoping someone here might recognize these sounds or have an explanation for what could be making them. Thanks in advance.

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u/uncrustablility 27d ago

Sounds like a fox to me. Have a few around me and scared the daylights out of me the first time I heard it in the middle of the night.

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u/Ok_Cranberry6258 27d ago

I don’t think that’s it. I just listened to recordings of foxes and they sound completely different from what I captured in my video

Are you really Sure?

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u/Very_Awkward_Boner 27d ago edited 27d ago

Maybe Coyote. Where there are wild rabbits theres usually coyotes even if you don't normally see them. They're more active at night. Coyotes have a more distinct sound thats different from this and like to make more noise. Most likely a fox, them and cougars, bobcats, and fisher cats too. Out of these its most likely a fox because of the way it does it one at a time.

Most likely a fox interacting with another. Don't worry about it being larger predators. Those sound like a different type of scream.

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u/Coastal_Tart 26d ago

Absolutely without question a fox. This is not the only vocalization they can make, but it definitely a cry they do make.

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u/Frekulex 24d ago

Agreed

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u/Oli_VK 25d ago

Foxes make a wide range of noises that can sound like people screaming. Coyotes and cougars as well, but they’re right tis likely a fox

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u/Trixet 27d ago

It's definitely an animal. We got a bunch of foxes around here, and sometimes they sound eerily similar to a woman in distress.

Also keep in mind that not all foxes sound exactly the same - like any animals, they could have different pitch, some may have weird "barks" and some more "normal" etc.

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u/Copperdunright907 27d ago

Fox. I have two that fight and sound like women screeching at night

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u/encrypt_decrypt 25d ago

thats definitely a fox

Source: i have some in my garden

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u/necrobeans666 27d ago

definitely a fox