shriekers
Those who screech
Shriekers are people or things that shriek—that emit high-pitched, piercing cries.
The word usually describes someone screaming in terror, excitement, or hysteria: The shriekers in the haunted house made it hard to hear anything else.
In gaming and fantasy contexts, shriekers are often creatures that alert others through their cries.
Prolonged mournful crying
- shrillingMaking piercing sounds
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- earsplittingExtremely, painfully loud
- deafeningOverwhelmingly loud
high-pitched · bloodcurdling · shrill · cacophonous · strident · clamorous · raucous · loud
One who shrieks loudly
baby · protester · fan · heckler · tantrum · hysteric · alarmist · drama queen
Death-foretelling Irish spirit
- harpyPredatory mythical bird-woman
- mandrakeMagical nightshade with forked root
- pterodactylExtinct flying reptile
- monkeyTailed primate mammal
parrot · cockatoo · bat · owl · cicada · peacock · howler · gibbon
Evil spirits, often corpse-eaters
- bansheesIrish folklore's death-crying women
- wraithsVisible forms of dead
- spectersVisible ghostly presences
- phantomsApparitions, especially illusory
apparitions · monsters · creatures · haunting · eerie · macabre · terrifying · spine-chilling
wailing
Prolonged mournful crying
- shrillingMaking piercing sounds
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- earsplittingExtremely, painfully loud
deafening · high-pitched · bloodcurdling · shrill · cacophonous · strident · clamorous · raucous · loud · blaring
screamer
One who shrieks loudly
infant · baby · protester · fan · heckler · tantrum · hysteric · alarmist · drama queen
banshee
Death-foretelling Irish spirit
- harpyPredatory mythical bird-woman
- mandrakeMagical nightshade with forked root
- pterodactylExtinct flying reptile
monkey · parrot · cockatoo · bat · owl · cicada · peacock · howler · gibbon · macaw
ghouls
Evil spirits, often corpse-eaters
- bansheesIrish folklore's death-crying women
- wraithsVisible forms of dead
- spectersVisible ghostly presences
phantoms · apparitions · monsters · creatures · haunting · eerie · macabre · terrifying · spine-chilling · nightmarish
panic
Uncontrollable sudden fear
hysteria · fleeing · startled · frightened · terrified · panicked · hysterical · frantic · desperate · warning
- noisemakersnoisemaker, air horn, bell, buzzer, kazoo