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A short creepy laugh from the Ben Drowned creepypasta and haunted Majora's Mask story, used for horror edits, gaming jumpscares and unsettling prank moments.

This is a brief, distorted laugh linked to Ben Drowned, the haunted character from the Majora's Mask creepypasta. The laugh sounds hollow and slightly warped, like a familiar game voice twisted into something wrong. It lasts only a couple of seconds, but the uneven tone makes it feel threatening rather than funny. Listeners who know the story hear it as a warning that something in the game is not right. Even without that context, the laugh creates instant unease, turning an ordinary scene tense and making viewers expect a glitch or scare.

Ben Drowned began as an internet creepypasta published in 2010 by writer Jadusable, telling the story of a haunted copy of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. The drowned figure Ben became one of the best known gaming horror characters online, helped by fake gameplay footage, distorted audio and glitch imagery shared across forums and video sites. Short clips of eerie laughing and reversed game sounds became shorthand for the story. The laugh is still used in horror edits today because it signals corrupted nostalgia without needing any explanation.

Pro Tip for Usage

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Place the laugh right after a screen glitch or a character turns toward camera, then cut to silence for a beat. Keep the original volume dry and unlayered, and avoid adding cheerful music underneath, or the creepy Majora's Mask effect disappears.

Use Cases

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  • Drop it after a game glitch for instant horror tension.
  • Use it in creepypasta edits when Ben first appears onscreen.
  • Add it to prank videos before revealing something quietly wrong.
  • Play it over a frozen smile for unsettling reaction memes.

Frequently Asked Questions

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What is the Ben Drowned laugh sound?
It is a short, creepy laugh clip associated with Ben, the haunted figure from the Ben Drowned creepypasta. The distorted, hollow tone lasts about two seconds and is mainly used to signal a glitch, a scare or something deeply wrong in a game scene.
Where does Ben Drowned come from?
Ben Drowned comes from a 2010 online creepypasta by Jadusable about a haunted Majora's Mask cartridge. The story used written chapters and gameplay videos to build its horror, and Ben became a widely recognised figure in gaming creepypasta culture.
How do creators use this laugh in videos?
Creators place it at a glitch, a sudden freeze or a character reveal to turn a normal gaming moment unsettling. It works best kept short and followed by silence, rather than looped, so the laugh feels like a warning from Ben himself.

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