Sulley roaring sound effect from Monsters, Inc. Play the Pixar monster's loud bellow that creators use for jump scares, reveals and funny intimidation moments.
This is a loud, full-throated roar from Sulley, the large blue furry monster from Monsters, Inc. The sound builds with a deep growl and opens into a powerful bellow that fills the whole clip, with his voice breaking slightly at the peak. It lasts a few seconds, long enough to feel intimidating rather than like a quick jump scare. Played over a character entrance or a sudden reveal, it makes anything look bigger, angrier and more dominant, even when the visual itself is small, cute or completely harmless.
Sulley, full name James P. Sullivan, is the lead monster in Pixar's Monsters, Inc., released in 2001 and voiced by John Goodman. As Monstropolis's top scarer, his job is to frighten children and collect their screams for power, so his roar is central to the character. Clips of Sulley roaring later circulated on soundboards and in meme edits, where the family film moment is reused out of context for exaggerated anger, fake intimidation and comedic reveals, keeping the sound popular long after the film's release.