From Wilhelm to Howie: The Rise of Hollywood’s Other Iconic Scream

If you love the Wilhelm Scream, meet its cousin: the Howie Scream, an over-the-top shriek that’s been echoing through movies, TV, and video games since the late 70s.

This video takes a look at the history behind the sound, from its first recording in The Ninth Configuration all the way to its star-making moment in Broken Arrow, where NFL legend Howie Long accidentally gave it its name. Along the way, it pops up in Face/Off, Natural Born Killers, Dexter’s Lab, Half-Life 2, StarCraft, and often, also gets confused with a TIE Fighter.

It’s a fun look at how a single gut-wrenching scream became a beloved pop-culture Easter egg.

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