Deadbolt Lock Sound Effect

📝 Description

This Deadbolt Lock sound effect is a heavy bolt thrown across in a single decisive movement, metal shunting hard into the strike plate with real force behind it. There is no ambiguity in the sound, which is the whole appeal. A deadbolt says that a decision has been made and a space is now closed, and audiences read that instantly whether the scene is a thriller or a quiet moment of someone shutting out the world. It also works well reversed or slowed for sci fi hatches and vault mechanisms that need a sense of finality.

📊 Sound Details

Duration

0:02

Format

MP3

File Size

24 KB

Added

August 14, 2026

⚖️ License & Source

This sound is released under the CC0 license (public domain) — free to use in personal and commercial projects, no attribution required.

Original recording by alegemaate via Freesound. View original source →