1.   A sudden scream pierced the silence.

2.   A scream pierced the silence.

3.   A scream pierces the air, shattering the arboreal peace of this swath of brushland north of San Antonio.

4.   Her scream pierced through the earphones on Marcelo Lu, in the last row of business class.

5.   On this night, screams pierce the air from an infant whose body is dotted with a bloody rash.

6.   Then a long human scream pierced the insectile singing of the forest.

7.   The two boys, full of tales from camping out on a backyard trampoline, were chattering away at their dad when screams pierced the air.

8.   Their screams pierced the night.

9.   Two years later a scream of anguish pierced the stacks of the library.

10.   Then suddenly, a shrill and frightening scream pierces the air and the guests find a dead body.