Sure, jump scares can be overused or come off as corny if used without thought. However, good ones also exist, and they can get you even if youâ re expecting it.

As Halloween approaches, it’s getting scary out there. But, surprisingly, it’s not as jump-scary as it used to be. Since 2014, the number of jump scares cranked out by Hollywood has fallen ...

Jump scares are a collective effort between screenwriters, directors, editors, sound designers, and many other artisans. Let’s take a look at this moment in the deer scene from Jordan Peele’s ...

[Warning: This article contains jump scare spoilers from the following movies.] ‘Psycho’ (1960) Janet Leigh in the infamous shower scene from ‘Psycho’ | Bettmann via Getty Images.

Jump scares are considered the fart jokes of horror: cheap, easy and lowbrow. But that gives short shrift to a long, potent legacy. Of course, they can be crude, overdone and shoehorned in, but ...

Jump scares always get me, but I never really stay scared after watching horror movies. Insidious is the exception, and I found myself being creeped out for days after.

Jump Scare Mayhem. Posted: December 12, 2024 | Last updated: July 11, 2025. Prepare for a heart-pounding laugh fest with our compilation packed with the most shockingly funny jump scare pranks ...

Mike Flanagan has faced his worst fear: The jump scare. The “Midnight Mass” and “Haunting of Hill House” mastermind packed 21 separate instances of the classic horror trope into the ...

So my whole career I’ve completely just sh-t on jump scares as a concept, and now I want to make sure that it was pinned to me as much as it is to the show and Netflix and all of us who have ...

By relying on jump scares, “It” becomes a series of tethered-together set pieces and not a unified film with a cohesive atmosphere. Muschietti’s approach worked fine enough for 135 minutes, ...

Jump scare haters, beware of Netflix’s new series “The Midnight Club.”. The show, a horror mystery-thriller that debuted on October 7, has broken a world record for its plethora of jump ...