In horror fandom circles, movies with a lot of jump scares are often sneered at. Some consider jump scares a cheap way to make viewers feel fear, and many modern horrors have spurred the practice in ...

If you're not a fan of jump scares, you can still get a hefty dose of terror and dread by checking out these outstanding ...

The effectiveness of jump scares in a horror movie relies on many factors, especially atmosphere. Just shoving a shocking image in the face of the viewers might terrify them for a moment, but it won't ...

What is a “jumpscare”? Well, if you live in a home without teenagers to explain it to you, it’s the thing that happens when you’re watching a horror movie and some abrupt sound, image, or other bump ...

All Things Considered producers Avery Keatley and Marc Rivers talk about movies that capture the eerie spirit of Halloween without the blood, gore, or jump scares. It's Halloween season, so for some ...

After working on three Stephen King movies, Sleepwalkers (1992), The Life of Chuck (2024), and now The Long Walk (2025), Mark Hamill feels a strong connection to the horror best-seller's collective ...

It’s a big, scary world out there, but that’s never stopped us from some additional big screen thrill-seeking. While some movies are scarier than the sum of their parts, we’re getting a little more ...

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Jump scares are a successful enough part of the studio horror movie formula that they're probably never going away - they can ...