How Great Jump Scares Are Made In Horror Movies (Vs. Bad Jump Scares) | Movies Insider

Horror films are filled with jump scares, moments that shock and startle viewers as monsters, serial killers, ghosts and even cats pop out of the darkness. But while jump scares are a very common element to include in a scary movie, they don’t always work as intended, and often, you might just end up laughing instead of screaming. To find out what goes into creating an effective jump scare we spoke with Rebekah McKendry. a film professor at USC who specializes in horror. What makes certain scenes in “The Conjuring,” “Insidious,” and “The Exorcist 3” so terrifying while others like in “Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan” fall flat?
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How Great Jump Scares Are Made In Horror Movies (Vs. Bad Jump Scares) | Movies Insider

[@AyAy008]

Worst jump scares in history: Unskippable double KZbin ads.

[@AyAy008]

@@alfvina Ever heard of uBlock Origin? 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@averagewikipediaenthusiast3088]

Here in Indonesia, we have 10 second ads that we can't skip.

[@lukayaroslav9914]

@@alfvina Go Vanced

[@waitingisfun]

Close the video then open it again.

[@nismojdm5950]

add block and be done with it.

[@Tony-qe3fl]

This video should be called "Roasting Jason Takes Manhattan for 12 minutes straight"

[@ajanthony1356]

they should rename the title to "every jumpscare is great except the one from Jason takes Manhattan"

[@myheartwillstopinjoy8142]

@@ajanthony1356 😂😂

[@TheoGarza]

Tony Merla You beat me to it! 😂

[@brycesusong6307]

Litterly

[@shubhammishra5952]

-hi-

[@Sacrid_Author]

My favorite type of scare is the kind that doesn't have something suddenly appear but instead waits for you to realize it was there the whole time. Sometimes, the scare is instead when the monster *leaves* the shot, the sudden movement catches your eye, and you realize it was just standing there watching.

[@thiago8377]

In "IT" my favorite scare was the scene where the kid Ben is in the library looking at the picture book, and if you look behind him the librarian is literally just standing there, out of focus looking at the camera with this crazy smile for like a whole minute, and I've never heard anyone talk about it.

[@paininthebass101]

The Strangers really nails this.

[@travis9416]

You see that a lot in Netflix's The Haunting of the Hill House

[@millex324]

While not a horror game, in Uncharted 2 there is a fixed camera angle where the shot is obscured by a cave wall. When you go to leave the area you then realize it wasn't cave wall the whole time but was in fact a monster sitting there watching you. I'm also pretty sure they pad that room with other rooms that have a similar camera angle so you're not expecting it. Very scary moment that got me the first time playing.

[@LongerTomTV]

Exastly! "Mama" had some of them and "The Woman in Black". First movies which came to my mind - of course, there's more.

[@destinee_estrada]

I loved how in the Haunting of Hill House there weren’t just jump scares but what made it so creepy and uncomfortable was seeing the ghosts in the background but no music built up for you to see them. You just have to look for them and know they’re there when the characters have no clue but you do. I love it that way

[@matildafisher1893]

the Haunting of Hill house was just brilliant all around, too, the time jumps all lined up so well, and I still believe the bent neck lady episode finale was absolutely ingenious and insanely underrated

[@orangejuicesimpson7233]

There were some jump scares, but they used them at unsexpected times and they didn't overuse them, so they became more effective

[@J1nxer333]

fax. Unannounced subtle imagery. This goes against everything this video is saying.

[@JB-ku7uz]

Hill House was good too because the one jumps scare (in the car) had a narrative purpose. Yes it scared the audience, but it was also the character intentionally scaring her sisters in order to get them to drop their defenses and open up to each other

[@xandymateo3624]

the only time i get scared is when the screen turns black and i see myself

[@kindsistah7759]

OMG I'M WHEEZING 😂🤣😂😂🤣😂

[@brookching2195]

true

[@AyAy008]

But what if you are black?

[@brookching2195]

@@AyAy008 hah

[@ashishnewbie6871]

Yeh u see how ugly u look in reality

[@willt.9654]

The fact that he’s in Times Square is so hilariously bad

[@ssharkbait]

Putting him in Manhattan was literally the dumbest idea. Jason works best at the camp because it’s isolated with not a lot of people near to help you. If he cuts the power, you’re screwed. If he destroys your car, you’re screwed. You’re far away from safety and that ups the stakes tremendously. Putting him in a well lit populated area with literally ruins any suspense or sense of urgency. He looks so minuscule. Most of the background characters don’t even react to his presence at all. Then the icing on the cake was adding in literal rapists proving that Jason is the least of everyone’s problems in the real world.

[@triczogaming4548]

You have 999 likes in your comment so i give a like to your comment😄😄😄😄

[@kingkief3155]

@@ssharkbait it probably could've worked if there was a heavier emphasis that he could be hiding amongst a crowd, waiting for a chance to kill them which was probably the idea behind sending him to Manhattan in the first place

[@ssharkbait]

@@kingkief3155 I think that was the point too. The execution was so poor though. I’ve seen movies with a similar premise and it’s awesome when it’s pulled off correctly.

[@flixproductions509]

@@ssharkbait incorrect sir. Manhattan at the time was insanely popular so they were targeting a demographic. Marketing has to do with the reason why they set the video there and why others did similar movies. People will watch a movie if they are familiar with the area. It’s like a ego filler. No internet back then so it was all tv and word of mouth. So I’m sure they strategically did that. Jason was never even meant to be far from like 2 movies. Everything starts as an idea. This came after when they figured out that the movies were easy cash cows.

[@helioooo8833]

The only jump scare that made me physically scream so loud I’m surprised the cops weren’t called was in The Haunting of Hill House when the sisters were fighting in the car and then the dead sister’s ghost came out screaming in between them. I couldn’t sleep that night. I woke up the whole house too.

[@vikaskumarpatel5017]

I ruined that scene for myself because I accidentally pressed forward and paused at the exact moment while trying to push my keyboard in. I know what you mean though. I saw others get scared with it. My favorite Horror anything.

[@sarahbearahgg9145]

JUST CAME TO COMMENT THISSSSS worst jumpscare of my life

[@VeritabIlIti]

Very end of the first episode. That one made me stop for a while

[@davyjonessmallesttentacle]

I don’t really yell at scary/high stress situations but that one was a time where I actually couldn’t help my body from yelling as a reflex to that jumpscare. Awesome show though

[@seonghyunae]

God that whole show freaked me out, the bent neck lady got me good, and such a surprise twist at the end there. Same with The Haunting of Bly Manor and the entity that haunts her with the glasses.

[@VeritabIlIti]

One of the more refreshing jumpscare techniques I've seen recently was what del Toro did in Crimson Peak. He establishes this pattern where the sound drops out completely just a moment before a ghost or something spooky happens, so you are put on edge, and it establishes a pattern in your brain. So later on, he will mess with you by dropping the sound mix when nothing spooky happens, but it keeps you guessing because you expected something jumpy. That kind of editing makes a big difference!

[@Elisa-ye7mn]

Wow I watched it twice and never noticed that!

[@Eljulitus]

As the silence before a jump scare is nothing new, I guess the new technique is that he introduces false expectations

[@songbird7450]

Using a sudden, loud noise to scare people is like a comedian tickling his audience to make them laugh.

[@bigrat4780]

yeah, it's like canned laughter in a bad sitcom. it's not that the sitcom's funny, it's that the laughter tricks viewers into laughing along with "the crowd"

[@songbird7450]

@@bigrat4780 You spelled "FRIENDS" wrong

[@theexclusivefool5121]

I don't think that's the case. Are you really telling me that you jump every single time a movie has a jumpscare? Because that's what it sounds like by your example. And let's not forget that jumpscares are in nearly ever single horror movie, good or bad. People seem to focus on only the bad horror movies and act like good horror movies never resort to petty tricks like jumpscares when in reality; The Shining has jumpscares, The Thing has jumpscares, The Exorcist has jumpscares, Psycho has jumpscares. Jaws, Alien, The Host, It Follows are all celebrated and acclaimed horror movies that have jumpscares.

[@walexia]

its not just about the loud noise, like she said, its about the quietness leading to the loud noise, that lulls you into a falls sense of security.

[@sionmarak1916]

Jumpscare is just one part of horror movies.

[@tippyroh]

The worst(best?) jumpscares for me are the quiet ones where its not super obvious, you just slowly notice something etc in the backround that just makes your whole body do a screenshot

[@noedauwe7329]

By "worst" you mean that they are bad ? Or that they are the most impactful ?

[@tippyroh]

@@noedauwe7329 they leave me with a worse "fear" that lingers longer than the loud ones

[@marcelo.pastorelli]

The Tall Man scene in It Follows makes my body screenshot every time

[@joelcrosby9049]

@@marcelo.pastorelli Same. When he walks after that one girl in the hallway is such a "oh holy f*ck" moment for me.

[@Shrektopuz]

@@noedauwe7329 I had the same question lol

[@bodomic1910]

For me it's Insidious' 1 when Elise is describing the demon to Specs and he is frantically drawing it, on Dalton's room. You NEVER get to see it but it's the upper corner angle and Elise hatefully staring at it, and whispering what a horror she is witnessing. That is just NUTS.

[@ryanvaldenbergsdogs]

YES BRO

[@littlebilly6946]

The new age of jump scares where there’s no “bang” as Alfred Hitchcock called it is genius. Moments in hereditary with minutes of buildup where you see something creepy in the distance just adds to the terror without ever allowing the tension to ease which just keeps the audience on edge. The final scene of the movie is like 10 minutes of pure terror until it reaches a conclusion. Not to mention movies that use conventional jump scares haven’t been as successful in recent years and have dipped a ton in quality

[@Countdownsmiles]

The final 10 minutes is more funny then terror lol, naked witches just standing around? I think i can manage

[@kerrermanisNL]

Probably has the best "jump" scare of any movie imo. Only time I actually got surprised and scared for a second

[@thecourier7964]

@@Countdownsmiles I’ve seen this take a lot by people who clearly didn’t understand the story set up by the entire movie

[@Countdownsmiles]

@@thecourier7964 i mean i understand he's supposed to be the host body for whatever demon they worship, but i think naked witches just standing there is a huge letdown. His mom like swimming through the door when he 1st wakes up is also just funny looking instead of creepy

[@divineweirdo2477]

the scariest jumpscare ever is when you're on youtube during online class and your teacher suddenly says your name and calls on you

[@neroxn93]

@æspa winter fanboy noob

[@jwaj]

@æspa winter fanboy noob

[@joyoduware5615]

Thank goodness that you cannot

[@joyoduware5615]

@@jwaj y

[@TinatarantadoNyoko]

@@joyoduware5615 uh, you can, depends on what you’re using. You can multitask in ipad.

[@Asimo9819]

insidious was truly a milestone in horror movies, seeing that fucker just chilling in the background was Way scarier than any jumpscare from any horror movie by then

[@sidthesloth107]

James wan is built different

[@oddec8723]

nah but sometimes I'm just eating and then I remember the way the thing looked😭😭

[@Old_meg]

That little old man child jumping out of the closet genuinely terrified me when I saw Insidious in theatres. I don’t even know why I just hated it’s stupid face so much it made me so uncomfortable

[@calhuh1232]

Exactly

[@ambskittycat]

@@oddec8723 What haunts me is the music choice in that movie, I remember the jump scare whenever I hear a similar song.

[@thatxboxguy5553]

Something really unnerving is when a whole group of people are acting “wrong” it just really hits straight in the uncanny valley, like in inception where all the people in the dream stop and look at the main characters standing completely still

[@darkcabinproductions4575]

The insidious jump scare really hit different, the fact that in broad day light with other people around in a completely calm scene that jump scare came out of nowhere had me screaming

[@spencer6709]

Meh it looks like a member of mudvayne

[@darkcabinproductions4575]

@@spencer6709 the monster looking scary wasn’t what scared me it was the shock factor

[@gergopiroska5749]

Yeah Darth Maul really made me jump

[@darkcabinproductions4575]

@@gergopiroska5749 bruh it looks stupid the point is if came out of nowhere lol

[@betmynamespookedyou4665]

You ever seen a jump scare with no music. Those hit different.

[@lucasquinteros222]

YUP I remember my first time watching Hereditary and noticing that the mom was floating on the ceiling about halfway through the scene... It's almost like a fun Easter egg lmao

[@eminenception]

Can you give me an example?

[@modaltib880]

that one scene in The Birds where it silently cuts to a man with his eyes torn out

[@romanxxxxyoutube]

A Quiet Place

[@thepeasant269]

@@lucasquinteros222 That movie made me shit my pants at the end lol

[@vivid7804]

Best jump scare is when ya watching a freaky video and your parents enters the room.

[@Miss_Nina.]

Damn ur right

[@kindsistah7759]

oH hElL yEaH.

[@Iheartlofi000]

Facts

[@zitronentee]

'freaky'

[@krendilsshieldheart6344]

Freaky like boom boom in the room room Freaky Of Horror freaky Cause boom boom in the room room yeah especially when its drawn out lol

[@seanwilliams5507]

I think the best jumpscares are the ones where the monster is there the whole time, and the actual shock is when it all of a sudden disappears. The surprise from the vanishing scares you, but then the anxiety of not knowing where the monster is holds that suspense and creates an incredibly scary environment for the rest of the scene until the monster is revealed again allowing for yet another jumpscare.

[@fennariley8331]

Any examples of this? I dont think ive seen this before and im curious

[@kylespevak6781]

2:55 is also a great use of a fake out. They built all the anticipation throughout the scene, go to where you'd image a jump scare, only to make you feel safe and then actually jump scare you. Solid directing

[@GiveYasuoRedBuff]

ya like they make you think it was a fake scare but its actually a real scare just delayed but 2 extra seconds

[@ItsHQ]

The problem with most horror movies is that usually as the jump scare happens, they edit a loud noise, like a haunting bell to make us jump. There are not really many movies that can jump scare you with just the camera movement or a scary shot, they always edit in some kind of loud noise to the scene.

[@markhynes5160]

Watch Gerald's Game if you haven't already. It has a moment that does precisely that and boy did it scare me more than any other loud noise jumpscare.

[@lizs5283]

Some of the greatest jump scares that I've seen employ that very technique. I think this video is overstating Conjuring's use of jump scares as there is still sound or a building of sound. Like in the sixth sense, when Cole is in the bathroom and the woman walks by? thats a perfect jump scare. or in Signs, the reveal of the alien, where its pure tension, that will definitely get you. one of my personal favorites is Paranormal Activity 5, where the spirit camera shows a face moving by, along with the screams of the father and uncle. theres no sound, just that consistent rumbling. great jump scares I think.

[@Doomdevice666]

Yup very annoying, with them being very loud

[@aaronsmith5699]

This is what makes Haunting of Hill House so good, they don't have too many jump scares or loud noises that feel out of place. I found it to mostly be physiological

[@ErichZornerzfun]

Yeah those films confuse startling someone with scaring them. It is easy to startle people with a sudden noise or the like but actually building up that horror is hard

[@autisticwhale2968]

The jump scare from haunting of hill house when those sisters argued in the car had me actually screaming😭😭😭

[@DS-rf2kp]

Legit the only jump scare that ever made me jump and say “HOLY SHIT”

[@Adv18]

Yeah and they did that without the tense background music - which I think makes jump scares less scary!

[@ashish9399]

Yeah it was unexpected since it was a normal conversation in car and there are more than one person in scene

[@DS-rf2kp]

They get you so good too because their conversation is so intense... so you are just focused on what they are saying, and their facial expressions, and the moment.... then BOOOOM

[@migsestrella5188]

That is an example of a perfect jumpscare. It wasn't because of the scenario, camera positioning or lighting, it was because of the story behind the characters and how they relate to each other. Nell's ghost yelled at them because she had it up to here with her sisters' incessant fighting. In Nell's shoes, I would've done the same.

[@parkerbeus8345]

Signs(2002) has the best suspense in any film I've seen. The film instills a sense of dread in the most common of objects: the ringing of windchimes, crackling of a baby monitor, and the rustle of wind in a cornfield. These lead up to brilliant jumpscares because when the peak arrives, it's fast and then cuts away. The figure on the roof, the leg in the cornfield, the hand grabbing Morgan from the coal chute, and the legendary shaky camera in the Brazilian birthday party scene. So so good.

[@JD_13]

The birthday party scene looking down the garden path is perhaps m night’s greatest ever horror moment. Joaquin’s reaction too was too real. So good

[@MegaHaydoss]

That birthday party scene gave me nightmares over the second half of my childhood. Fantastic stuff.

[@stinky_lizard]

IT'S BEHIND

[@Wh1stle_03]

In my opinion two of the best jump scares I’ve seen in a minute are 1. The lawnmower one from sinister and 2. The tall man from it follows. They both come out of nowhere and are effective at disturbing you even after the scene ends.

[@DA-uo5hz]

that lawnmower bit was great.

[@FortLahns]

That scene in Insidious was the worst jumpscare of my life and I've watched hundreds of horror movies. That crap really caught me off guard.

[@lem1738]

Worst as in scary or stupid

[@FortLahns]

@@lem1738 Are asking or stating?

[@lem1738]

@@FortLahns Asking, sorry

[@FortLahns]

It was and still is the worst scare of my life. 😅

[@claria4620]

Yes! Like I was just tryna listen attentively to their conversation, and then that thing appeared... 🥺

[@sebastiansebastian5270]

You know what's really scary. When all of a sudden they go from a far place, being very still to running full speed at you.

[@TrateMusic]

The one from Mama really got me bad. Since it's coupled with her horrifying unnatural movements in top of her speed, I legit cried out lol

[@sebastiansebastian5270]

@@TrateMusic yeah, it's scary! Lol

[@jorgejuantorresquiroga5441]

I have the theory that it is somehow related with reptiles and some insects and the way they move. Those sudden, darting movements they are capable of give the creeps even if they are perfectly harmless or even running away from me

[@ButterCookie1984]

It only works every once in a while...its becoming predictable now.

[@j_coups]

There’s a scene like this in Annabelle (which was also shown here in this video). That was the first time in my life that I legit screamed (+ it was in a packed cinema). My buddy and I noped the f outta there.

[@jeremythomas3064]

I think the scariest jump scare scene I have ever witnessed was probably the alien in Signs. Despite the movie being overall less scary than many others I've seen, that alien at the birthday party or the alien hand on the son's chest both made me literally die when I first saw them.

[@juliagreenwich132]

I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS

[@parkerbeus8345]

same

[@llamasarus1]

Or the Alien's reflection in the TV set that they are moving.

[@darkmarden7979]

Agree! That one fucked me up as a kid.

[@ablancer3582]

Signs is one of the only “spooky” movies I’ve watched, since I’m a wimp. I’m pretty sure the birthday party scene threw me into cardiac arrest for a few seconds.

[@NickOwens]

Recently the film 'Smile' had a really good fake-out jump scare when it cuts suddenly to a can of cat food being opened, but unlike many other fake-outs it's not accompanied by a cheesy "sting" sound, and it's a product of the film's already overbearingly tense atmosphere, which is I think the best way to do these types of fake scares.

[@wheresmyrooptoff4056]

great movie. if u watch the entire thing the scares get kind of tiring but take literally any individual jumpscare from that film and you can see how well executed they are

[@KHALI_SEAWEED]

I really liked Smile! They were a bit heavy on the jumpscares but the scare with the creature pretending to be the therapist was the best one by far, great film!

[@no1694]

the first half of that movie was great, the second half was kinda boring and the ending was pretty bad

[@renrendee5694]

That scene in Hereditary where the camera was focused on Peter when in fact the possessed Annie was at the ceiling gave me mini heart attack.

[@ronanevans941]

That is my favourite scare in any movie ever. I remember watching Peter sitting up in bed and feeling a bit uneasy but overall unbothered, but the scene felt like it went a little too long to be unimportant. Whilst waiting for a jumpscare or a sound something in the corner of the screen caught my eye because it looked like a slightly different colour to the rest of the darkness. When I realised it was her I gasped. Best horror film ever; Ari Aster is a master in the horror of plain sight.

[@ellisholden7247]

Not sure if it's a "jump" per say but god damn I have never been so scared

[@mags3872]

Oh my god or that one scene very early in the movie when she’s in a dark room and the grandma is in shot for maybe one frame. She turns around and grandma’s gone. It really got me

[@sweatyskeleton7390]

Oh my god I already put this in a different thread but The Strangers did something similar. It was horrifying and amazing and I loved it

[@juicebox333]

That was probably the funniest part of the movie

[@TheDarkAdventure]

The "Sting" is a horrible way to scare people. "If I smack the piano as hard as I can you'll jump" lol. Duh

[@treymonson9496]

I hate that people think that just a loud noise will scare you you need to actually use all of these

[@TheDarkAdventure]

@@treymonson9496 There was a string of years where almost every horror film was just sting after sting and that's it.

[@Niggward]

Spittin facts

[@slothrocket8540]

STARTLING people is not the same thing as SCARING people. Any sharp, loud noise will make people jump. It's a natural reflex. It's become so difficult to find scary movies that don't rely on this tired trope. I was really hoping this video would criticize cheap jump scares, but it seems to embrace them.

[@TheDarkAdventure]

@@slothrocket8540 Yeah. I played Anabelle: Creation for my roommate in college and he was expecting the sting, but it just got really creepy. Freaked him out for sure. I loved that. The story left a lot to be desired, but they went in the right direction with atmospheric horror instead of cheap horror. Hopefully we get more jewels but it seems we're gonna get more political Jordan Peele type horror before that happens.

[@davideberhardt6150]

the one from Mulholland Drive is just perfect: the character tells you in advance what he saw in his dream, you're following him slowly out of the restaurant, into the back ... and the soundscape gets tenser, darker ... you know what's about to happen but you still believe it won't ... and then there it is. No quick cut, no BOOH! moment, just a soul-crushing reveal in moderate speed accompanied by just drones and the darkest mood possible, even though it's daytime. Lynch at his best.

[@FEED_ME_A_STRAY_CAT]

Omg YES, great example!!

[@Vasily_dont_be_silly]

Right on. I myself nearly had a heart attack when saw this for the first time

[@caperclaw]

That scene in Insidious is one of my favorite jump scares ever. I love the way the back and forth is done. It's almost like hypnosis when you watch the pendulum go back and forth and then boom!

[@spatchmo6938]

The jump scare with the demon behind Josh is so effective because you don't expect anything at all to happen. The whole thing is framed as a dialogue that will end normally. Despite the description of it in this video, there aren't really any bread crumbs and there is no anticipation leading up to it, and that's why it's a ballsy move on the film makers part and it actually works

[@sponspring]

Agree it was totally unexpected. daytime conversation scenes in horror movies are usually deemed as safe to the viewer. Usually in a horror film you can tell which scenes are more about characters and exposition, and which might have danger, and that scene in insidious definitely shook that up.

[@ladygaga5830]

What movie is it from?

[@degenerateprick3288]

@@ladygaga5830 insidious chapter 1

[@kiracchi9]

when I saw insidious with my sis and dad, and that scene came at the same time a glass fell from the window so yes that was the scariest jumpscare for me xDDD

[@StayFractalesque]

except, you know, that extremely long and slow push-in during the entire conversation.. usually a typical over shoulder convo would have stationary angles, but whether you notice it or not, that push-in builds anxiety in the viewer, winding up like a rubber band before the inevitable snap

[@ravenmatias3507]

That scene on INSIDIOUS almost got me killed. not by the scene itself, but with my bestfriend. She was sitting very close to me because she was so scared that something's gonna pop out somewhere then THAT SCENE came where the demon's face peeped from the guy's back and it really freaked her out that she accidentally hit my nape/back neck. I was unconscious for a good 5 mins. I thought she broke my spine tho. Lmao

[@helloworld5219]

lmao

[@aidancleveland2022]

😅😂

[@tyannselph144]

That exact scene made me jump so bad i accidentally punched my childhood bestfriend in the face, im glad i didnt knock her out though 😂

[@AD-eg9cw]

At least she has good reflexes? Lol. Glad you're okay

[@moewert]

that's some attack on titan shit

[@Sun.Shine-]

The last good jump scare that got me (and my brother) was that bloody one in the haunting of hillhouse. It came outta nowhere, therefore nobody was expecting it and the scene was already tense with two sisters arguing, driving in the middle of nowhere at night! While watching it, we both screamed that our mom who was in her bedroom got really concerned and came out to check on us. 😂 It was indeed the best one, in recent years! 🙌

[@lllarry6047]

I’ve seen this mentioned a few times, and it was what I was thinking of. I almost backflipped off my couch.

[@pikachen]

This video calls to mine "Kairo | Anatomy Of The Scariest Scene Ever". The buildup up a scene is super important! And it seems that the more horror movies you watch, the more you realize how few effectively build that anticipation and anxiety. For different reasons, Hereditary car scene is another great example. The director and actor skills can either help or hurt this. Great video!

[@adamazri928]

I thought the demon scene at the table in Insidious was brilliant. It creates a diversion when both characters are engaging in a dialogue, telling a story, making the audience forget for what is coming. It didnt have any suspenseful music, just deadly silence before we heard the "crack" sound and the final 1 second reveal of the demon's face. It was scary for me. Totally one of the jumpscares that worked.

[@Kata_Rin]

as a kid it scared me so much. it's one of my favorite horror movies to this day

[@Mossy-yk2cr]

And because it has a human face it makes it more plausible and thats f-cking terrifying

[@farahfinnify]

IKR that scene was the the most scariest jumpscare ive ever watch

[@aadipattanaik7778]

Sad that the insidious movies after r the second we’re trash

[@oweeb5909]

Dude that scene scared me so much

[@drokbeast5470]

The Conjuring's Clap Clap scene HAUNTS me even till now

[@vaudvillevillain_]

I feel like that scene is scarier than the witch jumpscare.

[@jayden8636]

Whenever the power goes out during a storm, I always clap clap to make her get scared lol.

[@Gl8Dy]

That is one of my favourite jumpscares of all time. When the movie was released on tv, we watched the movie for the first time, my mother, her boyfriend, my sister and me. We all got startled and the boyfriend and me started laughing so hard. But I couldnt sleep at all, because I had nearly the exact same clauset , like in the movie, in my room, right behind my bed.

[@karilouise2856]

@@Gl8Dy spooky 👻

[@aoibhh]

That jumpscare didn't register with me for a few seconds so I jumped really late lol

[@darkySp]

The Insidious jumpscare is awesome. I've never seen the movie or scene until now and even though I knew that a jumpscare was coming up as an example, it still got me. It has no place in a back and forth dialogue scene. And the way its just there with no buildup or shaky camera is uncanny. It seems obvious. "Jumpscare works when unexpected" but they start to build up to them and stray away from that.

[@25stealthshooter]

Most underrated one for me wasn’t really a jump scare. The movie “Signs” really got me as a kid and that scene where the alien is walking by at that kids bday party is terrifying. Something about it being VHS footage, just like in Sinister, gives it a real feel. That’s the gold

[@skibiditoiletbrainrot_]

That scene spooked me

[@iksebgaming1961]

"Music gets creepy" *Coca cola ad starts playing* LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA

[@bvachowiak9235]

Ko

[@hima9700]

Anticlimax.

[@drewdickerson8638]

or john ossoff is a liar! lol

[@-perge]

*music gets creepy* *"You're not a dish."*

[@saltyhasnochill5249]

@@bvachowiak9235 ka cola

[@Inflake]

Worst jump scare: When your mom walks in your room but you know she’s still at the store

[@eminenception]

Hol up

[@TheSilentWalkerz]

More like...”Your mom walks in and you didn’t hit the minimise button or pull up your pants fast enough”.

[@viliusesmontas1515]

@@TheSilentWalkerz what is even worse is when you have some weird spongebob fetishes

[@flowersforuuu]

"did you clean your room?"

[@randomshitz2253]

@@viliusesmontas1515 wa da fuk ☠️

[@keatondj]

I feel like I disagree to some extent about jumpscares with no buildup; those are the ones that really terrify me because they catch me off guard. Using breadcrumbs and such lead me to believe that something is about to happen, but jumpscares that come out of nowhere are the most terrifying. One of my favorite examples is in Midsommar when Dani goes into the bathroom, lights a match, and you see her sister in the mirror for a brief second. There's no buildup, no creepy music swell, no misdirection. It's unnerving and chilled me to the bone when I first saw it. Of course the theory McKendry was using is absolutely correct; I don't doubt her on that. The Jaws jumpscare is living proof of that. But my personal favorite kind of jumpscare is the truly unexpected one.

[@kosmas7713]

For me, most of the time, no build up jumpscares just felt flat. Its like they're just so sudden that i didnt even get to react other than a "huh?!"

[@mohammadmeu]

The reason why jumpscares with no buildup falls flat for most people is because the anticipation of something scary to happen heightens the scare effect significantly.

[@Vinsomer]

I understand that the breadcrumbs leading to a scare can give people a bit of a warning making them less effective for some people, but it's on the film crew to make it terrifying despite of this. Combating this trope while keeping the same formula is what makes a good horror movie in this day and age. I think the jump scares without any build up that are being referred to in this video are those that are cheap, rely on loud noises, and take virtually no effort to direct. The one like you mentioned are incredibly rare and effective, but so rarely seen.

[@theleatherface12345]

Yeah i totally agree with this tbh, the buildup can actually make it more predictable in a lot of cases. Some jumpscares are so good because they come completely out of nowhere and strike at the moment where the viewer thought he/she was ''safe''.

[@mexa_t6534]

I feel like jumpscares with no buildup are kind of cheaty, though, because they almost solely rely on your involuntary reactions to being startled, while the buildup creates genuine terror (when done well) to accompany that reaction. The buildup doesn't always have to be super obvious, like the music changing or spooky noises or the characters getting progressively more terrified. The buildup can consist of subtly placed hints in the background or things you can't quite make out the details of but know they're there, for instance, and it's a lot scarier when the characters don't actually know they're about to get jumpscared because then you're alone with your terror.

[@kaelahorne8856]

One jumpscare that always gets me is the ending of the lights out short film. It literally traumatized me between the scary visuals of the girl with white eyes and the sting whisper

[@FirePonyness]

I also love it when movies have little to no jumpscares, but you’re very uncomfortable the ENTIRE time, like in Hereditary.

[@MartineNergaard]

Yes!!! Cuz there you expect something to happen and then it doesn’t. Like when the mother is on the wall.

[@thechloepaige2220]

idk hereditary seemed kind of cheap. It was only uncomfortable because it was disgusting and otherwise it was just boring, yk?

[@hemanshukapadia2053]

Lovecraftian Horror

[@wyattdaugherty8268]

hereditary is quite literally the best “horror” film ever.

[@lilianainez024]

@@thechloepaige2220 i don’t think it was boring at all. it was actually such a well directed & written story with more depth than i’ve seen in any single horror movie. it isn’t even that disgusting. the point is too create uncomfortable icky feelings because the whole movie is a build up, there’s no quick cheap shots. maybe that’s just not the kind of scary movie you like & that’s okay! but i don’t think cheap is a word anyone would use to describe it.

[@abstractart2919]

The tall guy in 'It Follows' scared the shit out of me

[@meepmorp8614]

I jumped First time I've ever actually jumped up

[@user-xn3rs7tu5w]

That jumpscare was the first one to actually scare me, but I watch it back and it’s not as bad 😅😅

[@TopFlightSecurity415]

movie was ok but ill admit that scene got me

[@geoffreybassett6741]

Dislike that film, but that scene was very effective.

[@DHABHI]

The film was pointless and terrible but that scene was good

[@ThatBrazilChick]

I love horror movies and watch many of them in theatres. Everytime there’s a jump scare the audience usually laugh after, because they’re fun. But that insidious jump scare with the red face was so unexpected and terrifying every one screamed and no one laughed. I’ve seen the movie many times now but still one of the scariest I’ve seen.

[@aydanmorgan8700]

For me, the scariest jumpscare ever was the haunting of hill house when they’re in the car and the mother jumps into the front seat, totally unexpected and absolutely horrifying.

[@RobCartwright]

I always bring that one up to people because it's so earned. She's not trying to scare them, she manifests from the backseat to stop her sisters from arguing. It's so good.

[@caridadmerizalde2448]

The title should be “How Jason takes Manhattan fails as a scary movie”

[@Awpsun]

Alternative Title

[@commandercaptain4664]

Halloween Kills, But Jason Sucks.

[@maxs-lz4pn]

Insidious demon looking like a knock off Darth Maul but it's the only thing that scared me the whole video. One of the coolest parts about it is that it doesn't rely on darkness at all to make it scary, that scene is brightly lit for a horror movie but it still manages to scare and creep the hell out of me

[@hakanr5660]

I think the tall guy in it follows is also super creepy

[@mary-tk2is]

😂 that was the only reason I clicked on this...I couldn't figure out why an off-looking Maul would be behind Patrick Wilson (I never saw the actual movie)

[@maesb.2705]

I thought the demon in insidious looked goofy as hell

[@wardvanaerde3203]

Yes haha i was in a discord call and i was spooked too. and i said to the people in the call Darth Maul jumpscared me XD

[@TheSkyrimInquisitor]

I remember that Smosh recreated that scene in a video of theirs, probably right when the movie came out . Still scared me, even as an legit knock-off

[@kalee9304]

A jump scare where everything normal is happening, no noise, and you literally don’t even feel anything out of the ordinary is top tier

[@nick7963]

honestly the witch jumpscare in the conjouring still sends shivers down my spine, it was so unexpected and really creepy as that was the first time the audience got to see the witch, in my opinion it was brilliantly made and very effective, might even be one of my favourite jumpscares!

[@anitachandra2030]

Did I just see Jason takes Manhattan being roasted for 12 minutes straight?

[@SamA-cv2ur]

No. You saw a woman point out a scene that wasn't meant to be a jump scare but a reveal. The bathroom scene with Tamara was a well made one though. She probably doesn't like the movie so picks a scene which wasn't meant to be what she says it is.

[@razrxo]

@@SamA-cv2ur it clearly wasn't meant to be a jumpscare lol honestly i think that movie is wayyy better then any conjuring movie I've seen.

[@SamA-cv2ur]

@@razrxo Jason Takes Manhatten is a good Friday 13th film. It is different unique & has some great scenes. Plus the charecters are better than VII and the acting is the closest to 'good'. The only things i don't like about it is the silly ghost Jason and the poor effects at the end. Even though budget cuts took most of Manhatten away they still cobbled up something memorable and they worked the hardest in this movie travelling wise & in the series & for a slasher flick. Kills are decent too. To me this is my list of the series. 12 JASON GOES TO HELL 11 A NEW BEGINNING 10 JASON X 9 VII THE NEW BLOOD 8 FREDDY VS JASON 7 FRIDAY THE 13TH (2009) 6 JASON TAKES MANHATTEN 5 FRIDAY THE 13TH 1980 4 F13 PART 3 (3D) 3 JASON LIVES F13 PART 6 2 FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2 1 F13 PART 4 FINAL CHAPTER Tell me if you agree and what you would change.

[@razrxo]

@@SamA-cv2ur I wouldn't change anything actually this is almost exactly how I'd put em

[@SamA-cv2ur]

@@razrxo even though i put A NEW BEGINNING low that doesn't mean i hate it. I don't even hate JASON GOES TO HELL. It's just the weakest Friday film. But every single one of them are great. Ethel & Junior where one of the most entertaining charecters of the series. The underrated ones are V, VII, I and FREDDY VS JASON. I felt like putting JASON X but that one is very bad aswell as being very good. it usually gets put as THE worst but it is works WAY better and is alot more entertaining than SEED OF CHUCKY & FREDDY'S DEAD. Which are the worst films of those franchises

[@WingedEternitys]

The word “lag” or “lags” when you’re talking about your reflection in a mirror creeps the hell out of me.

[@InvisiblerApple]

Watch 'Us'.

[@WingedEternitys]

@@InvisiblerApple Oooh. Okay. I’ll give it a go. Just watched “Get Out” and it’s so stressful!

[@GauravSharma-dy8xv]

@@WingedEternitys US is on another level. It's so terrifying 😭

[@Miss_Nina.]

@@WingedEternitys I watched Us a while ago in the cinemas and it's absolutely amazing and terrifying at the same time. Have fun watching it! 😉

[@Sandman-ge8jz]

you just have high ping

[@ingvenning4993]

Great analysis! I'd love to see further videos that a) go into more specifics about music and audio design for jumpscares and b) discuss how dialogue, metaphor, and other concerns of writing affect jumpscares.

[@SuperFireEagle]

the insidious one is one of the best ones along Sinister’s lawnmower scene. BEAUTIFULLY DONE

[@jocarrera7850]

i was 9 when i saw insidious and i can still remember the screams of my olders sibilings and my crying, that shit came of NOWHERE, i have traumas with it now, thanks

[@chucklebutt4470]

LOL get off of the internet little kid.

[@spikyhorse1185]

@@chucklebutt4470 are you stupid? He said when he watched the movie, learn how to read a comment

[@onezerosevensix]

@@chucklebutt4470 the only 'little kid' here is the one that still uses 'LOL' in a sentence

[@keeeennnny]

Why did you watch insidious when you were 9? Lol

[@TheOnlyMilad]

i did that exact same thing when i was the same age but watching that is what got me into horror movies.

[@lupin2382]

I’ve become desensitized to jump-scares… I recognize there validity as a technique in horror films, but I’ve seen it so much it has little effect on me. What really works is “the uncanny valley” effect, and the feeling of creepy ness that comes the longer you observe it. Like that one scene in Kairo.

[@okapi7559]

Everything about Kairo strikes you in a bad way lol. Legit, that movie makes you feel uneasy about something the entire time, even if you don't know what you're getting yourself into as the movie progresses. It's too bad Japanese horror fell from grace, because I would love to see more movies come out from them!

[@Apples765]

Omg yes yes, I wanted to talk about that scene, the music/sound design is so so good

[@Breno1997]

Yeah, I would comment about Kairo as well, watched it recently and what a good movie. Lake Mungo ask worked for me for this "uncanny" feeling, there's a particular scene on this movie that I know it'll haunt me every single time I watch it

[@MediHusky]

There's a scene in the shrine that got me as a kid. Probably one of my favorite scary movies.

[@wesleytaule1766]

Also god-damn Exorcist. The movie had 0 jump scares, it mainly relied on dread and terror. Absolutely dark and disturbing.

[@jackwheeler609]

For some reason the one that gets me the most is when you see a silhouette in the darkness, they turn on the light and there's nothing, then they turn it off again and the silhouette is right on top of them

[@generichuman2044]

I've always preferred horror that goes more along the lines of leaving the viewer with a sense on constant unease or mysterious fear. There is nothing wrong with a well made jump scare, but the effects are gone in seconds. Movies that continually build tension will leave you feeling the effects even after the credits have rolled

[@D4nOnRbx]

If I made a horror movie, 1. The houses won't have a basement 2. The house will be new and not so large 3. The characters will not be stupid and go to stupid areas 4. I will get 8% slime

[@Nebulister]

good luck getting a scary movie then...

[@D4nOnRbx]

@@Nebulister Oh, like that is ever gonna happen lmao.

[@Pabelotski-yi9zu]

watch The Ring (2002)

[@scribblesen]

5. The characters will be always remember to turn on the lamp when the night comes

[@D4nOnRbx]

@@scribblesen yes XD and always having the lights turned on at all time

[@emudeko]

Bilbo baggins ... You know what scene I'm talking about.

[@morior]

HAAAAAAAGHH!!!

[@YoniSchot0]

Stahp!😩

[@nismojdm5950]

yeah, Now lets all feel old.

[@ftygdfrygg6622]

That was a great jumpscare lol

[@diip-ali1228]

This comment triggered my fight or flight response

[@uwusa8683]

This is why I really like Smile. The jumpscares fit the criteria and they're absolutely terrifying

[@JCYoung-ni4cy]

The Tales of Halloween at the end actually got me. Nicely edited. Midnight Mass has a pretty good one out of nowhere.

[@darkstar7462]

The only jumpscare that caught me off guard was the Darth Maul scene in Insidious and it got me TWICE.

[@rivepest6158]

that and the one in "it follows" where this random dude just walks down a hallway to the camera. Most other Jumpscares are cheap imo

[@darkstar7462]

That one was almost caught me off guard. And also not every jumpscares needs to be complex, The other Darth Maul jumpscare is literally him walking to the window and it caught many people off guard even though they've already knew that there'll be a jumpscare lol.

[@valentinpopescu98]

@@darkstar7462 lol darth maul

[@captainfordo2145]

Only scene that has ever made my jump in the past 7 years😂

[@RadCat_Studios]

The ending to Carrie is what got me, the original of course

[@theoardoin4735]

The best jump scare I have ever seen is undeniably the one from insidious quoted in the video. I remember watching this movie at 4am with my friend, I am slowly following asleep and then BOOM. This jumpscare happen, my heart was beating so strong I could actually hear it and feel it in every part of my body

[@samuelprinsen]

For me it was a jumpscare in the Haunting of Hill House. Definitely recommend it if you haven't seen it

[@gjkmoda5093]

I think you haven't seen any good jumpscares then...

[@theoardoin4735]

@@gjkmoda5093 I have seen too much shitty jumpscare ! You know those you see coming from 2km away. This is powerful because you expect it Edit : because you DON'T expect it, that's what I wanted to say. That does change the whole sentence meaning

[@abrahamsanchez7455]

@@gjkmoda5093 bro you at your profile I doubt U watch any type of horror movies

[@gjkmoda5093]

@@abrahamsanchez7455 You do know that its a social network and everyone can literally fake being a whole other person and not show any little clue about their true selves without you even noticing it, right? Its not my case, but the point is that judging someone by what you see in their profiles (specially youtube profiles literally based on music like mine) is straight up dumb. With that said, I do like horror movies and games, anime and lo-fi music. Where's the problem? Everyone can like everything they want even if those things are basically 2 different worlds, its called 'variety'.

[@daienkai148]

Genuinely THE scariest jumpscare I ever had from a movie was the diner scene in Mulholland Drive. The only time I ever screamed out loud while watching a movie.

[@ray1ashwin]

The way she jumps from the wardrobe is really funny.The best jumpscares must be the nun coming alive from her painting and the first scene of michelle crane,mother of parker crane in insidious 2.The way the camera pans right to left and suddenly michelle crane comes on the screen and shouts at renai is horrifying.

[@totisciro]

One of the best jump scare was the one in the haunting of hill house, when nell stops her sisters from fighting (EP08)-. We are so consumed with the conversation that it caughts us by surprise (and the leading to it is literally how much the conversation gets louder and intricate, without music or 'breadcrumbs'). But the entire show is phenomenal, especially the first and fifth episodes.

[@redlikefury8118]

This series is one of the smartest in horror, I stopped watching it because I was too frightened

[@kavyakamal3542]

Thank god somebody spoke about it !! It was a masterpiece, totally unexpected!! Let's just appreciates that brilliant director

[@Yuki_Francisco]

I was watching that episode at work in my chair and I literally jumped out and fell out of my seat bc I had headphones in

[@Vi-pv3xi]

That movie wasn't not scary at all for me. But I enjoyed the story.

[@crookedcrows4941]

Yes! The haunting of hill house/ bly manor was brilliant it was so good

[@IMWT]

bro im too scared to watch horror movies alone why am i here

[@kindsistah7759]

Pfft

[@Miss_Nina.]

Let's watch one together then buddy

[@ashish9399]

@@Miss_Nina. we r not your buddy ,bro

[@Miss_Nina.]

@@ashish9399 It's not an offer for you, though.

[@lemonboy5772]

@@Miss_Nina. i’m your buddy 🥰🥰🥰

[@Currentlyprocrastinating37]

The silent ones where you get scared but the character doesn’t even notice it are my favorite, and the ones where it’s set-up to be a fake-scare, but then another crazy thing happens, and it’s double.

[@pastel7645]

i find it fascinating how different the formula for good jumpscares are in movies vs video games, in video games, the best jumpscares are the ones with a lot of anticipation, they leave you waiting, expecting something, but you dont know when its going to happen

[@ChrisAPenner]

The scariest thing in horror/thriller movies is when there’s not music or sound at all

[@pjjustice5014]

I agree. The most terrifying buildup before a jumpscare is silence

[@bea4156]

Well said! To me the scariest "jumpscare" I've ever seen was the closet scene in the American remake of the Ring bc I wasn't expecting at at all!! One moment it's just the main character and her sister talking, then no warning hard cuts to the closet door being thrown open showing one of the most unsettling visuals I've seen put to film; no breadbrumbs, no music sting, just a horrifying image w zero time to prepare yourself. 10/10!

[@DreamscapeSYN]

“Hey, where did the sound g-“

[@rivepest6158]

Best you can do is mute the film and put Benny Hill music over it

[@midlanismail416]

@@DreamscapeSYN famous last words

[@arshsingh1984]

Netflix's Haunting of Hill House car scene was my favorite jump scare

[@micah4029]

Yes. It was earned, though. Consistently unsettling scenes for a few episodes, courtesy of the atmosphere and hard-to-see ghosts. The viewer (and family) are already on edge, and that jump scare was placed perfectly.

[@MayenPineda]

Kate Siegel and Elizabeth Reaser had another half page of dialogue to get through when the jump scare happened so they were genuinely shocked too

[@arshsingh1984]

@@MayenPineda 😮 did not know that !

[@Vi-pv3xi]

That movie is not scary at all for me. But I enjoy the story

[@chandrastar5939]

Yh followed by that bly manor rubbish. Massive disappointment

[@woetroe4573]

Wow this was really educational. I love watching horror movies but i never new they made the jumpscares scary like that, without the build and such.

[@WrathChild-NZ]

The scene in The Invisible man, WITH THE PAINT. that got me!

[@leo-shun]

I don't think that the scene in friday the 13th is meant to be scary, its just Badass how you can't shake Jason off. Even if you are surounded by tens of people, he's just standing there and he's not leaving until you're dead.

[@leoo111-]

I think is the most badass scene from all horror movies

[@pacoramon9468]

There is a reason that scene of PartVIII has more views than all the other jumpscares they showed.

[@milhouse14]

Hereditary and Ring (Japanese original) didn't have to rely on jump scares to be scary AF.

[@naverich4603]

Yeah and I like to know more technical analysis on why they're so scar

[@KHCoasterKid]

Hereditary was crap though

[@tinkymarie1181]

I'm hard to scare but it gave me the chills for sure.

[@ettena93]

@@KHCoasterKid In Greta Thunberg voice: "How dare you?!"

[@KHCoasterKid]

@@ettena93 Because it's true? Barely anything happened for most of the movie! There are slow burns and then there's THAT! Totally boring, totally uninteresting, would not recommend. And yes, I understood it perfectly before you invoke the common rebuttal 🙄

[@yderga8707]

The key to a memorable jumpscare: tension. Building tension through suspense and atmosphere is the best way to make a good jumpscare. The Insidious jumpscare in the thumbnail accomplishes this very well.

[@septemasg.3522]

I loved haunting of hill house because there are ghosts in every single shot. Many movies or shows have the monster be the big reveal, but in hill house they are always there, it’s just a matter of when they’ll strike. The family is never safe.

[@ty_hens]

Jumpscares aren’t inherently scary. The buildup, atmosphere and payoff are the scary portions. Making someone jolt from a super loud SFX is annoying and a cheap way to achieve someone’s “terror”. It’s not scary, it’s just assaulting a viewers senses with loud noises. They aren’t inherently bad, but most times, like with Blumhouse productions and the conjuring universe use it in a super cheap way.

[@kimberlywilds6995]

profile pic 👍🏼👍🏼

[@ArtHazard]

The Conjuring scare they show in this video is a great example of this. Great buildup ruined by loud noise and that stupid jump. Don't know why, but it made me laugh.

[@violetcrumble512]

That’s why I cover my ears instead of my eyes during imminent jump scares because it’s always the loud noises that get me more than the actual “monster”

[@thefastfilm4105]

@@violetcrumble512 I am doing a degree in Audio Engineering, and in one of my classes where we focused on sound for films, we watched scenes of a horror movie in silence. This completely took away the "scariness" and was really interesting to see how much sound plays a role in a film being scary.

[@antepa112]

Conjuring 1 and 2 have pretty good jumpscares to be fair

[@danzirvine]

My favorite jump scare was that 2007 KZbin video of the white car coming down that hill. Once me and my mate were at his house after school, back in 2008, and some of his friends from far down south had come up. So, like the truly kind friends we were, we played it to them and said "if you look real close you can see the old granny driving the car". They got so so close to to the screen, like their nose was hitting the CRT screen, then... BAM!!! They jumped so far back and landed on the floor. Good times.

[@divinenations4024]

the most legendary jumpscare ever

[@13Nii21]

That video traumatized me when I was 11 omg.

[@biscuitbiter8345]

My big sis told me it was a transformer lel

[@scaleythedino49]

Same!

[@scaleythedino49]

Same

[@gonk1166]

I could never jump at the insidious jumpscares because every time the demon was on screen I just imagined him flipping around with a double bladed light saber lmao

[@sarkisghazaryan708]

Unpopular opinion: jump scares are the most effective if none of this stuff is there. It has to be when you’re calm. When literally nothing important is happening, and then BAM. Out of nowhere, no music, no build up, nothing. That’s why the Insidious jump scare was SO good. It came out of nowhere when we least expected it

[@shantasiahaynes4490]

Agreed

[@WolfRebel]

I mean you say this, but IT Chapter 1 Projector...that had me shaking after all that

[@Nightwalk444]

Jumpscare and good in the same sentence are a nice way to display a lack of taste.

[@legzzzzz]

Only Insidous 1 is the only scary among all movies in that franchise. Can't forget that memories. That red shit head, it terrifies me even it's not moving.

[@mario_gabriel]

I disagree, if something happens out of nowhere it's more like a surprise, you "jump" just because of instincs, but when the build up exists the jumpscare hits really hard, there were times that I didn't even "jumped" that hard but in the inside my heart almost exploded (exaggerating ofc), that doesn't happem with jumpscares with no build up.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

*Horror Movie:* [jumpscare intensifies] *Me:* Meh! This movie isn't that scary. *Horror Movie:* _Based on the true story_ *Me:* I fear no man, but that thing... it scares me.

[@themovie8392]

So Veronica (2017) scare you

[@Xannyphantom905]

then you realize that's a lie too

[@loading2112]

Wait until you see: *Romantic movie* : Based on a true story

[@ChadVulpes]

@@loading2112 True horror.

[@spaacedust]

Relatable

[@sbam4881]

You missed possibly the best jump scare of all time, which broke all the rules stated above : When the blood jumped out of the Petri dish in John Carpenter's _The Thing._ The scene was well lighted. Almost every cast member was in the scene. Every character was looking directly at the dish (nothing was obscured, is was not something coming up from behind, or revealed by a light coming on, a mirror or whatever) and rather than a "suprise!" both the characters (though they were skeptical) and the audience were specifically told beforehand to expect something freaky to occur should MacReady be right...and (unlike the gun being fired) in did not end the scene, it was just the start and escalated beautifully (with the creature on the sofa turning as it realized it could be discovered). One of the best scenes in a horror movie period, let alone best jump scare.

[@addisonphillips2438]

Sometimes they can be predictable which ruins them. Like the old classic "The character checks the scary closet expecting a monster but it's behind them" type thing.

[@maximgwiazda344]

My favourite jumpscare is the one from Hereditary, where mom is on the ceiling and then crawls away. There's no sound to it, and it's very dark so half of the people who watch it doesn't even realize it was there. I was watching it with my mom, and she couldn't understand why I screamed during the scene. It was only after I showed her the scene again that she proceded to decapitate herself with a string and float away.

[@youknowit5mil]

With a rope saw, first time I've ever seen one. It's an educational movie

[@aaronmiller8625]

@@youknowit5mil it was piano wire. Actually, after she crawls/swims out of the room and the son walks to the living room, there’s a shot of him coming down the stairs I think. In the corner of the shot, you can see a piano that’s been busted which presumably is where she retrieved the piano wire. Freaking awesome movie lol.

[@wyattdaugherty8268]

@@aaronmiller8625 that attention to detail is remarkable. i need to rewatch that movie

[@waywardmind]

"Jump-scares aren't scary at all; they're just startling." -- Jay Bauman

[@yunggoon8763]

J Balvin?

[@atmbcito]

@@yunggoon8763 Bro red letter media

[@razrxo]

Wow that is soo true now that I think about it

[@kraytdragonslair1545]

Tiny jay?

[@kraytdragonslair1545]

THERES A BOY IN THE WALL!

[@rolling-roadkill]

The Excorcist 3 jumpscare really terrified me when I first saw it when I was young. The buildup is great and really makes you feel uncomfortable. One of my favourite horror movies is the Swedish film "Besökarna". Throughout most of the film there is such an ominous and creepy atmosphere. One of the creepiest jumpscares I've seen is in that movie as well.

[@tyehardy4534]

The slow pan shots towards the ending of Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum were the highest levels of anxiety and fear I've felt watching a movie.

[@Miketheratguy]

A good jumpscare comes when you're not expecting it. A bad jumpscare comes where you are. The end.

[@Daszuhorer]

Exactly. Thats why its called a jumpscare.

[@alucard2010]

Unless it's not a fake jump care

[@ToxicTurtleIsMad]

Not true. Watch mullholand drive

[@JacksonKillroy]

@@ToxicTurtleIsMad I'm hesitant to really call that a jumpscare though. The only characteristic it has in common is a loud noise.

[@hermesthegreek5247]

To be fair, getting an expected jumpscare amplifies the power of an unexpected one later on, a balance of both creates a nice horror atmosphere.

[@oscarjepson5195]

Scary Bilbo in the fellowship is still the most effective jumpscare

[@CarlosERamos-ey1lj]

Haunts me to this very day

[@cantfiteveryheart]

Agreed

[@ADCFproductions]

Damn you're right. Comes out of nowhere!!!

[@sailorarwen6101]

Oh yeah, that’s a good one. I watched that with my cousin when I was 10 and what made the whole thing worse was that at that exact moment the cat clawed it’s way up the couch and pounced on us

[@dr.inkwell1070]

Wow, I must have suppressed that memory until now. Lol, I just remembered how terrifying that was.

[@Trianglesofmiseryfilms]

It’s like the saying “ the fear of the dark is not the darkness itself, it’s the unknown that might be in it

[@alrc]

i always found the cut to the witch on top of the wardrobe funny rather than scary - it builds to the whole moment and then its ruined (for me personally)

[@nebnik2015]

seriously and the cheesy zoom in

[@savindyajayasinghe7888]

Be honest While watching that scene from INSIDIOUS, we never imagined that ghost to be appeared behind back. I mean she was just telling her dream she saw to others! Why the hell that red ghost wanted to come out at that time. Maybe he thought that it was his Showtime 😂

[@leoo111-]

Yeah, and 90% of jumpscares happen during night or somewhere dark, but that happened during day, I never expected that

[@neontate413]

the suspense when the medium is describing the demon on the roof and the guy is drawing it was intense too! definitely thought there would be a jump scare there

[@tylerland5896]

I like the jumpscare in Haunting of Hill House. The one in the car. The buildup and jumpscare itself is symbolic and done through the increasing tension in their argument. One of my favorite jumpscares. it was refreshing.

[@Rai_S82]

I second that! That was such a tense, unsettling episode in general too.

[@helioooo8833]

That jump-scare is iconic! I wasn’t expecting it at all. My whole house woke up from my scream. I’m surprised the neighbors didn’t call 911!

[@nikolasversteeg]

I was just thinking about this! Flannigan does his jump scares so well. They're never without any build up. I really like hill house bc it's more in your face horror, bly is soft and subtle horror with a tiny bit of in your face, and midnight masses classic someone moves or looks in a direction and you get the creatures eyes with a single cello chord is so good.

[@hewena]

One additional thing that just makes it even better is the emotional charge, bc Nellie showed up and screamed to stop the sisters from arguing. She just wanted everyone to get along

[@christianneanderson6811]

This scene is the biggest jumpscare I have had in my entire life, I was terrified.

[@mdmyer]

In most horror films, what -scares- startles me is the loud noises out of nowhere; not the actual threat.

[@chocolatita8933]

The scene from insidious made me have nightmares for a while... I don't know why do I find it so terryfying but it actually stayed on my mind for a long time

[@dmcgee3]

Uh was that Jason scene supposed to be a jump scare? I don’t think so, I’m not even sure it would fit most people definition. It’s more like a reveal. But seriously, what a rando scene to keep focusing on. Again. And again.

[@ssharkbait]

While I wish they brought up different examples of bad jumpscares, I’m pretty sure that it’s supposed to be a jumpscare. The reveal was when you first see him in the scene. He’s off screen again then the reappearance is triggered by sound cues. But in my opinion some of the scares they counted as good weren’t very good. They may have been good the first few times they were ever done but now all of those scares are formulaic and played out . They don’t work like they used to anymore. Every single time you see a character in the bathroom in a horror movie your mind automatically goes “Oh here comes the mirror scare”. They gloss over some very good jump scares in favor of ones we’ve seen so many times. I think that’s why they used the Jason scene as their bad example, they used to many bad ones as good they didn’t have much to choose from.

[@chinclucker]

@@ssharkbait Doesn't mean they weren't done better than Jason in Manhattan though. I agree, these jumpscares have probably gotten stale from over-reliance, but I'll bet people still jump when they see the genuine scare it's supposed to have, because they have a better setup.

[@Softpaw1996]

@@chinclucker but its not the "horror creature" that scares people its the incredible loud obnoxious sound effect that is added. i've watched several jump scare clips with and without the "jumpscare sound" and turns out they aren't scary at all.

[@chinclucker]

@@Softpaw1996 Sound design is part of the experience of any movie. If you're not watching it with sound, you're not getting the full experience.

[@Softpaw1996]

@@chinclucker sound design? hilarious. Adding a sound that has no relevance to a scene whatsover just for cheap startles is not sound design. nice try though.