These fantastic jump scares provided some of the most terrifying moments from recent horror movies. WhatCulture is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher.

Horror. Narrator: Who has a PhD in horror. McKendry: So, jump scares are based on kind of a theory of what fear is. Fear is kind of the buildup. It's the time in between when you think something ...

Some of the most common attributes of this technique include: Tension (or lack thereof): At their most unexpected, jump scares aren’t foreshadowed. Something completely mundane could be ...