Tension (or lack thereof): At their most unexpected, jump scares aren’t foreshadowed. Something completely mundane could be happening in a scene when something terrifying appears out of nowhere.

Bring on the jump scares. Horror movies are guaranteed to give you a fright—that's kind of the point—but some will have you ...

And while there's no exact formula, there are certain time-tested secrets you can include to create a truly terrifying jump scare, according to this woman... Rebekah McKendry: My students kind of ...

One of the best jump scares doesn't get as much attention. In 1967's Wait Until Dark, there's a scene with Audrey Hepburn and Alan Arkin which is such an unexpected shock that James Cameron ...