Then BAM! It’s the classic jump scare. This staple of horror movies, when done well, is instantly memorable. With Times film writers, filmmakers and stars weighing in, we ranked the 25 jump ...

Horror fans Amil Niazi, Mel Woods and Matt Hart talk about what’s scaring them this week, from the box-office topping Smile 2, to Quebec indie film Red Rooms and more.

Why is it that movies like the Smile series, overdone with graphic gore scenes and predictable jump scares, just don’t invoke the same fear as films more simply recorded on a mobile device?

the jump scare is a classic building block in horror movies with one goal: catching the audience off guard and making them jolt. But what makes a good jump scare? Why do they feel so different ...

It has a wonderful scary-movie vibe, great jump scares and keeps you guessing from start to finish. The movie is not yet synonymous with Halloween movies, but I hope it soon will be because it has ...

“So, when the world started getting scary and unpredictable ... “Modern horror movies have on average about ten jump scares, ...

My son would just say he likes the jump scares, but I think there’s something to all this. In real life, he was navigating a tough year. But this newfound obsession with scary movies made me worry.

“So, when the world started getting scary and unpredictable, with a worldwide mysterious disease and ... pulses of hundreds of volunteers to determine the scariest movies of all time. “Modern horror ...