Once Hollywood transitioned to sound, the horror genre as we know it took shape. Dracula (1930) and Frankenstein (1931) ...

Filmmakers, Foley artists, composers, sound designers, and editors break down the contemporary jump scare. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures/YouTube and Universal ...

You know the sound: It's eerie and echoing, and it makes the little hairs on your arms stand up immediately. So many horror movies use it to create a chilling atmosphere, and even some reality shows ...

You might love them or you might loathe them, but you cannot deny that the jump scare has flourished, developing into a cornerstone of modern horror moviemaking. Their presence (or lack thereof) has ...

Spencer is a Feature Writer for Collider. He is a University of South Florida alum with a major/minor in English and journalism. He lives in rural Florida and is a huge fan of slasher movies, mecha ...

It’s one of the most well-worn tricks in the horror handbook: An innocent victim is minding their own business, nothing happening, and then…something happens to make the watcher’s heart skip a beat.

A defining component of the cinematic horror experience is the immediate, heart-pounding fright that only a great jump scare can provide. The abrupt onslaught on the senses can sometimes be viewed as ...