Jump scares are a contentious topic in horror. Some people love them, others feel that they're cheap. It's an easy way to elicit a fear response, and sometimes, it can feel like a storyteller is ...

These horror games turn silence into a weapon, using atmosphere and tension to create fear far more unsettling than jump scares.

In horror fandom circles, movies with a lot of jump scares are often sneered at. Some consider jump scares a cheap way to make viewers feel fear, and many modern horrors have spurred the practice in ...

What is a “jumpscare”? Well, if you live in a home without teenagers to explain it to you, it’s the thing that happens when you’re watching a horror movie and some abrupt sound, image, or other bump ...

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Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The Haunting of Hill House was first released in 2018 on Netflix, becoming one of the most ...

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