There are a number of extremely
effective jump scares and freaky moments that will have you grabbing onto someone / something nearby.
Those heavy horror music cues — and some genuinely
effective jump scares and reveals courtesy of episode director Jamie Babbit — persist...
The Autopsy of Jane Doe: Squeaking in as the last great horror film of 2016, THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE kicks it old - school with
some effective jump scares and good ole haunting.
While there are some extremely basic yet passably
effective jump scares set up by director Christopher Landon (Scout's Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse), Happy Death Day evolves more into a mystery / thriller and even comedy the longer it goes on.
These are all examples of
effective jump scares, but all too often movies rely on them to much, and they become cheap.
Pin - up Girl is the last to appear (in one of the very few
effective jump scares that's ruined for anyone who's watched the trailer) and seems to be the stranger with the least amount of patience.
An example of a recent film to have an incredibly
effective jump scare would be James Wan's haunter Insidious.
A menacing ghost behind you provides
an effective jump scare until the sisters finally deliver the grim finale.
Not exact matches
One that stands out involves Susan looking for an escaped bug under a table, and, as she gets up, she passes a poster of a giant spider, framed so that it looks like it's dropped down behind her — despite that description, it's a subtle moment that isn't even played as a
jump scare, but is
effective nonetheless and indicative of a dark sense of humour.
The Witch features a total of three
jump scares, each one of them
effective.
The film consists of a couple of
jump scares that haven't been
effective since the 1990s and long boring tea - hour scenes with Helen and Jason Clarke talking about the supernatural.
On a smaller screen, the title's various
jump scares are automatically less
effective, and the jumbled ambience of this latest installment also hobbles its home entertainment capabilities.
He punctuates the building dread with a handful of
jump scares — usually really
effective ones — but the film is not reliant upon this gimmick.
The Conjuring 2 is heavy on
jump scares, yet these are
effective most of the time.
The film makes inspired, distinct use of all the channels to create some
effective sound design in everything from striking
jump scares to subtle moments of ambient noise.
It should be warned that the graphic autopsy scenes are probably not for the weak of heart, though there is also some
effective suspense, and plenty of
jump scares, in the latter half of the film.
Annihilation delights in surprises — not cheap thrills and
jump scares but
effective turns that have narrative or character intent — they're much more satisfying in the long run.
Being deaf, your other senses are heightened and
jump scares and other horror tropes can be
effective, especially if you have missed the warning music cues!
The thing about revisiting
jump scares is, they're just never quite as
effective the second (or third, or fourth, or ninetieth)...
If one manages to sneak up on you, you can attempt to run and hide, but once they grab you, you are subjected to a
jump scare that can be a surprisingly
effective climax to the whole tense chase.
Sensational sound design and plenty of empty corridors ensure that you constantly feel oppressed and harried by an invisible foe, with
effective unpredictable
jump scares and occasional all - out battles keeping players on their toes.