Favorite Jump Scare?

[Kane52630]

In honor of Spooky October, what's your favorite or scariest jump scare? I'll leave it open to movies and shows.

 

[KillerMcQueen]

The jumpscare in Haunting of Hill House Ep. 8 hits so damn hard when actually watching the episode, and holds up as a great character moment for all three characters afterwords.

Spoiler

 

[Sawyer]

 

[Asr]

Um, spoiler alerts needed here? I'll tag just in case. From The Conjuring 2013:

Spoiler

 

[Kane52630]

No spoiler alerts needed

 

[Man in the Suit]

 

[Kane52630]

This might be odd for me since I watch so many horror movies, but my favorite jump scare actually came from Louie. No other show or movie has accurately depicted what my nightmares look like than this:

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

I can’t find it on YouTube, but that jump scare in Spider-Man 2002 after Norman’s Goblin transformation.

Always a good shock to the system.

 

[Kane52630]

I can’t find it on YouTube, but that jump scare in Spider-Man 2002 after Norman’s Goblin transformation.

Always a good shock to the system.

 

[Broseph44]

The jumpscare in Haunting of Hill House Ep. 8 hits so damn hard when actually watching the episode, and holds up as a great character moment for all three characters afterwords.

Spoiler

Yes and yes.

 

[Nardz937]

I can’t find it on YouTube, but that jump scare in Spider-Man 2002 after Norman’s Goblin transformation.

Always a good shock to the system.

I was going to say this. Probably my most memorable jump scare - it terrified me as a kid. I'd have to brace myself for the moment when re-watching it on VHS again and again

 

[Kane52630]

I'll say most of the jump scares in Smile are so well done.

 

[Kane52630]

Best non-jump-scare jump scare. I still remember my theater going nuts for this.

 

[Drizzle]

I can’t find it on YouTube, but that jump scare in Spider-Man 2002 after Norman’s Goblin transformation.

Always a good shock to the system.

You guys were talking about that one? This one made me jump out of my seat when I first saw it:

 

[Boom]

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

I know it's not technically from a movie, but sweet baby Jesus and the grown one too...



STILL makes me piss myself.

 

[Pennywise]

This made me jump when I saw it for the first time in 2008 in theatres! So did Joker suddenly shouting “Look at me!!!”

 

[Nardz937]

I remember laying in bed half-asleep when I was playing and that Man-Bat appearance happened, aha.

 

[NotNickFury]

I can't share a clip because there's an MF-bomb in it, but in the first Saw, one of the characters, Adam, is going through his now pitch black apartment. Flashlight doesn't work, of course, so he snaps pictures with his camera so the flash can show reveal what's in front of him.

He hears movement in his closet and approaches it. Upon opening it, he finds it empty. But once he snaps a picture and the flash goes off...

 

[Enriquespy]

The

Spoiler: Ahhhh plop!

Fall of the firefighter in REC°

REC° in general has many great jump scares.

 

[Babillygunn]

This one immediately comes to mind. I don’t see it ever being outdone.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

"Slow ahead? I can go slow ahead. Come on down here and chum some of this (expletive)."

It is the reaction afterwards that really sells it.

 

[Drizzle]

I also love this one. Doesn't top Jaws popping out of the water but still good.

 

[moviedoors]

Favorite recent scares are definitely in BARBARIAN and THE NIGHT HOUSE. I'm not cool enough to have youtube clips ready to go.

 

[Kane52630]