Get ready for a scream-filled Netflix marathon! We’re diving into the creepiest jump-scare movies that’ll have you clutching ...

If you've ever seen a horror film, you've likely experienced a jump scare. A mix of cinematic build-up, sonic tension, play on expectations and intent to scare, the jump scare is a classic building ...

The world is full of sounds, and sound can affect us greatly. Some sounds are pleasant, like the laughter of a small child or a babbling brook in a peaceful forest. Other sounds are unpleasant, like ...

In haunted houses across the country this month, threatening figures will jump out of the shadows, prompting visitors — wide-eyed and heart racing —to instinctively freeze and flee. Evolutionarily ...

Stephen Mallatratt's adaptation of Susan Hill's novel about a haunted estate tours to the Lesher Center in Walnut Creek under ...

When the camera hovers over a pitch-black room and the soundtrack has gone silent for a bit too long, most audiences already know what's coming. The sudden rush of a jump scare is a type of fear, and ...

Reid Goldberg is a features writer for Collider. Having grown up in the Midwest, he attended the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. While he's begrudingly accepted that a FIlm Studies degree wasn't ...