Zach Cregger's Weapons is a masterclass in jump scares, as it proves that the best horror movies use this trope to expand the ...

While atmospheric horror is still popular, the kind of jump scares in this 83-year-old classic are nearly obsolete today, but ...

Released in 2024 (first at SXSW, then on Shudder), Oddity begins with a murder. Dani is alone in her isolated house when a ...

A contender for this year’s best horror picture, ‘Weapons,’ is part of film traditions that conjure terror out of stillness, partly through jump scares.

What started out as comics from Charles Addams in the 1930s grew into a 1960s sitcom and then became the 1991 dark comedy movie The Addams Family. The Addams aren't actually vampires or monsters -- ...

From Twin Peaks to Stranger Things, these iconic TV jump scares will catch you off guard every time, and that's what makes ...

There are great, shocking, violent moments of disfigurement in films like Green Room, when an arm gets stuck on the wrong ...

And the sooner you figure that out, the better your chances are of staying alive.” The show takes on the perspectives of prey ...

In the countdown to Halloween, gone are the days of jack-o-lanterns and goofy ghosts decorating doorsteps as more homeowners ...

All Things Considered producers Avery Keatley and Marc Rivers talk about movies that capture the eerie spirit of Halloween without the blood, gore, or jump scares.