10 Jump Scares In Horror Movies That Still Shock Us | ScreenRant
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Jump scares are often criticized as being a cheap ploy which doesn't necessarily make the movie any better. Of course, there are also those exceptions that prove that jump scares, when done properly, can be extremely effective no matter how many times you see them. Continue scrolling to keep reading Click the button below to start this article in quick view Start Now Share Tweet Comment Email Copy Link Copied Start Now The most memorable moment in the film comes when we get our first good look at the creatures. After hearing things moving around in the darkness of the cave, they turn on their night vision camera and see a pale, humanoid monster standing right behind them. RELATED: 10 Terrifying Horror Movies (That Surprisingly Don’t Have Much Bloodshed Or Gore) While a woman is relaying her dream of seeing a demonic creature, the camera keeps moving between her and her son who is listening to her story. As the camera gets closer to her, we know something is coming. But we're still taken by surprise when the camera cuts back to her son and the red-faced demon is standing behind him. advertising The paranoia of the film adds to the tension of the scenes, but the real horror comes when the alien attacks. After one of their companions appears to suffer a heart attack, they use the defibrillator on him. Just as one of the men brings the paddles down, the unconscious man's stomach opens up like a mouth and bites the other man's arms off. As the ship's captain, Dallas, hunts the creature in the air ducts, the crew watches the motion detectors showing the creature moving closer to him. As he makes a mad scramble to safety, he takes one wrong turn and comes face-to-face with the screaming alien. What makes the scare so shocking is we had thought Dallas was the hero of the movie, but he is killed off just like that. advertising As the young woman barricades herself in her room, hoping to avoid the entity, she hears banging on her door. The door opens to find it is just her friend, but suddenly a tall, ghastly man walks out of the shadows. It is a rare jump scare that just uses the terror of the moment to sell the scare rather than heightened music. RELATED: Friday The 13th: 10 Most Brutal Jason Voorhees Kills, Ranked Most of Camp Crystal Lake's residents had been murdered by Jason's mother, who wanted revenge on the people who let her son drown. After killing Mrs. Voorhees and ending the massacre, the hero Alice is seen in a boat on the lake when the corpse of Jason emerges from the water and grabs her in one final scare. advertising Set in a mental hospital, we follow a nurse around as she checks various rooms and locks up for the night. The camera takes a voyeuristic look, watching her from down the hall as she locks the final door. But as she turns to leave, a figure in a white sheet suddenly charges at her from the room. RELATED: 10 Weird Stephen King Stories We Want To See Get A Movie After Carrie massacres the entire school prom, she presumably dies in a fire. Sue, a classmate of Carrie who tried to be nice to her, visits Carrie's grave at the end of the film. As Sue pays her respects, a hand suddenly reaches out of the grave and grabs Sue. It's a heart-stopping way to end a movie. advertising With rumors of aliens invading Earth, Merill (Joaquin Phoenix) begins obsessively watching the news broadcasts. In one particular scene, he watches footage of a child's birthday party as people scream and look out the window. Suddenly, an alien slowly walks across the screen in a creepy and expertly done scare. As Hooper is investigating a sunken boat, he notices a shark tooth in the ship's side. When he attempts to pry it out, a severed head suddenly floats down in front of him, confirming this was the shark's work. The moment comes out of nowhere and is shot is such an unassuming way that it still catches us off guard. NEXT: 10 Hidden Details You Never Noticed In Jaws advertising