From modern dread to classic chills, we rank three notorious jump scares that still jolt hardened horror fans. No ...

What is a “jumpscare”? Well, if you live in a home without teenagers to explain it to you, it’s the thing that happens when you’re watching a horror movie and some abrupt sound, image, or other bump ...

The trippiest of horror experiences, Midsommar manages to be one of the scariest films to take place almost entirely in the ...

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.

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.

Horror has many tropes, but one of the biggest is the jump scare. They've become commonplace in the genre over the decades as an easy way to get an audience to react, but while some, such as in ...

Halloween is just around the corner and one of the best ways to celebrate it is with a good old-fashioned horror movie marathon.

What it's about: "A woman on the run after stealing money stays at a secluded motel run by a shy, young man who has a difficult relationship with his mother." The instantly recognizable shower scene ...

What makes a haunted house truly unforgettable Is it the jump scares, the eerie ambiance, or the story woven through each ...

This rather generic plot from local playwright James Lucey’s new work, “Witching Hour Social Club,” could easily be imagined ...