there’s nothing like a good
old-fashioned big-screen jump-scare to
get the heart pumping welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 or our
movie jump scares for this list we’re
choosing what we felt to be the most
effective jump scares found in horror
films based on the intensity of the jump
if you didn’t see one that you thought
should be on this list be sure to check
out our video on the top 10 jump scares
from non horror movies come play with us
daddy
and number 10
Kiera Collins appears The Sixth Sense do
you remember when M night Shyamalan
actually made good movies
this supernatural thriller took the
world by storm at the end of the 90s
mostly due to its shocking twist ending
but also due to some pretty intense and
effective scares I see people in this
scene Col sear a child who can see
ghosts can sense that there’s something
nearby his fears are quickly justified
when an apparition played by Mischa
Barton appears behind him vomit spilling
out of her mouth
the series of events leading up to it
built up the tension to its highest
point and the final scare itself leaves
you well jumping number nine the truth
about mother psycho mother oh god mother
blood blood this scene can be considered
a true classic due to its scary nature
but also for providing one of the
greatest twist endings in cinema history
well a boy’s best friend is his mother
here Lila finds the Troublesome mrs.
Bates only to turn her around and be
shocked with the truth that she’s
actually just found her decomposing
corpse the jump not only works due to
the terrifying decayed face but also
because of the audience’s expectations
we simply weren’t expecting mrs. Bates
to be dead this is certainly a jump
scare for the history books
number eight Terry grabs sue
this movie is about a bullied student
who learns that she has psychic powers
and takes revenge on those who tormented
her throughout high school
this final jump-scare comes during the
horror films final scene when surviving
students Sue Snell visits Carey’s grave
since it’s the end of the movie and the
villain is dead what could possibly go
wrong and yet carries bloodied hand
reaches out of the ground and grabs soup
and this complete with some freaky music
is what makes it one of the most
unexpected endings in horror movie
history
number 7 air shaft alien the hatch to
the third Junction this classic by
Ridley Scott isn’t short on tension or
scares and both come together especially
well in this famous scene in which
Dallas goes into the airlocks to find
crew mate Brett
in the complete darkness Dallas shines
his flashlight and this is when the
aliens suddenly attacks it is right
around here the tension is added to the
seam thanks to how pitch-black the
airlock appears to be and the tightness
of the corridors and of course the fact
that the alien appears in the beam of
light and makes that terrifying noise
already makes this freaky scene even
scarier Dallas number six in the closet
the ring this remake of the Japanese
horror classic about a VHS tape that
sends a paranormal entity to kill the
viewer a week after it was washed has
some pretty disturbing scenes but it’s
the closet scene that makes the list
here protagonist Rachael is speaking to
the mother of Katie a victim of the tape
who tells the journalist about finding
her daughter’s deformed body in the
closet
some great acting sets everything up
then the loud screeching noise and the
use of a quick cut editing technique
further intensifies the actual jump
scare I saw her face number 5
I’ll rip your soul out Evil Dead
this reboot / remake of the Evil Dead
series that launched in the early 80s
features twenty-something kids renting a
cabin out for some fun
only to be terrorized by demons I read a
passage from that book it was some sort
of prayer I released something David I
don’t know at least something evil this
scene which is the very first of the
movie features the movies very first
demon which is soon confronted with fire
do you want you to it to me who are
these people
look the good people it works because of
the seemingly helpless nature of the
possessed girl who when put face to face
with a match transforms into a powerful
demonic force that begins yelling at the
scream it’s a one-two punch of a scary
face and a loud noise and that’s exactly
what makes it jump scare so effective
I love you baby number four clap on clap
off the conjuring this movie’s premise
sounds pretty simple a family moves into
a house that they soon come to believe
is haunted we are beyond terrified we
don’t know what’s going on or what to do
can you help us however some truly
terrific scares are what elevate this
simple premise above the rest
particularly this one want to play
hide-and-clap the scenes fear comes from
the terrifying situation of Lorraine
being left alone in the dark and then
demon hands it’s already petrifying
thanks to the ghostly activity hinted at
right before but the added tension of
being locked in the basement in total
darkness as well as the loud and sudden
cloud of unknown origin from behind and
we’re pretty sure you’ll say with much
certainty that you’d never want to live
there
number three defibrillation the thing
what else we like different later over
here though the moment in which a blood
sample literally jumps away from
Macready is also a fantastic scare from
this film it’s the chest attack that
proves the most effective at jolting us
awake dr. Kapur is trying to resurrect
Norris from a heart attack only for the
geologists chest to open up and bite the
doctors arms off clear this scene works
due to both its sudden nature and the
terrific effects that went into making
it look as scary and bloody as possible
then there’s the idea that a chest
growing teeth and eating your arms off
is pretty terrifying in and of itself
number two rip-roaring red figure
insidious what’s happening to Rene’s
real I’ve seen it for myself another
seemingly run-of-the-mill haunted house
movie insidious has some terrifying
scares that elevated last night I had a
dream about this place that includes
this one where a red faced demon appears
behind Josh as his mother Lorraine
speaks of a scary dream she just had I
was afraid the preceding events
including the shadow figure in Dalton’s
room that reaches for him complement
this scare while the silence throughout
the scene in question heightens the loud
roar of the demon there is something in
there with him
meanwhile his red face against the blue
background amplifies the suddenness of
his appearance it’s unexpected loud and
downright frightening
what before we unveil our top pick here
are a few honorable mentions there’s a
twist
number one freaking nurse station The
Exorcist 3 while the rest of the film
may not have been up to par especially
when comparing it to the first film of
this supernatural horror film franchise
it’s this scene that no one can get out
of their minds when thinking of the
Exorcist 3 so long as they’ve actually
seen it why well it’s just so damn
effective we think we’re watching a
seemingly normal everyday occurrence in
a psychiatric hospital until a nurse
locks the door behind her and then she’s
chased and killed
the seemingly ordinary nature of this
scene works to its advantage as the
silence and the vents lead us to lower
our guards and simply watch without much
thought or emotion therefore we are not
expecting it at all and the loud noise
and zoomin scare the pants right off of
us
do you agree with our list which horror
movie jump-scare do you think was the
scariest for more freaky top 10s
published every day boom be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
old-fashioned big-screen jump-scare to
get the heart pumping welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 or our
movie jump scares for this list we’re
choosing what we felt to be the most
effective jump scares found in horror
films based on the intensity of the jump
if you didn’t see one that you thought
should be on this list be sure to check
out our video on the top 10 jump scares
from non horror movies come play with us
daddy
and number 10
Kiera Collins appears The Sixth Sense do
you remember when M night Shyamalan
actually made good movies
this supernatural thriller took the
world by storm at the end of the 90s
mostly due to its shocking twist ending
but also due to some pretty intense and
effective scares I see people in this
scene Col sear a child who can see
ghosts can sense that there’s something
nearby his fears are quickly justified
when an apparition played by Mischa
Barton appears behind him vomit spilling
out of her mouth
the series of events leading up to it
built up the tension to its highest
point and the final scare itself leaves
you well jumping number nine the truth
about mother psycho mother oh god mother
blood blood this scene can be considered
a true classic due to its scary nature
but also for providing one of the
greatest twist endings in cinema history
well a boy’s best friend is his mother
here Lila finds the Troublesome mrs.
Bates only to turn her around and be
shocked with the truth that she’s
actually just found her decomposing
corpse the jump not only works due to
the terrifying decayed face but also
because of the audience’s expectations
we simply weren’t expecting mrs. Bates
to be dead this is certainly a jump
scare for the history books
number eight Terry grabs sue
this movie is about a bullied student
who learns that she has psychic powers
and takes revenge on those who tormented
her throughout high school
this final jump-scare comes during the
horror films final scene when surviving
students Sue Snell visits Carey’s grave
since it’s the end of the movie and the
villain is dead what could possibly go
wrong and yet carries bloodied hand
reaches out of the ground and grabs soup
and this complete with some freaky music
is what makes it one of the most
unexpected endings in horror movie
history
number 7 air shaft alien the hatch to
the third Junction this classic by
Ridley Scott isn’t short on tension or
scares and both come together especially
well in this famous scene in which
Dallas goes into the airlocks to find
crew mate Brett
in the complete darkness Dallas shines
his flashlight and this is when the
aliens suddenly attacks it is right
around here the tension is added to the
seam thanks to how pitch-black the
airlock appears to be and the tightness
of the corridors and of course the fact
that the alien appears in the beam of
light and makes that terrifying noise
already makes this freaky scene even
scarier Dallas number six in the closet
the ring this remake of the Japanese
horror classic about a VHS tape that
sends a paranormal entity to kill the
viewer a week after it was washed has
some pretty disturbing scenes but it’s
the closet scene that makes the list
here protagonist Rachael is speaking to
the mother of Katie a victim of the tape
who tells the journalist about finding
her daughter’s deformed body in the
closet
some great acting sets everything up
then the loud screeching noise and the
use of a quick cut editing technique
further intensifies the actual jump
scare I saw her face number 5
I’ll rip your soul out Evil Dead
this reboot / remake of the Evil Dead
series that launched in the early 80s
features twenty-something kids renting a
cabin out for some fun
only to be terrorized by demons I read a
passage from that book it was some sort
of prayer I released something David I
don’t know at least something evil this
scene which is the very first of the
movie features the movies very first
demon which is soon confronted with fire
do you want you to it to me who are
these people
look the good people it works because of
the seemingly helpless nature of the
possessed girl who when put face to face
with a match transforms into a powerful
demonic force that begins yelling at the
scream it’s a one-two punch of a scary
face and a loud noise and that’s exactly
what makes it jump scare so effective
I love you baby number four clap on clap
off the conjuring this movie’s premise
sounds pretty simple a family moves into
a house that they soon come to believe
is haunted we are beyond terrified we
don’t know what’s going on or what to do
can you help us however some truly
terrific scares are what elevate this
simple premise above the rest
particularly this one want to play
hide-and-clap the scenes fear comes from
the terrifying situation of Lorraine
being left alone in the dark and then
demon hands it’s already petrifying
thanks to the ghostly activity hinted at
right before but the added tension of
being locked in the basement in total
darkness as well as the loud and sudden
cloud of unknown origin from behind and
we’re pretty sure you’ll say with much
certainty that you’d never want to live
there
number three defibrillation the thing
what else we like different later over
here though the moment in which a blood
sample literally jumps away from
Macready is also a fantastic scare from
this film it’s the chest attack that
proves the most effective at jolting us
awake dr. Kapur is trying to resurrect
Norris from a heart attack only for the
geologists chest to open up and bite the
doctors arms off clear this scene works
due to both its sudden nature and the
terrific effects that went into making
it look as scary and bloody as possible
then there’s the idea that a chest
growing teeth and eating your arms off
is pretty terrifying in and of itself
number two rip-roaring red figure
insidious what’s happening to Rene’s
real I’ve seen it for myself another
seemingly run-of-the-mill haunted house
movie insidious has some terrifying
scares that elevated last night I had a
dream about this place that includes
this one where a red faced demon appears
behind Josh as his mother Lorraine
speaks of a scary dream she just had I
was afraid the preceding events
including the shadow figure in Dalton’s
room that reaches for him complement
this scare while the silence throughout
the scene in question heightens the loud
roar of the demon there is something in
there with him
meanwhile his red face against the blue
background amplifies the suddenness of
his appearance it’s unexpected loud and
downright frightening
what before we unveil our top pick here
are a few honorable mentions there’s a
twist
number one freaking nurse station The
Exorcist 3 while the rest of the film
may not have been up to par especially
when comparing it to the first film of
this supernatural horror film franchise
it’s this scene that no one can get out
of their minds when thinking of the
Exorcist 3 so long as they’ve actually
seen it why well it’s just so damn
effective we think we’re watching a
seemingly normal everyday occurrence in
a psychiatric hospital until a nurse
locks the door behind her and then she’s
chased and killed
the seemingly ordinary nature of this
scene works to its advantage as the
silence and the vents lead us to lower
our guards and simply watch without much
thought or emotion therefore we are not
expecting it at all and the loud noise
and zoomin scare the pants right off of
us
do you agree with our list which horror
movie jump-scare do you think was the
scariest for more freaky top 10s
published every day boom be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
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