In​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ case you have been around horror games or just browsed YouTube in the last ten years, you must be aware ...

If there's one surefire way to frighten a player, it's with a jump scare, something that these horror games embrace ...

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.

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

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 ...

Remember those prank videos we used to send each other on AIM in middle school? It’d be of some innocent-enough scene, but it told you to watch closely for something cool—only for a terrifying zombie ...

Lisa Nordin is an actress, writer, and fan of all things performing arts. Her favorite genres are Sci-Fi and Fantasy. She is a self-published author and enjoys exploring how fictional stories help ...

Halloween is everywhere in October: from front yards lined with skulls, to haunted attractions, to jump scares and crowded events. For some kids, it’s not fun at all. The spooky sights and sounds can ...