![]() ![]() Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure – Large Marge.Tons of spoilers ahead, so tread carefully, but here you go. So, here we are: my favorite jump scares of all time. Otherwise it’s just cheap noise and bluster. So, there is an art to a good jump scare. And merely startling someone isn’t at all the goal of a horror film. It’s not that we’re scared per se, just startled. Instead of scaring us with something spooky, way too many jump scares do rely on making us involuntarily jump at a sudden noise. But let me be clear, most jump scares are kind of cheap, because way too many of them rely on the loud audio cue far more than the actual set up and imagery of said jump scare. Gimme a good, well crafted, patiently executed jump scared any day and I’m happy. I’ll cut right to the chase: I love a good jump scare. And others just find them annoying because they’re seen as predictable and silly. Some people dislike them because it causes too much of an unpleasant involuntary reaction in them. They’re described as cheap, or overdone, or not really scary. In modern horror circles, where there are unbearable dickheads clambering to the top of the shit mountain so they can decry all films made after December 31 st, 1989, the jump scare has almost a pejorative flavor to it. Put in the simplest terms, a jump scare is a “boo!” moment in a horror film: we are suddenly shown something shocking, often accompanied by a jarring audio cue to trigger our sense of hearing as well. There is, however, a middle ground to these approaches: the oft reviled while still just as widely praised phenomenon of the jump scare. ![]() Other times, a film can take a sly and sneaky approach, crafting an intricate atmosphere of unease and disquiet before dropping a bomb on them or simply leaving them jumpy and afraid and then moving on to the next scene. Sometimes this can be done with straight up gore and violence and rub the viewers face in it. The purpose of a horror film is simple: to evoke fear and dread and revulsion in the viewer. But for this edition of THIS JUSTIN I wanted to do something special for Halloween, so I’m gonna talk about jump scares! The time has come: it’s spooky season! Now, as you may have figured out, it’s always spooky season for the ghouls here at Horror Business and Cinepunx. Spoilers ahead for every movie I’m gonna be talking about so stop reading if you don’t want a movie ruined for you. Each week I’ll be taking you on a deep dive into something creepy and/or crawly and talking your ear off about why I love it so much. Welcome to THIS JUSTIN, a column dedicated to my love of all things weird and spooky. ![]()
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