Sometimes, it's not about atmosphere in a horror game — it's about the perfect time to ambush you with a jump scare.

Jump scares are a contentious topic in horror. Some people love them, others feel that they're cheap. It's an easy way to elicit a fear response, and sometimes, it can feel like a storyteller is ...

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 floor creaks, the music turns ominous and an uneasy quiet sets in. Then BAM! It’s the classic jump scare. This staple of horror movies, when done well, is instantly memorable. With Times film ...

Squeaking doors, increasing heart-beat music, unexpected activities and a room filled with scared audience- haven’t we started forgetting what watching bone-chilling horror films in theatres meant ...

It’s one of the most well-worn tricks in the horror handbook: An innocent victim is minding their own business, nothing happening, and then…something happens to make the watcher’s heart skip a beat.

Jimmy Fallon and Prince Harry got into the Halloween spirit on Thursday’s episode of NBC’s The Tonight Show. In a segment of the late-night show, Fallon took Harry through his new haunted maze ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Sony has an overarching goal for its upcoming zombie-themed postapocalyptic PC MMO H1Z1--and that's to scare you--Sony Online Entertainment president ...