Filmmakers, Foley artists, composers, sound designers, and editors break down the contemporary jump scare. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures/YouTube and Universal ...

From an auditory perspective, the reason we react swiftly to eerie sounds is that the auditory system processes information more quickly than the visual system. This allows humans to respond ...

As part of Horror Week 2025, we sat down with a bunch of talented filmmakers to discuss the future of horror filmmaking and ...

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.

You might love them or you might loathe them, but you cannot deny that the jump scare has flourished, developing into a cornerstone of modern horror moviemaking. Their presence (or lack thereof) has ...