jump-scare

See also: jumpscare and jump scare

English

Noun

jump-scare (plural jump-scares)

  1. Alternative spelling of jump scare
    • 1995, Film Review, Issues 12-13, unknown page:
      There's jump-scares a-plenty and all the obvious manipulation that goes into making a fright-flick work.
    • 2012, Xander Bennett, Screenwriting Tips, You Hack: 150 Practical Pointers for Becoming a Better Screenwriter, Focal Press, →ISBN, page 103:
      Jump-scares, suspense, and sudden violence are all a major part of the horror genre.
    • 2013, Scot Sotherrn, Cub Service: A Memoir, Soft Skull Press, →ISBN, page 185:
      Walking through the dark, I felt like I was drawing to a movie jump-scare.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:jump-scare.
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