Some may think they’re cheats but when done right, they’re a vital part of horror filmmaking. First there’s the basic Jump Scare, when we suddenly see something creepy and punctuate it with sound ...

Horror. Narrator: Who has a PhD in horror. McKendry: So, jump scares are based on kind of a theory of what fear is. Fear is kind of the buildup. It's the time in between when you think something ...