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Poll: Scariest Jump Scare

A jump scare is a technique often used in horror films and video games, intended to scare the audience by surprising them with an abrupt change in image or event, usually co-occurring with a loud, frightening sound.

Which of these jump scares made you jump the most?

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Results of 8,427 votes:

  1. 1.

    The Conjuring (2013)

     
    Demon on the wardrobe.
  2. 2.

    Jaws (1975)

     
    Underwater corpse.
  3. 3.

    Alien (1979)

     
    Dallas in the airlocks.

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