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 ...

While atmospheric horror is still popular, the kind of jump scares in this 83-year-old classic are nearly obsolete today, but ...

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.

The Descent is easily one of the best horror movies of the 21st century, and one of the movie's best moments was rooted in ...

2. I loved the xenomorph hiding in plain sight on a statue in Episode 2. The scare was perfect and unexpected, as we, the audience, were led to believe it was still possible to be down some floors in ...

It’s a big, scary world out there, but that’s never stopped us from some additional big screen thrill-seeking. While some movies are scarier than the sum of their parts, we’re getting a little more ...