Jump-scare
"Jump-scare" in a Sentence (3 examples)
There's jump-scares a-plenty and all the obvious manipulation that goes into making a fright-flick work.
Jump-scares, suspense, and sudden violence are all a major part of the horror genre.
Walking through the dark, I felt like I was drawing to a movie jump-scare.
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