Jumpscare

Synonyms for "jumpscare"

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Not only are her thumbnails clickbait nowadays, her most recent video has a random jumpscare halfway through. I don't know if she's gaining anything from including that, but she sure is losing a loyal follower.

Source: tatoeba (13067705)

I sit shaking in fear and shock from the horrible jumpscare.

Source: wiktionary

Do you like jumpscares? Well then, here's your movie!

Source: wiktionary

It seemed that for every legitimate moment of tension and terror caused by Wan's brilliant style of camerawork (of which there surprisingly weren't many), there was a cheap jumpscare that just made you think: “Did they really just do that to me?”

Source: wiktionary

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