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For a show built on nostalgia, Stranger Things has a knack for delivering shocks that feel anything but old-school.

Robbie has been an avid gamer for well over 20 years. During that time, he's watched countless franchises rise and fall. He's a big RPG fan but dabbles in a little bit of everything. Writing about ...

Filmmakers, Foley artists, composers, sound designers, and editors break down the contemporary jump scare. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures/YouTube and Universal ...

One of the most criticized tropes of horror films is the jump scare. It's become a lazy tool in modern horror, a way to make the audience react against their will by causing a physical reaction that ...

You might love them or you might loathe them, but you cannot deny that the jump scare has flourished, developing into a cornerstone of modern horror moviemaking. Their presence (or lack thereof) has ...

Chris Messina is slightly underused in the role of the grieving father. But one new patient throws the Harpers’ fragile harmony off-kilter. Lester Billings (David Dastmalchian, perfectly chilling in ...