We are just over 48 hours from away Halloween – and Netflix have been loading up their platform with a host of terrifying horror films that are guaranteed to make you jump out of your skin!
While horror movies come in many different shapes and sizes, the adrenaline that comes with a jump scare is always unparalleled in the world of cinema.
Seen as one of the most effective and terrifying moments of a horror movie, the ‘jump scare’ has delighted and spooked audiences for decades. Many will attest that it is perhaps where horror sparks its magic the most.
However, if you’re wanting to ensure you and your household don’t waste time on a movie that doesn’t scare in the right way, using website Where’s The Jump?, we’ve put together a list of the scariest movies on Netflix UK this Halloween, using ‘jump scare per movie’ as our main metric.
5. Sinister (2012)
Starring Ethan Hawke, Sinister introduced us to the child stealing ghost like demon Bagul and jam packed with jump scares, with 17 in total, including a whopping six of them seen as 'major' jumps - the second highest on this list. Photo: Blumhouse Productions
6. Deliver Us From Evil (2014)
Based on the non-fiction book entitled Beware the Night, Deliver Us From Evil offers up 16 jump scares in total, with four of them major scares. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris
7. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
Laurie vs Michael never gets old, however, late 90s hit Halloween H20 offers us more jump scares than many of the other Halloween franchise movies with 16 jump scares - two of them major. Photo: VINCE BUCCI
8. The Woman In Black (2012)
One of actor Daniel Ratcliffe's first films following his starring role as Harry Potter, The Woman In Black was a real departure and offers 16 jump scares throughout the movie - although only one is classed as major. Photo: Michael Loccisano