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And the little girl, I agree, that scene was a great jumpscare.
People are strange Arbogast 2008
alexz commented on the word jumpscare
starting to see this term on youtube.. basically a video clip which catches the viewer off guard with an unexpected scare. Boo! also jump scare
June 16, 2016