Jump-scare – or roughly translated as `sudden scare` – is a technique often applied in horror films, from low-budget works to blockbusters.

If done meticulously and methodically, jump-scare scenes can easily defeat even the most `hardened` audience.

1. Jaws (Jaws, 1975)

Released in 1975, Jaws  created a public craze with the story of a man-eating great white shark on a New England beach.

The movie has quite a few predatory scenes as well as extremely scary scares.

2. The Conjuring (2013)

Through the hands of master James Wan , The Conjuring  became one of the scariest horror films of all time.

The most terrifying scene in The Conjuring lasts many minutes.

3. Insidious (Insidious, 2010)

Like The Conjuring,  Insidious  is also a famous brand thanks to the hands of James Wan.

As one of the films that made a name for James Wan, Insidious has `redefined` the horror film genre with unexpected scares that are not afraid of day or night.

4. It Follows (Devil Hunt, 2014)

With a tight script and creative ideas,  It Follows  is considered a breath of fresh air for B-grade horror movies. The film’s story revolves around a mysterious curse spread through… sexual intercourse.

David Robert Mitchell’s work has created a terrifying atmosphere throughout when the other entity can appear at any time with countless different shapes, even as relatives of the victim.

5. The Conjuring 2 (The Conjuring 2, 2016)

Continuing the exorcism story of the Warren couple, The Conjuring 2  introduces viewers to the evil Valak (Bonnie Aarons) with even scarier scares.

Shortly after, Valak appeared and lured Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) into the room.

6. Mulholland Drive (Paradise Fantasy, 2001)

Although not a true horror film, Mulholland Drive still makes viewers’ hair crawl with its ghostly images intertwining dreams and reality.

In the opening scene, a man tells his friend about nightmares where a `ghost` lurks behind the restaurant they are sitting at.

7. Friday the 13th (Friday the 13th, 1980)

Friday the 13th is one of the most popular bloody horror film franchises in Hollywood along with Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween or Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

However, in the first movie, the villain was Jason’s mother named Pamela Voorhees (Batsy Palmer).