Talk:Jump scare

Folktales

I wonder if we should talk about folktales that include jump scares at the end, as a precursor to jump scares in film and other media. Before the rise of film and video games, several folktales ended with jump scares, in which the storyteller would slow down the storytelling, pause at the moment of highest tension, and then jump out and scream at a person who is listening. "The Big Toe" is a folktale that includes such a jump ending, as well as The Golden Arm. Mark Twain even gave advice for how to make the jump scare work when telling the story to a listening audience. Voz7 (talk) 03:13, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

Five Nights at Freddy's?

Five Nights at Freddy's is rather notorious for its jump scares, but this source was the only one I could find that could be used as a reference. Anyone know how reliable it is? Supernerd11 _{Firemind ^_^ Pokedex} 06:14, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

That doesn't look like a reliable source to me unfortunately, though I'm not 100% sure. Sam Walton (talk) 17:30, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Dang, I was afraid of that. Thanks. Supernerd11 _{Firemind ^_^ Pokedex} 22:23, 8 January 2015 (UTC)

Sisk hello 2A02:C7C:8E3F:9800:BCC7:390C:F959:DE (talk) 21:13, 15 March 2025 (UTC)

Proposed merge from Internet screamer

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.

The result of this discussion was to merge, with no objections in six months. McGeddon (talk) 16:12, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

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Looking through Internet screamer, it's difficult to tell how it's different from a traditional jump scare, except that this time it's online. From my own searches on Google, the topic does not seem to be sufficiently notable to warrant its own article. There are a few sources in the screamer article, but very few of them are reliable: Know Your Meme, Cheezburger, etc, are more suitable to external links than they are citations. Anyone got thoughts on the matter? NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 10:13, 6 March 2015 (UTC)

It seems like a sensible merge, though I'm struggling to find any reliable sources discussing the Internet screamer such that there is anything to merge here. Sam Walton (talk) 10:19, 6 March 2015 (UTC)

Yeah, I thought about nominating it for deletion, but I figured I'd probably get outvoted. It was a fairly popular fad back a while ago, and that tends to bring out the inclusionists. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 12:15, 6 March 2015 (UTC)

Given that the Internet screamer article still contains only one example and one television (?) advert that's just a jump scare, merging seems like a good idea. --McGeddon (talk) 18:38, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Loud noise

Why isn't the use of lound sounds mentioned? The pictures usually aren't that scary. It's the sound which makes a person who is normally able to deal with a scary face cringe. --2.245.137.221 (talk) 16:37, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

I think "Sudden or unexpected event" implies that this isn't just about images, 'event' could be a sound, picture, whatever. Sam Walton (talk) 17:04, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

Her or him?

"an edited sound effect of her screaming playing twice" The word her means him or his? I think that phrase shows regan do a scream with loud noise.114.122.110.190 (talk) 10:55, 24 April 2023 (UTC)

TV Show examples

I've seen some shows that uses jump scares. One example of it I saw is in an episode of Prank Patrol (Canada) called Zombie Attack with the Ninjas' prank on Andy and then on the public being a spot-the-difference puzzle with a jump scare attached to it. There's also the SpongeBob episode, Randomland with the deleted scene involving Red Mist Squidward. SpyderSoup (talk) 10:33, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

Will something bad happen if I add an image?

I am looking to ad an extra image to the Internet screamer section, a video. However, will this once again make me a target for Soetermans? 199.192.122.199 (talk) 23:10, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

Not necessarily. Does the image already exist in commons or on wikipedia as a file? RedactedHumanoid (talk) 02:04, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

The OP posted on WP:TEAHOUSE that s/he is referring to this File:Pressure washing screamer.webm, which looks fine as far as copyright goes, being assembled from things available on Commons.

I don't have a clue what the "Soetermans" reference means. ~Anachronist (talk) 02:18, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

It means User:Soetermans. RedactedHumanoid (talk) 02:22, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

An editor in good standing? That still doesn't enlighten me in any way. ~Anachronist (talk) 02:30, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

Soetermans has blocked and/or warned the IP in the past. RedactedHumanoid (talk) 02:37, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

OK, I see. Soeterman can't block, though, he isn't an admin.

I didn't realize that IP address had such a long talk page, but then it's a dynamic address so unlikely to be the same person from beginning to end.

In any case, I see no copyright problems with the proposed video, although it would benefit from being a bit shorter. I don't have an issue with it replacing the current image in the article as an example to illustrate the section on internet screamers. ~Anachronist (talk) 05:25, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

All the messages are over the course of a few months. In any case @199.192.122.199 I would say you are clear to make the edit, but to avoid any misunderstandings with other editors please include in your edit summary something that clearly states that the edit is made with good intentions. RedactedHumanoid (talk) 06:16, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

I am not convinced we should entertain this proposal at all, per WP:BLOCKREVERT. Sohom Datta blocked them from editing their own talk page because of continuous disruptive talk page violations, while this edit makes me believe the IP user is/was also behind CPANCORPORATIONWIKIACCOUNT (talk · contribs) (blocked by Chaheel Riens). Hoary simply asked a question for clarification, but that was characterized as "tryna spew about copyright". Also note they attacked me personally. soetermans. ^{↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK} 08:16, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

Soetermans - for clarity, I'm not an admin and didn't block CPANCORPORATIONWIKIACCOUNT - but I did report them for breach of username policy, which may have had bearing on their subsequent block by DoubleGrazing. Chaheel Riens (talk) 13:09, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

Oh boy. Anyways, I don’t run that long account name, just this one and that other weird username I got sometimes. The video isn’t copyrighted and the pressure washing clip is from another Wiki commons video. 199.192.122.199 (talk) 14:39, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

And the video has no copyright! I’m going to put it there to show an EXAMPLE of a screamer. Don’t ban me even further! 199.192.122.199 (talk) 14:53, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

You just randomly brought up a blocked account, huh? Why did you do that? And what "other weird username" do you have? Please do not do that. I disagree with your proposal. It is not necessary. soetermans. ^{↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK} 14:56, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

How is it not necessary? 199.192.122.199 (talk) 14:56, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

Could you answer my questions, please? It is not necessary, because the text is sufficient and I am of the opinion the video is of low quality. soetermans. ^{↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK} 15:07, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

This deleted user I just brought up because he was also reverted for an unsourced edit. This second account I have is called 184.60.239.108 (talk) 199.192.122.199 (talk) 15:10, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

Not account, IP address. It can be normal for IP addresses to fluctuate sometimes. RedactedHumanoid (talk) 17:39, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

That other IP address has had zero activity and no blocks. ~Anachronist (talk) 19:09, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

I disagree with you. I think that video has a place in the article, more so than the current image. I would prefer it to be shorter, however. ~Anachronist (talk) 19:08, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

Disagree with who? 199.192.122.199 (talk) 19:20, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

If you actually read what I wrote, it should be clear that I am disagreeing with Soetermans. ~Anachronist (talk) 19:28, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

this is the video I tend to replace the image with 199.192.122.199 (talk) 19:34, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

and this is what’s on right now 199.192.122.199 (talk) 19:36, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

I just discovered something! Internet screamer once DID have its own page on here! It’s now redirected here. 199.192.122.199 (talk) 00:09, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

If that is the case, I advise against recreating it as an article. When an article is converted into a redirect, it is usually done for a good reason, often a consensus or an AfD discussion. RedactedHumanoid (talk) 03:50, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

It wasn't just "redirected" here, the content in it was merged into this one. Nothing pertinent has been lost. ~Anachronist (talk) 04:39, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

And once again, the only example of an actual screamer on there was the dang maze game. 199.192.122.199 (talk) 21:28, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

Another thing regarding the IS section. Should the K Fee ads be considered screamers or are they fine in the “In Commercials” section? 199.192.122.199 (talk) 01:47, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

184.60.239.108 (talk)

Hopefully it works this time. (Don’t ban me) 199.192.122.199 (talk) 22:06, 6 June 2025 (UTC)

What are you talking about? Also the word here is block, not ban. Bans are a different thing. RedactedHumanoid (talk) 22:14, 6 June 2025 (UTC)

Nothing. Just look at the comment I made before that. 199.192.122.199 (talk) 22:25, 6 June 2025 (UTC)

Oh by the way Soetermans, that wasn’t an ad, it was a question. This is not an insult. 199.192.122.199 (talk) 20:43, 7 June 2025 (UTC)

HE ALSO FOLLOWED ME ONTO THE EVERETT RAILROAD 11 PAGE AND DID THE SAME THING!!! HE IS CRAZY!!! 199.192.122.199 (talk) 20:45, 7 June 2025 (UTC)

Did it ever occur to you that you possibly violating the Manual of Style, which is why your edits were reverted? Furthermore, he probably isn't following you, he likely picked up on it in the recent changes page. RedactedHumanoid (talk) 23:53, 7 June 2025 (UTC)