Jump scare

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What Wikipedia says

A jump scare (also written as jump-scare or jumpscare) is a scaring technique used in media, particularly in horror fiction such as horror films and horror games, intended to scare the viewer by surprising them with a creepy face or object, usually accompanied by a loud sound.

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