Been woodshedding scary movies and scores looking at what makes the scares truly scary (at least on first viewing), and ended up in the way back machine, so here’s a shout-out to the spooky films OG Val Lewton, who just may be the originator of the false jump-scare! Here it is from the 1942 banger, Cat People! (Hint: the lack of score really sells it!) https://youtu.be/N3vm7UgE0bg?si