Midnight Club 21 Jump Scares

In 2022, horror filmmaker Mike Flanagan, known for avoiding cheap jolts in his movies, created a record-setting barrage of shocks in the first episode of The Midnight Club. The episode packed in 21 jump scares and earned a Guinness World Record for the most scripted jump scares in a single television episode. Flanagan deliberately designed the sequence so the constant startles would overwhelm viewers and strip jump scares of their usual power. In a sharp twist for modern horror, this first-of-its-kind record used Hollywood’s favorite scare tactic specifically to make it feel meaningless.

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