#jump-scares

#jump-scares

For die-hards, no horror movie can be too scary. But for you, a wimp, the wrong one can leave you miserable. Never fear, scaredies, because Slate's Scaredy Scale is here to help. We've put together a highly scientific and mostly spoiler-free system for rating new horror movies, comparing them with classics along a 10-point scale. And because not everyone is scared by the same things-some viewers can't stand jump scares, while others are haunted by more psychological terrors or can't stomach arterial spurts-