Jump Scares in The Thing (1982)

See below for the exact times and descriptions of the 7 jump scares in The Thing, which has a jump scare rating of 2.0.

Jump Scare Rating: Tense and claustrophobic, The Thing contains a handful of solid jump scares.

Synopsis: A group of American scientists based in Antarctica fall victim to a shape-shifting extraterrestrial organism that assumes the appearance of the people it kills.

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Jump Scare Times

00:29:39 – A dog leaps out at Clark.

01:05:37 – Something moves past a doorway in front of Fuchs.

01:13:37 – Norris and Nauls attack MacReady from behind.

01:15:22 – Copper attempts to defibrillate Norris when a giant hole opens in Norris’s chest. [Video].

01:22:58 – Palmer’s blood has a violent reaction when MacReady tests it with the copper wire.

01:35:41 – Blair appears behind Garry.

01:37:39 – The ground begins to erupt in front of MacReady.

(Major jump scares in bold)

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