Jump Scares in House of Wax (2005)

See below for the exact times and descriptions of the 16 jump scares in House of Wax, which has a jump scare rating of 4.0.

Jump Scare Rating: House of Wax is full of jump scares especially in the second half and although many are not scary, the frequent use of a jump scare sound effect makes for some quite startling scares.

Synopsis: A group of teens stumble across a small town where the only attraction appears to be a large wax museum.

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Jump Scare Times

00:17:15 – A sound effect plays during a tense scene (although nothing scary happens on screen).

00:19:08 – Wade startles Carly from behind and a sound effect plays.

00:20:56 – Carly suddenly falls down a bank and into a pit.

00:36:32 – Wade bends down to touch what he thinks is a wax dog sculpture but it turns out to be a real dog that barks at him before running away.

00:37:50 – Carly cleans the mirror and in the reflection sees a man watching her.

00:39:50 – Carly hears a knocking noise and turns around to see the deformed wax figure of a housekeeper standing right in front of her.

00:51:56 – Carly turns the headlights on to reveal Bo standing in front of the car.

00:56:40 – Carly breaks an arm off one of the wax figures.

00:58:38 – Bo grabs Carly.

01:10:27 – A wax figure appears at the window startling Nick;.

01:13:36 – Paige turns the light on to reveal Vincent looming over her.

01:15:14 – Paige is stabbed in the foot as a blade comes up through the metal grate she is walking across.

01:16:31 – Vincent opens the car door.

01:16:58 – Vincent throws a spike at Paige.

01:32:03 – Nick grabs Carly as she walks up the stairs.

01:39:44 – A knife blade comes through the wall near Carly.

(Major jump scares in bold)

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