Jump Scares in Squid Game (Season 1)

See below for the exact times and descriptions of the 8 jump scares in Squid Game, which has a jump scare rating of 1.0.

Jump Scare Rating: This riveting series does not use jump scares at all. Most are usually the first shot in the episode which breaks the silence. Although there is one major one for the more jumpy viewer. There is however, plenty of gore – and a very high kill count.

Synopsis: A story about people who fail in life for a variety of reasons, but then receive a mystery invitation to play a survival game for a chance to earn more than 38 million dollars. The games are based on easy childhood games and takes place in an unknown location. What’s more, the players are imprisoned until a winner is determined or a majority rule to stop.

Contributor: HorrorPsycho contributed all the information on this page (Sign up now to become a contributor too! Learn more)

Jump Scare Times

—Episode 1—

00:46:02 – A loud gunshot.

00:46:41 – A man is shot in the back.

—Episode 2—

00:33:12 – A man’s hand gets caught between two metal rollers, crushing them and splattering blood straight at the camera.

—Episode 3—

00:38:49 – A man is shot.

—Episode 5—

00:37:37 – A man is shot.

—Episode 6—

00:33:17 – A loud gunshot.

00:33:32 – A loud gunshot.

—Episode 7—

00:28:49 – A man jumps onto the glass which breaks, and he falls to his death.

(Major jump scares in bold)

Report inaccurate data: Contact us with the URL of this page and a description of what data is inaccurate. We’ll work to get it fixed!