Jump Scares in The Burning (1981)

See below for the exact times and descriptions of the 21 jump scares in The Burning, which has a jump scare rating of 4.0.

Jump Scare Rating: Compared to many other 80s slashers, The Burning creates a surprising amount of tension and executes some effective jump scares. A rather shrill sound effect is used to emphaise most of these scares which might irritate some viewers.

Synopsis: Sadistic caretaker Cropsy returns to a summer camp to seek revenge on those who horrifically burned him when a prank went wrong.

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

Jump Scare Times

00:03:18 – Accompanied by a loud sound effect, a man suddenly sits up in his bed.

00:04:44 – Accompanied by another sound effect, the camera cuts to a close up of a skull covered in worms.

00:07:43 – A burnt hand reaches out to grab one of the doctors. [Video].

00:20:56 – Sally opens the shower curtain and screams.

00:31:48 – Alfred sees a figure at the window (a jarring sound effect plays at the same time).

00:32:34 – A bird flies out as Todd opens a door.

00:43:09 – A man in a mask jumps out (as a prank), scaring the group. [Video].

00:48:55 – Cropsy appears as Karen reaches for her dress.

00:59:09 – Cropsy jumps out of the canoe and attacks the group. [Video].

01:04:27 – Cropsy appears in front of Sally.

01:06:30 – Glazer is stabbed by Cropsy.

01:08:33 – Todd sees Glazer’s dead body.

01:11:26 – A hand from one of the corpses falls onto Michelle.

01:11:34 – A corpse floats to the surface scaring Michelle once more.

01:17:47 – Cropsy’s hand appears from around a corner to grab Alfred.

01:20:27 – During a tense scene Todd puts his foot through a floorboard and falls to the ground.

01:20:49 – Some dirt falls down the mine-shaft startling Todd.

01:21:46 – Accompanied by a loud sound effect, Todd sees a corpse. [Video].

01:24:55 – Cropsy’s disfigured face suddenly appears on screen (once again accompanied by a loud sound effect. [Video].

01:25:31 – Several short sharp flashbacks over the next 20 seconds may startle some viewers.

01:26:53 – Cropsy leaps up to attack Todd and Alfred. [Video].

(Major jump scares in bold)

Watch with subtitles that warn you about jump scares! Download the .srt file of the jump scares in The Burning. [More info]

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!