While atmospheric horror is still popular, the kind of jump scares in this 83-year-old classic are nearly obsolete today, but deserve to return.

Zach Cregger's Weapons is a masterclass in jump scares, as it proves that the best horror movies use this trope to expand the story and characters.

Considered a shortcut at best and, as the comments would suggest, cheap at worst, so real is the hate for jump scares that ...