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Top 10 Horror Movies with the Most Jumpscares in 2023

The definitive ranking of 2023 horror movies by jumpscare count. The Nun II leads with 28 verified jumpscares.

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Top 10 Horror Movies with the Most Jumpscares in 2023

Which 2023 horror movies had the most jumpscares? We tracked every single one. Here is the definitive ranking based on community-verified jumpscare counts from NotScare.

Whether you want to find the most intense experience or avoid the scariest films, this list has you covered.

The Ranking

#1: The Nun II -- The Scariest of 2023

Jumpscares: 28
Genres: horror, france, nun

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#2: The Boogeyman -- Runner Up

Jumpscares: 26
Genres: horror, based on novel or book, supernatural creature

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#3: Insidious: The Red Door -- Bronze

Jumpscares: 22
Genres: horror, thriller, supernatural

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#4: Cobweb

Jumpscares: 20
Genres: horror, nightmare, halloween

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#5: Evil Dead Rise

Jumpscares: 20
Genres: horror, thriller, sibling relationship

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#6: The Last Voyage Of The Demeter

Jumpscares: 19
Genres: horror, fantasy, ship

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#7: Scream 6

Jumpscares: 16
Genres: horror, thriller, crime

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#8: No One Will Save You

Jumpscares: 16
Genres: horror, science fiction, isolation

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#9: Five Nights at Freddy's

Jumpscares: 14
Genres: horror, thriller, night shift

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#10: The Exorcist: Believer

Jumpscares: 14
Genres: horror, thriller, faith

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How We Count Jumpscares

Every jumpscare on NotScare is submitted and verified by our community. Each one includes a timestamp, intensity rating (major or minor), and description. This ranking uses the total count of verified jumpscares per movie.

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Featured Movies

The Nun II

The Nun II

In 1956 France, a priest is violently murdered, and Sister Irene begins to investigate. She once again comes face-to-face with a powerful evil.

The Boogeyman

The Boogeyman

based on novel or book

Still reeling from the tragic death of their mother, a teenage girl and her younger sister find themselves plagued by a sadistic presence in their house and struggle to get their grieving father to pay attention before it’s too late.

Insidious: The Red Door

Insidious: The Red Door

To put their demons to rest once and for all, Josh Lambert and a college-aged Dalton Lambert must go deeper into The Further than ever before, facing their family's dark past and a host of new and more horrifying terrors that lurk behind the red door.

Cobweb

Cobweb

Eight year old Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant tapping from inside his bedroom wall—one that his parents insist is all in his imagination. As Peter's fear intensifies, he believes that his parents could be hiding a terrible, dangerous secret and questions their trustworthiness.

Evil Dead Rise

Evil Dead Rise

A reunion between two estranged sisters gets cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.

The Last Voyage Of The Demeter

The Last Voyage Of The Demeter

The crew of the merchant ship Demeter attempts to survive the ocean voyage from Carpathia to London as they are stalked each night by a merciless presence onboard the ship.

Scream 6

Scream 6

Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter.

No One Will Save You

No One Will Save You

science fiction

A lonely woman battles extraterrestrials who threaten her future while forcing her to face her past.

Five Nights at Freddy's

Five Nights at Freddy's

Recently fired and desperate for work, a troubled young man named Mike agrees to take a position as a night security guard at an abandoned theme restaurant: Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria. But he soon discovers that nothing at Freddy's is what it seems.

The Exorcist: Believer

The Exorcist: Believer

Since his wife's death, Victor has raised his daughter Angela alone. After she and her friend return from a three-day disappearance with missing memories, they begin displaying frightening behavior reminiscent of the MacNeil possession fifty years prior.

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