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Top 10 Horror Movies with the Most Jumpscares in 2026

The definitive ranking of 2026 horror movies by jumpscare count. Evil Dead Burn leads with 37 verified jumpscares, followed by Bodycam and Sleepwalker.

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Top 10 Horror Movies with the Most Jumpscares in 2026

Which 2026 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: Evil Dead Burn -- The Scariest of 2026

Jumpscares: 37
Genres: horror, supernatural, demons

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#2: Bodycam -- Runner Up

Jumpscares: 28
Genres: horror, found footage, thriller

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#3: Sleepwalker -- Bronze

Jumpscares: 27
Genres: horror, thriller, psychological

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#4: The Mortuary Assistant

Jumpscares: 23
Genres: horror, supernatural, thriller

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#5: Lee Cronin's The Mummy

Jumpscares: 20
Genres: horror, supernatural, monsters

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#6: Whistle

Jumpscares: 19
Genres: horror, thriller, mystery

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#7: The Grieving

Jumpscares: 19
Genres: horror, supernatural, grief

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#8: Hokum

Jumpscares: 17
Genres: horror, supernatural, thriller

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#9: Return to Silent Hill

Jumpscares: 16
Genres: horror, psychological, video game

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#10: Scream 7

Jumpscares: 15
Genres: horror, slasher, thriller

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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.

2026 vs 2025

The top of 2026 is dominated by Evil Dead Burn with 37 jumpscares — surpassing 2025's champion The Conjuring: Last Rites (30). The overall intensity of 2026 releases is higher, with three films crossing the 25-jumpscare threshold.

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Featured Movies

Evil Dead Burn
E
8.8
IMDb6.9

Evil Dead Burn

2026
1:49:00
horror
thriller
+20

After her husband's abrupt death, a woman seeks solace with her in-laws. As they transform into Deadites one by one, she comes to discover that the vows she took in life survive even in death.

Bodycam
E
8.1
IMDb5.0

Bodycam

2026
1:15:00
horror
paranormal phenomena
+9

A call to a quiet suburban home unleashes unthinkable carnage when two officers mistakenly shoot a man and his infant child, spiraling the tragedy into a fierce, unrelenting fall into the unknown.

Sleepwalker
E
7.7
IMDb3.7

Sleepwalker

2026
1:29:00
thriller
horror
+4

A grieving mother is haunted by the tragic loss of her daughter in a car accident that left her abusive husband in a coma. As she battles a surreal descent into darkness, her sleepwalking episodes intensify. Plagued by haunting visions of her husband inside their home, she grapples with the blurred lines between reality and nightmare.

The Mortuary Assistant
E
6.5
IMDb3.8

The Mortuary Assistant

2026
1:31:00
horror
mystery
+8

Rebecca Owens, a recent mortuary science graduate takes a night shift job at River Fields Mortuary. Initially, the job seems straightforward — embalming bodies, completing paperwork, and keeping things tidy. But once Rebecca starts working the night shift, things take a dark turn.

Lee Cronin's The Mummy
E
5.3
IMDb6.2

Lee Cronin's The Mummy

2026
2:13:00
horror
mystery
+22

The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace—eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare.

Whistle
E
5.5
IMDb5.2

Whistle

2026
1:40:00
horror
mystery
+12

A misfit group of unwitting high school students stumble upon a cursed object, an ancient Aztec Death Whistle. They discover that blowing the whistle and the terrifying sound it emits will summon their future deaths to hunt them down.

The Grieving
E
5.4
IMDb3.8

The Grieving

2026
1:35:00
horror
thriller

Mia, a mourning daughter, attempts to lay her father to rest, only to uncover the dangerous demons he was battling. As she struggles to make sense of a world without him, grief gives way to a chilling truth.

Hokum
E
5.3
IMDb6.7

Hokum

2026
1:48:00
horror
hotel
+13

When novelist Ohm Bauman retreats to a remote inn to scatter his parents' ashes, he is consumed by tales of a witch haunting the honeymoon suite. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance forces him to confront dark corners of his past.

Return to Silent Hill
E
4.3
IMDb4.0

Return to Silent Hill

2026
1:46:00
mystery
drama
+19

When James receives a mysterious letter from his lost love Mary, he is drawn to Silent Hill—a once-familiar town now consumed by darkness. As he searches for her, James faces monstrous creatures and unravels a terrifying truth that will push him to the edge of his sanity.

Scream 7
D
4
IMDb5.5

Scream 7

2026
1:54:00
horror
mystery
+24

When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all.

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