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Salem's Lot

Salem's Lot (2024) - Jumpscare Guide

20241:53:00
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5.6R

Plot

Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem's Lot only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.

Director

Gary Dauberman
Gary Dauberman

Cast

Lewis Pullman
Lewis PullmanBen Mears
Makenzie Leigh
Makenzie LeighSusan Norton
Jordan Preston Carter
Jordan Preston CarterMark Petrie
Alfre Woodard
Alfre WoodardDr. Cody
Bill Camp
Bill CampMatt Burke
John Benjamin Hickey
John Benjamin HickeyFather Callahan
Nicholas Crovetti
Nicholas CrovettiDanny Glick
Spencer Treat Clark
Spencer Treat ClarkMike Ryerson
Pilou Asbæk
Pilou AsbækR.T Straker
Alexander Ward
Alexander WardKurt Barlow
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Does Salem's Lot Have Jump Scares?

Yes — Salem's Lot (2024) has 20 jump scares (8 major, 11 minor)

First scare: 00:07:28 | Last scare: 01:45:20

Scare Level: High — For experienced horror fans

Jumpscare Rating
E

Extreme Jumpscares

Short: Relentless barrage of intense scares from start to finish. Extreme caution advised.

Salem's Lot receives an E rating for its extreme jumpscare assault. The movie packs overwhelming numbers of major shock sequences, using aggressive visual chaos and deafening audio crescendos. Each scare moment delivers maximum impact through calculated sensory bombardment. Absolutely not recommended for sensitive viewers or horror newcomers.

Analysis:

Total: 20Major: 8Minor: 11Intensity: 27

Contains 8 major jumpscares and 11 minor jumpscares.

5.9/10
STANDARD
Steady stream of jumpscares keeps you engaged. This is what you signed up for when you clicked "horror".
Fear Factor Analysis
Standard
Gore/BloodBody HorrorChild AbuseFireGaslightingStalking

Common Questions About Salem's Lot

Total Jumpscares: 20

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Jumpscare Timeline

See when jumpscares occur throughout the movie

Start Movie

00:00:00 / 01:53:00
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Jumpscare Details

00:07:28
Minor

Barlow's face c3RvbG appears for a moment.

00:37:00
Minor

Right after the teeter-totter changes, a hand comes down from the top of the screen and appears to pull Danny up by his face. Then you see his mom startle awake and Danny is standing at her bedside.

00:38:22
TriggerWarning
blood

Danny grabs the bag of blood being given to him intravenously and he eats at the bag and blood. Blood is all over his hands and face, ending with him lying on the bed with a lot of blood on his face and chest.

00:40:20
Minor

Thumping from inside the coffin begins (Nuklio).

00:41:41
Minor

A scary Danny with c291cm glowing eyes stands in the grave.

00:41:55
Major

Vampire Danny jumps the groundskeeper (Mike).

00:54:05
Minor

Vampire Danny with glowing eyes is shown looking in Mark’s bedroom window. Mark closes (copied from notscare.me) the shade and Danny appears in another window a few seconds later.

00:54:55
Minor

Danny bangs on the window and yells.

00:57:34
Minor

When Matt stands up from his desk bm90c2 and turns around vampire Mike is standing there with glowing eyes.

00:58:49
Major

Mike jumps Matt from a side room.

01:06:47
Major

Barlow jumps Matt after he says “Get the light.”

01:19:34
Major

Vampire Matt Burke appears amongst the bottles.

01:23:32
Major

Susan gets c2NyYX bit by a vampire.

01:24:41
Major

Barlow appears suddenly behind Mrs. Petrie and bites her neck.

01:32:23
Major

Danny tries to bite Mark as he was looking in the mirror.

01:36:22
Major

Dr. Cody is shot from the back.

01:39:46
Minor

Susan’s mom gets Y29waW run over by a car.

01:42:45
Minor

Coffin explodes open.

01:43:01
Minor

Vampire Susan appears behind Ben.

01:45:20
Minor

Barlow’s arm crashes down and tries to grab Mark.

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