The Nun

The Nun (2018) - Jumpscare Guide

2018
1:36:00
21 Jumpscares

Genres

horror

Plot

A priest with a haunted past and a novice on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate the death of a young nun in Romania and confront a malevolent force in the form of a demonic nun.

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Total Jumpscares: 21

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00:00:00 / 01:36:00

Jumpscare Details

00:03:22
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A blood-soaked hand explodes from the shadows, seizing the praying nun.

Submitted by: Josh

00:03:40
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The prone nun is violently yanked into the engulfing darkness.

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00:06:50
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The hanging nun's corpse suddenly plummets, scattering a flock of ravens.

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00:28:04
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The camera slowly circles Frenchie before a nun corpse plummets from a tree, slamming him to the ground.

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00:39:50
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After watching a shadowy figure move across the room, Irene looks up at the statue of Jesus when Valek suddenly appears behind Irene’s shoulders and glass shatters over her.

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00:42:47
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A match flares in the coffin's suffocating dark. Valek's hands erupt from the shadows, violently snatching Burke into the black.

Submitted by: Josh

00:46:39
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From the praying huddle, a skeletal nun's hand bursts forth, snatching Irene's arm.

Submitted by: Josh

00:56:00
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Burke touches the abbess's veil; she snaps around, possessed by Valek.

Submitted by: Josh

00:58:13
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Irene retrieves a bead, only for a terrifying nun to suddenly appear directly behind her.

Submitted by: Josh

01:01:24
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As Irene clutches her rosary, Valak's gnarled hands burst through the wall behind her.

Submitted by: Josh

01:01:43
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Irene's panicked scream is violently smothered as a nun's hand clamps over her mouth.

Submitted by: Josh

01:04:07
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As Burke approaches the boy, Valek slams into view.

Submitted by: Josh

01:05:43
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An overhead shot captures nuns praying in a circular formation. The scene falls deathly silent before an invisible force violently hurls them across the room.

Submitted by: Josh

01:07:10
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Drawn by the ominous ringing, Burke leans in as a decaying hand bursts from the earth before him.

Submitted by: Josh

01:11:29
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As Irene prays, a possessed nun suddenly lunges at the group.

Submitted by: Josh

01:18:36
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A monstrous roar suddenly erupts from the oppressive catacomb darkness, engulfing Frenchie.

Submitted by: Josh

01:19:14
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As Irene turns to face a faceless nun behind her, a second nun lunges from the side.

Submitted by: Josh

01:22:08
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Frenchie navigates the silent nuns when a guttural shriek erupts from their midst.

Submitted by: Josh

01:22:29
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There is another slight scare as a nun’s head jerks down behind where Frenchie is standing.

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01:23:18
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Irene's head snaps up as Frenchie nears, eyes black, unleashing a guttural, possessed roar.

Submitted by: Josh

01:24:26
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The possessed boy drops with a sudden, sickening thud directly behind Burke.

Submitted by: Josh