My ma loves to watch horror movies for about five minutes. I will be asked to watch a scary movie with her. To this, I will say no. Again, I will be asked, and she will be denied. Her rhapsody ...

Whether it’s a cat leaping out of a closet or a demon popping up from nowhere and screaming into the camera lens, everyone knows the visceral feeling of a movie jump scare. But does that sudden jolt ...