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Startling the audience is sometimes a good thing. I don't buy that jump scares or whatever are necessary bad. But there's an obvious difference between startling and scaring. The latter relies on careful use of music, misdirection, a previously built-up atmosphere of dread, and a sense that you aren't quite sure what might pop out. The Exorcist III scene, Alien, and some of the better J-horror films do this well. A good test of suspense in general is how someone reacts who has seen it before. Good suspense can get someone every time, even with a known outcome. The blood test scene from the Thing is still tense as hell, even when you know exactly what's going to happen and when.
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