Jump Scares In
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
21Total 04Major 17Minor
All jump scare data is independently verified for accuracy.
Runtime: 106m
A family struggles to uncover the truth behind the unsettling supernatural events that continue to haunt them. As they investigate, they uncover new horrors that threaten to pull them further into darkness.
Recovery & Relief Index
R&R Index
R&R Score Tracks jump scare demand; higher scores indicate greater recovery opportunities.Jump scares are very common, with reduced periods of relief and stretches where scare activity remains elevated.2.2 / 10Demand: HeavyState: Focused
Pre-Jump Time Time before the first jump scare.08m36s
Longest Recovery Longest break between jump scares.17m31s
Average Recovery Average break between jump scares.04m23s
Shortest Recovery Shortest break between jump scares.00m12s
Cluster Count 5-minute segments with 3+ jump scares.04
Scare Density Average jump scares per 10 minutes.2.0Medium
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Jump Scare FAQ
Common questions. Answered.
Does Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) have jump scares?
Yes, Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) features excessive jump scares with 21 jump scares.
How many jump scares are in Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)?
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) contains 21 jump scares, including 04 major and 17 minor jump scares.
When is the first jump scare in Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)?
The first jump scare in Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) appears at 00:08:36.
Scare Styles
Primary trigger classifications for jump scares.
Ambush
Sudden movement or rapid action.
03
Background Lurker
An already-present element becomes abruptly recognizable.
02
Diegetic
An in-world sound is the primary trigger.
01
Environmental
The setting initiates the trigger.
03
Framing Reveal
A camera-driven shift reveals something not previously registered.
03
Jump Cut
An abrupt cut creates a startling visual contrast.
05
Stinger
A non-diegetic musical or synthetic cue.
02
Unveiling
An in-scene action reveals something previously concealed.
02
Jump Scare Timestamps
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21Total04Major17Minor
00:08:36Minor
A woman is injured by an unseen, hissing presence while reaching into a wardrobe, accompanied by a stinger.
Diegetic
00:14:25Minor
While Renai is being questioned, the scene cuts to a dead body, accompanied by a musical stinger.
Jump Cut
00:20:42Minor
After investigating the piano, Renai trips on a baby walker, triggering a song.
Environmental
00:28:11Minor
After Renai exits the room, a children’s toy lights up and plays a song in the room across the hall.
Environmental
00:29:39Minor
Lorraine opens the bathroom door and finds Josh standing there, accompanied by a minor musical stinger.
Unveiling
00:31:36Minor
A mysterious woman is revealed standing in the background, accompanied by a stinger.
Background Lurker
00:37:09Major
After Renai runs down the stairs, she screams as a stroller and walker are flung into the walls, accompanied by a stinger.
Environmental
00:37:21Major
As the camera rotates around Renai, an entity appears in front of her, yells ‘Don’t you dare!’ and slaps her, accompanied by a pitchy stinger.
Framing Reveal
00:44:01Major
After Carl leans on the doorframe, entities flash onscreen, accompanied by a strings stinger.
Jump Cut
00:45:21Minor
As the monitor beeps faster, the camera turns to reveal Parker awake as he yells and lunges at Josh, accompanied by a strings stinger.
Framing Reveal
00:48:53Minor
Renai wakes screaming from a nightmare, accompanied by layered musical stingers.
Stinger
00:54:49Minor
As the men are distracted by the rocking horses, a child runs behind them yelling, accompanied by a stinger.
Ambush
00:58:11Minor
A woman runs out of Dalton’s closet, accompanied by a pitchy stinger.
Ambush
00:58:35Minor
The camera pans to reveal several entities beside the bed, accompanied by a gong-like stinger.
Framing Reveal
00:59:35Minor
When the scene pans back to the piano, it cuts to Josh yelling for help.
Jump Cut
01:17:06Major
Cut to an old man in front of Josh chanting “He’s got your baby.”
Jump Cut
01:19:22Minor
When Renai goes to check on the baby, a man is standing in the curtains behind the crib, accompanied by a stinger.
Background Lurker
01:26:33Minor
In a series of jump cuts while Renai is on the floor, the person speaking to her is replaced by an entity, accompanied by a strings stinger.
Jump Cut
01:31:44Minor
When Josh backs into a room full of shrouded people, a mild stinger plays that may startle sensitive viewers.
Stinger
01:34:30Minor
After Josh lifts the shroud off an entity, it opens its eyes and lunges at him screaming, accompanied by a stinger.
Ambush
01:36:13Minor
After hearing whispers in the darkness, the light reveals a group of entities, which lunge forward, accompanied by a stinger.
Unveiling
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