How many jump scares are in The Burning?

The Burning has 21 jump scares, based on Watch Darkly's per-film jump-scare count.

What are some films like The Burning?

Films similar to The Burning on Watch Darkly include Evil Dead Rise (2023), The Descent (2005), Mudborn (2026) — selected by cosine similarity on the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, and overall quality.

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The Burning

Name: The Burning
Genre: horror
Released: 1981-05-08
Duration: 1 h 31 min

1981 · R · 1h 31m

A legend of terror isn't a campfire story anymore!

A caretaker at a summer camp is burned when a prank goes tragically wrong. After several years of intensive treatment at hospital, he is released back into society, albeit missing some social skills. What follows is a bloody killing spree with the caretaker making his way back to his old stomping ground to confront one of the youths that accidentally burned him.

Plot summary via TMDB