Top 3 Restaged Jump Scares in Horror History

With the new version of It hitting theatres later this year and its ultra-intense trailer already giving us nightmares, we thought it was high time to revisit one of our favourite topics here at Krakit Vancouver Escape Game: the jump scare.

Some horror films and thrillers get away without featuring a jump scare, but where’s the fun in that? Being on the edge of your seat and literally jumping out of it is part of what makes scary movies so addictive.

So, without further ado, here are our top three favourite jump scares that you already know are coming. Yet, whether it's from a remake that restages a jump scare from the original or a sequel that leans heavily on the original, these jump scares still do the trick.

3. The Thing (1982/2011)

Maybe it’s John Carpenter’s original 1982 version starring Kurt Russell or maybe it’s the CGI-heavy 2011 remake that does it for you. In any case, when it comes to The Thing, the alien creature’s habit of popping out of where you least expect—whether an ice block or a human chest—is sure to get your heart racing.

2. The Blair Witch Project (1999) / Blair Witch (2016)

Sure, the new Blair Witch film is basically like a shot-for-shot remake of the original, but that also includes repeating its best jump scare. Fancy staring into a corner in a super creepy house for all eternity, anyone?

1. It (1990/2017)

Right, we know we’ve only seen the trailer for the 2017 film, but Pennywise has already managed to do it again. Whether it’s Tim Curry in the original 1990 TV version or Bill Skarsgård in the forthcoming movie, the anticipation of seeing Pennywise’s horrible painted face appear in that sewer grate is almost too much to bear.



See how many jump scares you can count during your 45 minutes in Krakit’s Zombie Apocalypse escape game. Book now.

Escaping the City: Haida Gwaii Fishing Charters

At Krakit we talk a lot about escaping. That’s no surprise: it’s sort of what we we’re all about.

But we’re fans of all kinds of escaping—not just the kind that involves clues and puzzles and locks and keys. Playing a round at our Vancouver escape rooms not only gives you a chance to literally escape a locked room, but a chance to escape into your mind and forget about the real world for a while. A bit of classic escapism, one might say.

But sometimes you need an even bigger escape. The holidays are hectic enough on their own, then work starts to pile up while you’re away (beware the inbox avalanche!), and the rains of Vancouver just never seem to cease as January and February roll by. Luckily, we know of a spot that’s sure to wipe the brain-slate clean.

Just a two-hour flight north of Vancouver lies the island of Graham in the Haida Gwaii, and on it, Escott Fishing Lodge.

As much as we at Krakit Escape Game love delving into the worlds of zombies and Jigsaw and Halloweentown, sometimes you just can’t beat the total escape offered by spending an entire day out on the fishing boat, casting the old rod, and pulling in a salmon or halibut or two. Then, passing the evening back in the lodge by playing pool, eating and drinking with friends, and hunkering down in a big comfy bed.

Ah, we’re making ourselves relaxed just thinking about it.

Maybe you need a chance to unwind far away from the city, surrounded by some of the best Mother Nature has to offer. Maybe you just need an escape from all the zombies and monsters in your life (OK—that may just be us, maybe the cast of iZombie, too).

Either way, a voyage out to the calm and beauty of Haida Gwaii and Escott Lodge, where there’s nothing to do but fish, will do you just right.

We’d be remiss if you didn’t let you in on this little secret of ours. But we still expect to see you back in our Vancouver escape room, when you get back!