10 Best Jump Scares In Sci-Fi Movie History

10. The Window - Extraterrestrial

From the duo behind Grave Encounters and It Stains The Sands Red, Extraterrestrial follows college sweethearts April (Brittany Allen) and Kyle (Freddie Stroma), who head out to a remote cabin for a weekend of fun with friends.

However, the party comes to a halt when the group witness a fiery object crash nearby. On further inspection, they discover it’s a UFO with strange footprints leading away from it.

When they return to the cabin, the lights go out and strange sounds crash around them. Something is in there with them, and it’s only now they realise that the footprints were heading back to the cabin, too.

The group begin searching each room in the dark while a lightning storm surges outside. After a heart-pounding sequence of pure tension, whatever was in the cabin appears to have gone.

But just when we think we’re safe, a flash of lightning briefly illuminates the tall creature in the window behind April.

Squeezing in as much tension as physically possible, this unexpected scare catches viewers off-guard to give them their first look at the creatures who'll proceed to terrorise the friends for the rest of the night.

As far as first impressions go, these aliens make a big one.