10 Low Budget Horror Movies With The Best Jump Scares

10. The Invisible Man (2020)

Blumhouse Productions have become a staple of the horror genre in the 2010s. Studio head Jason Blum has given filmmakers creative freedom and offered some of the most unique and well-structured horror movies of the last decade as a result.

One of these was the stellar reinvention of The Invisible Man. Made with a budget of only $7 million, the film uses clever cinematography to create a tense atmosphere throughout the two-hour run time, while also being peppered with some incredible jump scares.

The best comes in the second act of the film. Our lead, Cecilia, is exploring her attic, convinced the Invisible Man has been spying on her. When she ventures up into the attic, she discovers that he has been taking revealing pictures of her. Slowly, she crawls over to the attic door and throws white paint straight through, revealing The Invisible Man in the hatch.

The use of the camera is key to this scene. The way the hatch is framed in an over-the-shoulder shot gives viewers a perfect view of what is about to happen. This is paired with the ghostly outline that is left by the paint, leaving viewers feeling deeply unsettled as the film powers into its terrific third act.