10 Best Jump Scares From 2024’s Biggest Horror Movies
9. Buster Gets Busted - MaXXXine
MaXXXine continues six years after the events of X, with the titular character moving to Los Angeles to become a Hollywood actress. But with creeps lurking around every corner and a serial killer on the loose, tension in the city is at an all-time high.
Luckily, Maxine Minx has dealt with psychopaths in the past, so she knows how to look after herself. So, when Mia Goth's character is cornered in an alleyway by a switchblade-wielding lunatic dressed as Buster Keaton, she points a gun at him, immediately turning the tables on her stalker. Hoping to humiliate him, Maxine orders Buster to strip naked and lie on the ground.
The rising starlet then informs Buster how she crushed the skull of the last person who tried to kill her. As the camera lingers on Buster's head, it's safe to assume he's about to suffer the same fate.
That's why it's so unexpected when she slams her boot into his testicles, bursting them like grapes. The moment is jaw-dropping, not just because it's a clever misdirect but due to how gory it is. (Seriously, how did this film not receive a NC-17 rating for this shot alone?)