With Halloween right around the corner, let’s celebrate the art of the scare — and just as importantly, the art of the failed scare. Here are the best GIFs of people getting startled into crying, jumping and, apparently, punching.

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With Halloween right around the corner, let’s celebrate the art of the scare — and just as importantly, the art of the failed scare. Here are the best GIFs of people getting startled into crying, jumping and, apparently, punching.

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This was the day she lost respect for her father forever.

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This was the day she lost respect for her father forever.

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This really is one of the meanest things you can do to someone in the shower.

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This really is one of the meanest things you can do to someone in the shower.

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Laugh once for the scare. Laugh many, many more times for the face smash.

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Laugh once for the scare. Laugh many, many more times for the face smash.

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Hiding in the shower as someone else takes a dump is true commitment to a scare prank.

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Hiding in the shower as someone else takes a dump is true commitment to a scare prank.

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I’m guessing they broke up as soon as he stood up.

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I’m guessing they broke up as soon as he stood up.

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It took him way too long to notice that guy.

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It took him way too long to notice that guy.

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Eating at McDonald’s can be very scary.

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Eating at McDonald’s can be very scary.

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This looks like a very important news segment.

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This looks like a very important news segment.

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Yeah. Spiders suck.

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Yeah. Spiders suck.

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The breaking down crying really takes this to the next level.

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The breaking down crying really takes this to the next level.

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Who would do this to a poor innocent girl?

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Who would do this to a poor innocent girl?

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As if going to work isn’t hard enough already.

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As if going to work isn’t hard enough already.

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Let’s be honest, he totally deserved that groin kick.

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Let’s be honest, he totally deserved that groin kick.

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Not even a flying goblin could get me to run.

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Not even a flying goblin could get me to run.

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Yep. That’s about the proper reaction to a man walking out from behind a tree without his torso attached.

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Yep. That’s about the proper reaction to a man walking out from behind a tree without his torso attached.

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Just an FYI: this is how we all react to your music, Katy.

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Just an FYI: this is how we all react to your music, Katy.

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I really like how the alien clutches his alien hand to his chest as he chases this guy.

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I really like how the alien clutches his alien hand to his chest as he chases this guy.

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She really does a great job of checking in every direction.

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She really does a great job of checking in every direction.

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Did he just punch a computer camera?

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Did he just punch a computer camera?

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