He turns the crank. "Pop! Goes the Weasel" plays… slowed down. The room temperature drops. Sunny’s breath turns to mist. The lid flies open.
Released in 2022, The Jack in the Box: Awakening is a British supernatural horror film directed by Lawrence Fowler . It serves as a direct sequel to the 2019 film The Jack in the Box
The son, young , doesn't listen. That night, he turns the crank. The eerie music plays "Pop! Goes the Weasel" … but in a minor, decaying key. The lid bursts open. A skeletal clown with hollow eyes and a frozen grin lunges forward. The last thing Casey sees is that grin.
The story takes a dark and intense turn as Katie and Jim try to survive the wrath of the evil entity. They soon realize that the only way to stop the entity is to uncover the dark secrets surrounding the jack-in-the-box and its creator. The movie takes the audience on a thrilling ride of horror and suspense, with plenty of jump scares and eerie moments.
Lawrence Fowler , who also directed the first installment.
The Jack in the Box: Awakening (2022) - Full cast & crew - IMDb
: The film explores the box’s history, revealing it was created to contain a Victorian-era clown named Didier Dubois, who was possessed by the Jackestemara demon.