Movie

The Jack in the Box: Awakening

2022 · 89 min

A grim, claustrophobic horror that traps you in a decaying manor with a malevolent demon, offering few scares but a steady sense of dread.

Tagline: Once you open the box... you can't escape it.
Overview: When a vintage Jack-in-the-box is opened by a dying woman, she enters into a deal with the demon within that would see her illness cured in return for helping it claim six innocent victims.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and eerie. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Death, betrayal, survival, isolation
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
betrayal
survival
isolation
guilt
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild