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* ''VideoGame/LethalCompany'': The Jester is an indoors-spawning enemy who is a wind-up box with a pair of legs and a single arm. If it spots a player, it will follow them until it begins cranking itself. When it pops, it reveals that it has a SkullForAHead and will chase any player in the building for a one-hit kill until every player has left, in which it'll go back into its wandering phase.
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* Averted with Charlie-In-The-Box from ''WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer''.

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* Averted with Charlie-In-The-Box from ''WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer''. He’s a good guy, just disappointed that his name isn’t Jack.
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* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': In the episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E73ItsAGoodLife It's a Good Life]]", Anthony the RealityWarper changes a man into a grotesque jack-in-the-box.

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* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': In the episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E73ItsAGoodLife "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S3E8ItsAGoodLife It's a Good Life]]", Anthony the RealityWarper changes a man into a grotesque jack-in-the-box.
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A Jack-in-the-box is often a staple of childhood playtime and entertainment. Most times, it can be a fun toy for children to play with, but occasionally, it can also be a form of NightmareFuel for some. Either way, you can expect to see Jack-in-the-boxes [[IncrediblyLamePun pop up]] in media.

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A Jack-in-the-box is often a staple of childhood playtime and entertainment. Most times, it can be a fun toy for children to play with, but occasionally, it can also be a form of NightmareFuel for some. Either way, you can expect to see Jack-in-the-boxes [[IncrediblyLamePun [[{{Pun}} pop up]] in media.

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* A combination of this, PerversePuppet, CreepyDoll and DemonicDummy makes up the ''thing'' that is ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys2's'' Marionette. Suffice to say, if you start hearing "Pop! Goes the Weasel" in your office, [[YouAreAlreadyDead prepare]] [[UnwinnableByDesign for]] [[JumpScare impact.]]

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* ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys2'': A combination of this, PerversePuppet, CreepyDoll and DemonicDummy makes up the ''thing'' that is ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys2's'' the Marionette. Suffice to say, if you start hearing "Pop! Goes the Weasel" in your office, [[YouAreAlreadyDead prepare]] [[UnwinnableByDesign for]] [[JumpScare impact.]]prepare for impact]].



* There's a Spider-In-The-Box version in ''[[VideoGame/NancyDrew Legend of the Crystal Skull]]'', although it's not all that frightening.



* One of these is used at the very beginning of VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga by [[WickedWitch Cackletta]] and [[TheDragon Fawful]] to steal Princess Peach’s voice, spraying her with a strange gas that is then sucked in by Fawful’s vacuum helmet to do so. If one looks closely, it can be seen that the Jack in the box resembles Cackletta herself.

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* One of these is used at the very beginning of VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'' by [[WickedWitch Cackletta]] and [[TheDragon Fawful]] to steal Princess Peach’s Peach's voice, spraying her with a strange gas that is then sucked in by Fawful’s Fawful's vacuum helmet to do so. If one looks closely, it can be seen that the Jack in the box Jack-in-the-box resembles Cackletta herself.herself.
* ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'': Played for laughs in ''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'' (as well as ''Trilogy''), where some of the ninjas' Friendships consist of cranking up jacks-in-the-box for their opponent, which gets scared and runs off. Each jack-in-the-box is appropriate to whichever ninja you use; as such, Reptile's is a snake, and Scorpion's is a skull.
* There's a Spider-In-The-Box version in ''VideoGame/NancyDrew: Legend of the Crystal Skull'', although it's not all that frightening.



* Played for laughs in ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3]]'' (as well as ''Trilogy''), where some of the ninjas' Friendships consist of cranking up jacks-in-the-box for their opponent, which gets scared and runs off. Each jack-in-the-box is appropriate to whichever ninja you use; as such, Reptile's is a snake, and Scorpion's is a skull.
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*One of these is used at the very beginning of VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga by [[WickedWitch Cackletta]] and [[TheDragon Fawful]] to steal Princess Peach’s voice, spraying her with a strange gas that is then sucked in by Fawful’s vacuum helmet to do so. If one looks closely, it can be seen that the Jack in the box resembles Cackletta herself.
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* Used frequently by ComicBook/TheJoker in all of his incarnations, particularly during the Silver Age of Comic Books.

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* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'': Used frequently by ComicBook/TheJoker the Joker in all of his incarnations, particularly during the Silver Age of Comic Books.UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks.
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* The short ''VideoGame/AloneInTheDark'' game ''Jack in the Dark'' (a promotional game for ''Alone in the Dark2'') is set in a toy shop and has an evil jack-in-the-box (who has the appearance of the main game's BigBad) for a villain. The jack-in-the-box turns the toys evil, using them to kidnap Santa.

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* The short ''VideoGame/AloneInTheDark'' game ''Jack in the Dark'' (a promotional game for ''Alone in the Dark2'') Dark 2'') is set in a toy shop and has an evil jack-in-the-box (who has the appearance of the main game's BigBad) for a villain. The jack-in-the-box turns the toys evil, using them to kidnap Santa.

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* The short ''VideoGame/AloneInTheDark'' game ''Jack in the Dark'' (a promotional game for ''Alone in the Dark2'') is set in a toy shop and has an evil jack-in-the-box (who has the appearance of the main game's BigBad) for a villain. The jack-in-the-box turns the toys evil, using them to kidnap Santa.



* The short game ''Videogame/JackInTheDark'' (a promotional game for ''Videogame/AloneInTheDark2'') is set in a toy shop and has an evil jack-in-the-box (who has the appearance of the main game's BigBad) for a villain. The jack-in-the-box turns the toys evil, using them to kidnap Santa.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'': Both {{Superboss}}es invoke this, as they embraced their true nature of [[NoticingTheFourthWall toys that the player uses for their own entertainment]].
** When hurt, [[MonsterClown Jevil]] has his head knocked back, revealing a neck that is a bouncy metal spring or chain.
** [[SnakeOilSalesman Spamton]] [[ClippedWingAngel NEO]]'s "Chained Heart" attack involves a big springing heart with his face on it back and forth from the yellow panel on his chest to shoot bullets. Later in the battle, he adds two smaller hearts.
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* The ''Film/DemonicToys'' series features a hideous killer jack-in-the-box called Jack Attack.
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* A relatively benign example served as a plot point in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' story "Kinda."
* ''Series/{{The Twilight Zone|1959}}'' TOS episode "Literature/ItsAGoodLife". Anthony the RealityWarper changes a man into a grotesque jack-in-the-Box.

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* A relatively benign example served serves as a plot point in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' story "Kinda."
"[[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E3Kinda Kinda]]".
* ''Series/{{The Twilight Zone|1959}}'' TOS ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': In the episode "Literature/ItsAGoodLife". "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E73ItsAGoodLife It's a Good Life]]", Anthony the RealityWarper changes a man into a grotesque jack-in-the-Box.jack-in-the-box.

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