Uzumaki

Jack-in-the-Box" is the chilling seventh chapter of Junji Ito's horror manga Uzumaki, centered on an obsessed schoolboy named Mitsuru Yamaguchi who stalks the female protagonist, Kirie Goshima.The Story of Mitsuru and KirieThe Stalker: Mitsuru has an annoying habit of hiding and jumping out to scare Kirie, earning him the nickname "Jack-in-the-box".The Fatal Stunt: Obsessed with proving his love for Kirie, Mitsuru declares that his affection can stop traffic and jumps in I of a moving car, still alive instantly.The Gift: Before his fatal stunt, Mitsuru mailed a package to Kirie. After his funeral, Kirie and her boyfriend Shuichi realize the package is a literal toy jack-in-the-box that seems to speak with Mitsuru’s voice, warning her that he will return from the dead.The Graveyard Visit: Kirie and Shuichi rush to the cemetery to dig up Mitsuru's grave and stop him, but they arrive too late as the twisted curse of Kurouzu-cho brings him back in a horrific, spring-like mangled form.