Everyone thinks Jingles the elf is cute.Ethan Parker knows better.The doll moves when no one is looking. It whispers his name. It waits in the dark. Ethan tries to tell his mother, but she's too busy building her perfect online life to listen. She blames his father. She blames movies. She blames everything except the thing that's actually haunting him.Because the real monster is already in the house.As the pressure from home, court battles, and social media closes in, something ancient slips through the cracks-using Jingles as its mask. Demonologist Paige Turner is pulled into the chaos, uncovering a nightmare fed by fear, control, and a family torn in half.What begins as a child's terror becomes a war no one is ready for.And the doll is only the beginning.A chilling blend of emotional abuse and supernatural dread, Jingles in the Dark takes the Elf on the Shelf myth and twists it into something unforgettable.