—Bryentath

“This was always one of the scariest for me, too.

My girlfriend and I saw the US one in the theater and immediately afterward rented the Japanese original and watched it that same night.

The thing that always got me about those was, unlike most ghost movies, where the ghost is anchored to some locale, the Ju-on ghosts attach to YOU and can appear anywhere you go.

I’ve legitimately had nightmares about that little kid reaching out to grab my hand and awoken with a start to find my hand dangling off the edge of the bed, hovering over complete darkness.”

—AquaGB