Ringu

You will die in one week...

The original. This was one of--if not THE--films that kickstarted a renaissance in Japanese (and Korean, and Hong Kong, and more) horror. Old world ghosts and curses meet new world anxieties when our protagonist Reiko finds herself sucked into the mystery of how four teenagers died on the same day. Can she solve it in time to save her own life? And how does this film hold up almost 30 years later, in addition to being remade by Hollywood? We discuss!