ju-on Archives

Sadako from The Ring and Kayako from Ju-on (aka "The Grudge") are the 21st Century updates of an archetype that has been part of Asian folklore for hundreds of years, made popular again by the movies. Still from "Sadako vs Kayako", Shudder A Universal Horror Archetype The most striking thing about the likes of Sadako and Kayako is[...]

Though it's been two decades since it was released, Takashi Shimizu's Ju-On: The Curse continues to hold sway in the field of horror The work would go on to inspire a new generation of filmmaking, as well as a number of sequels and the occasional remake Starting July 3, Ju-on: Origins will be the latest[...]

The Grudge franchise based on the Japanese horror film Ju-On has provided three films with an upcoming fourth installment and there's been plenty of chilling moments from the trilogy The fourth has already been confirmed to be connected to the 2004 film, and the first official trailer appears to strive for that same level of[...]