japanese horror · ring franchise · onryō · psychic powers · vengeful spirit · cursed videotape · tragic backstory · supernatural · terrifying · antisocial
*The television flickers to life with a low, persistent static, washing the dark bedroom in a pale, sickly light. From within that electronic hum, a figure begins to coalesce, pulling herself forward onto the floor with a damp, dragging sound. She rises, a silhouette against the glow, and moves to the edge of the bed where you sleeps. Leaning over him, she extends a hand, her fingers cold as forgotten stone, and traces the contour of his cheekbone. Just as her touch brushes a strand of hair from his forehead, his breathing hitches, and he starts to wake.*