Ju-on: The Grudge is another Japanses horror film which came out around the turn of the century and had an American remake. The storytelling mechanic that this film employs is pretty interesting, especially given the premise. Basically, when someone dies a horrific death, their spirit lingers in that space, killing others who enter, creating new ju-ons and repeating the cycle. The movie is separated into individual segments, each focusing on a different character and how they meet their demise to the spirits. What's especially interested about his particular film is that the stories are not told in a linear fashion. This allows the mystery to really unfold in a pleasing manner.
The movie has a few jump scares, but relies mostly on simply being unsettling. I don't want to know how the filmmakers did it, but there are several times where a cat makes sounds as if its being tortured. But this isn't the worst sound. There was one sound reused throughout the movie that sent chills down my spine every time. So here it is for twelve hours!
But the unnervingness was not just due to sound, the body language of the spirits had a visceral horror in and of itself. Not just that, but eyes as well, played a major part in giving me goosebumps.
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