Media Horror Across BordersDr Colette Balmain

10th June 2012

The Ring Series (1998-2000)

• Ringu (Hideo Nakata: 1998)• Rasen (Jôji Iida: 1998)• Ringu 2 (Hideo Nakata: 1999)• Ringu 0: Bâsudei (Norio Tsuruta: 2000)Television SeriesRing: The Final Chapter (1999)Spiral (1999)

Rings Across Borders

• The Ring (Gore Verbinski, USA/Japan: 2002)• The Ring Virus (Kim Dong-bin, South Korea:

1999)• The Ring Two (Nakata Hideo, USA: 2005)• Ring 3D (Tsutomu Hanabusa, Japan: 2012)

Shimizu’s Ju-on SeriesMade for television/V-Cinema:• Ju-on: The Curse ( 2000)• Ju-on 2 (2000)• Ju-On: Kuroi Shoujo (Ju-On: Black Ghost, Mari Asato, 2009)• Ju-On: Shiroi Roujo (Ju-on: White Ghost, Ryuta Miyake, 2009)Films• Ju-on: The Grudge (2003)• Ju-on: The Grudge 2 (2003)Video Game• Kyôfu taikan: Juon (2009)

Grudges Across Borders

• The Grudge (Shimizu, USA/Japan: 2004)• The Grudge 2 (Shimizu, USA/Japan: 2006)• The Grudge 3 (Wilkins, USA: 2009)