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Cause of death:acute heart failure ConventionCrypt or, literally,being scared to death.By now you are all likely familiar with Ringu, the Hideo CreeovContests Nakata-directedJapanese box-office-hit thriller that propelled Asian psychological horror to internationalstatus as the cream of the narrativecrop in thegenre. FACT. F]CT]$N - SA*TS HollvwoodHorror Butwhat lurks just beneaththe sudace of thosefilms is somethingeven more http:11216.239.57.104/search?q=cache:7IJW_40KRPMJ:www.horrorseek.com,{rorror/horrorweb/ruemorgue.html+ring+koji+suzuki&hl=en&lr:lang_en&ie=UTF-8 Page1 of3 Honor Web: Rue MorgueScoop! 7124/034:47 PM Writtenin Blood fascinating.Ringu was based on a novelof thesame name, and an author'schance idea DarkReviews thatset in motiona chainof eventsthat would change the course of filmhistory forever. The DarkRoom Thatbook was Ring, Koji Suzuki'sfirst horror novel which is thegenesis for theJ- DVDEaster Egqs horrorcoup that has the world spellbound - a bookwhich will finally see English SerialKill.ers languagepublication on April 1Sth from Vertical Inc. This is whereit all began, UrbanLeqends Halloween "Therewas a videotape in my room,"reveals Suzuki of the inspirationfor hisstory, "It 2002Graveyard just hit methat it mightbe scary if youdied seven days after you watched a videotape. Peoplewatch videotapes in everydaysituations. What if it'sa tapethat's cursed? That PI-AYJ}J'$I,YJIS t)*]l$ IH"liV$s wasthe idea,I believescary things lie beneath everyday things." GhoulishGames PersonaliWTe$ts Whilethe motionpictures captured the frightening essence of Ringin theirown GruesomeGreetings ways,Suzuki's novel poses more profound concepts. 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North American horror audiences have since welcomed the onslaughtof ]ffiF] genuinelycreepy and originalJ-horror films like Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Kairo (2001) and the PangBrothers'The Eye (2002). Although original in theirown right, they are clearly searchenoine for YOURsite influencedby Suzuki' s stylishideas and sense of atmosphere. "Eachone has it's own taste," the author notes of the manyfilms inspired by hisstory. "I do notlike the splatter thing. What I likeis somethingthat works on yourimagination, like the movieThe Others - yousee no blood,but fear comes into your mind. Both Ringu and TheRing have great atmosphere. However, I enjoyed seeing some effects that only moviescan make. For example, the twisted faces on the photos,that's something you can't write." It's hardto believethe moviethat ignited an explosionof psychologicalhorror films in Japancan be traced back to, of allthings, children, But Suzuki reveals that ironically, hisinspiration to penRingu came to himwhile tutoring young kids. "I wantedto writesomething very interesting," he says. "I waskind of a tutorat that time,and i oftentold scary stories to children.I knew they loved it soI thoughtto myself:people might actually seek something scary." ... http:11216.239.57.104/search?q:cache:7IJW_40KRPMJ:www.horrorseek.com/horror/honorweb/ruemorgue.html+ring+koji+suzuki&hl=en&lr:lang_en&ie:UTF-8 Page2 of 3 Honor Web: Rue Morgue Scoop! 7124/034:47 PM Readthe full storyin RueMorgue's May/June issue (#33), atangwith reviews of TheNng DVDand Dark water,anather Nakata/suzuki collaboration. check out the rest of the issue,including: cabin Fever,Takashi Miike, Tim Burton'sharisted toys and more!!On standsMay lst, 2OO3!! 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