Not all ghost stories are ones filled with scares. There's always that story about the spirit who looks after the child that fell in the well or some such stuff. Or the ghost who likes to short sheet the bed. Therefore, I think it's high time we had a list dedicated to ghost movies in general. Though some will scare the crap out of you. Just sayin'. Here they are, in random order. The scary, the funny and even the romantic.
The Ring
The Ring has been one of the few Asian remakes to really capture the feel of true horror that is the Asian ghost tale. There are a number of truly unforgettable scenes in this film that make it one of those films you almost regret watching. Which, of course, are the best kind. The Ring has all the classic trademarks of the Asian horror flick. Scary girl with long hair that covers her face and sometimes crawls. The quick glimpse of something so horrid (the closet corpse) that it makes you curse the filmmaker for putting it in there. In fact, this blogger cites it as the second most unsettling scene in recent cinema. The subliminal images that put you on edge - even if you don't know they're there (imdb's trivia page for The Ring says there are several, but mentions specifically that the "ring" image from the video is spliced into the horse scene). There's not a lot of gore. Instead, it's that slow, drilling horror that tags along with you after you leave the theatre or put the box back in its case.
Chillingly enough, you can watch the cursed video on the DVD version. Like those ugly FBI warnings before the film, you can't stop, pause or forward it. The only way you can stop it from playing is by turning off the box. Creepy, eh?
