Podcast Show Notes:

Jump scares are easy. A quiet, creeping dread that follows you home is art. In this episode of The East of Everywhere, we're dissecting the unique and deeply unsettling world of J-Horror, using the 2002 masterpiece Ju-On: The Grudge as our scalpel.

Why are Japanese ghost stories so profoundly different and, for many, so much scarier than their Western counterparts? We explore the terrifying cultural concepts that define the genre: the inescapable curse of the Onryō (vengeful spirit), the psychological horror of violating mundane and "safe" spaces, and the disorienting power of non-linear storytelling. This is a look at the quiet, atmospheric terror that J-Horror perfected.

WATCH THE ORIGINAL FILM:

► Ju-On: The Grudge (2002)

MEDIA REFERENCED:

• Ringu (1998)

• The concept of Yūrei (Japanese ghosts)

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