The Grudge

The Grudge follows Karen Davis, an American exchange student working as a nurse in Tokyo, who discovers a mysterious curse linked to a haunted house where a series of gruesome murders occurred. The vengeful spirit of a woman killed in rage returns to claim anyone who enters the home, spreading the curse like a deadly contagion. Directed by Takashi Shimizu, the film blends Japanese and American horror traditions into a terrifying supernatural mystery.

• The Grudge is a remake of the Japanese horror film Ju-On.
• Sarah Michelle Gellar filmed scenes in the actual haunted Filmhouse in Tokyo.
• The iconic death rattle sound was made by director Takashi Shimizu himself.
• Bill Pullman reprised his role from the original Japanese version.
• The film grossed over $180 million worldwide against a $10 million budget.

• When someone dies in the grip of a powerful rage... a curse is born.
• It never forgives. It never forgets.
• It comes for you. Just like it came for me.
• The curse of someone who died in the grip of powerful sorrow or rage.
• She's in the house... she's always in the house.