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The early aughts launched a wave of horror remakes, but they’re especially known as an era full of American remakes of Japanese horror classics. One such adaptation is Takashi Shimizu‘s 2004 film, The Grudge, based on the Japanese film Ju-On: The Grudge, which Shimizu directed in 2002. It’s not often the original director is brought on for the American adaptation, so this is a fascinating film even for just that reason.

In the film, “An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.“

The Grudge stars horror icon Sarah Michelle Gellar, as well as Jason Behr (Roswell) and Clea DuVall (The Faculty). It was a massive hit upon release, raking in a reported $187.3 million on a $10 million budget. It was released when I was a kid,...

More terrifyingly free horror titles are coming to Vizio WatchFree+ in May, including both Damien Leone’s original slasher Terrifier and its smash hit first sequel, Terrifier 2.

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Here’s the full lineup of fresh horror arrivals on May 1, 2025…

House at the End of the Street

After moving with her mother to a small town, a teenager finds that an accident happened in the house at the end of the street. Things get more complicated when she befriends a boy. A double murder is not an accident.

Cast: Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games), Elisabeth Shue (The Boys), Max Thieriot (Jumper)

The Cabin in the Woods

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