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Sadako: Cursed Countdown the card game coming this winter
- Master Blaster
Sep 18, 2023 - Tweet
Try not to watch any creepy video cassettes until then.
- Japan
- (babanuki • card games • Cursed Countdown • fun • games • Kadokawa • old maid • Sadako • The Ring)
The Ring’s Sadako haunts one of Japan’s favorite hot springs for Halloween
- Casey Baseel
Nov 1, 2022
Sadako outbreak included free admission for cosplayers.
Tokyo taxis offer to let you take a ride with The Ring’s ghost girl, just in time for Halloween
- Casey Baseel
Oct 18, 2022
Sadako Taxis are a terrifying alternative to Tokyo’s train and subway networks.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • funny • movies • Sadako • scary • taxis • The Ring • transportation • travel • weird)
Sadako now has her own YouTube channel, hopes to upload videos about her daily life
- Dale Roll
Mar 9, 2022
There’s more to the Ring star than just climbing out of TVs and wells and scaring the bejeezus out of people!
- Japan
- (crazy • cute • funny • Japanese YouTubers • Ringu • Sadako • The Ring • video • weird • YouTubers)
Horror icon Sadako gets update in new movie! See the creepy first trailer【Video】
- Kay
Mar 3, 2019
The first lady of J-horror is returning to the big screen, this time with a new digital twist in keeping with the age of social media!
Multiplayer horror game “Dead by Daylight” teases Japanese ghoul update, net freaks out
- Katy Kelly
Aug 24, 2018
Behaviour Interactive‘s creepy trailer has Japanese fans screaming. Which stringy haired horror do YOU think is behind that screen door?
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- Japan
- (dead by daylight • gaming • Horror • Japanese horror • Kayako • Sadako • scary • videogames)
YouTuber takes horror to the next level by recreating Sadako’s spooky TV screen exit in AR【Video】
- Krista Rogers
Mar 5, 2018
There are many practical uses for the Apple ARKit, and scaring the living daylights out of your children is most certainly one of them.
There’s something strange with these Hollywood horrors: they’re adorable and awesome! 【Art】
- KK Miller
Oct 4, 2016
Even if you are afraid of the dark, you’ll definitely want to check out these boogeymen and women!
- Internet
- (east meets west • halloween • horror films • Sadako • scary • Tik Ka)
Japanese horror icon Sadako collaborates with Snickers in yummy commercial!
- Kay
Sep 28, 2016
Horror meets chocolate in this Japanese commercial for Snickers. Are the results sweet … or creepy?
Japanese cat shocks owner with scary impression of Sadako crawling out of television
- Oona McGee
Jul 13, 2016
The freaky feline is giving people chills with its uncanny resemblance to one of Japan’s most terrifying horror movie stars.
- Japan
- (animals • cats • horror films • horror movies • movies • pets • Sadako • Sadako vs Kayako • The Ring)
Sadako is nowhere to be seen as Kayako models for Japanese fashion magazine
- Oona McGee
Jun 30, 2016
With a four-page spread featuring the ghost from the Ju-on horror movie franchise, it’s safe to say the magazine is now officially haunted.
- Japan
- (fashion • fashion magazines • Ju-on • Kayako • magazines • movies • Sadako • Sadako vs Kayako • The Grudge • ViVi)
Virtual reality Sadako lets anyone experience crawling through a TV and scaring people to death
- Master Blaster
Jun 24, 2016
Having seen through the eyes of Sadako, we can now definitively say: Yes, the hair is a huge nuisance.
Cosplay and rejuvenate your skin at the same time with new Sadako vs Kayako face masks
- Oona McGee
Jun 3, 2016
Face off with two of the horror world’s most terrifying characters as they make you look both shocking and beautiful at the very same time.
- Entertainment, Japan, Lifestyle
- (beauty • cool • face mask • face pack • horror movies • Japanese movies • Ju-on • Kayako • Sadako • Sadako vs Kayako • The Ring • weird)
Sadako & Kayako want your vote for the ghost with the most
- Anime News Network
May 14, 2016
- Entertainment, Japan
- (election • horror movies • Japan • Ring • Sadako • vote)
New teaser for Sadako vs Kayako brings two curses together for a terrifying double-act【Video】
- KK Miller
Feb 26, 2016
Mark June 18, 2016 on your calendars, because these two iconic ladies of Japanese horror are returning to the silver screen in the exact same movie.
What happens when you combine two of the scariest movies ever? You get Sadako vs Kayako!
- Kay
Dec 11, 2015
If you like being scared out of your mind, then you’re in for a real treat—two of film’s scariest characters will be appearing together in a movie in 2016!
Think you have a creepy boss? Lotteria has you beat with Manager Sadako!
- Paula Gerhold
Aug 17, 2013
At the entrance to Sunshine Street, overlooking one of the busiest intersections in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro shopping district, sits an innocent-looking LOTTERIA restaurant. The burger chain boasts most of your standard fast food fare: cheeseburgers, fries, desserts, and soft drinks. However, they recently hired a blood-curdling new worker at their store.
In preparation for Sadako 3D2, the sequel to last year’s horror hit based off of the cult-classic movie, Ringu (known as The Ring in the West), Sadako emerged from the TV and earned a place as honorary manager of the burger joint!
Sadako 3D Box Set Offers a Glimpse at the Daily Life of a Japanese Horror Icon
- Steven
Nov 2, 2012
The special edition DVD/Blu-Ray box set of Sadako 3D, the fifth in the series of Japanese horror films originating from Ring, went on sale in Japan on October 31. The film brings back the series antagonist, Sadako Yamamura, for another round of video-induced murder.
While a creepy, supernatural killer in the movies and books, Sadako has become popular as a sort of quirky character in Japan, even making a clumsy appearance at a baseball game to throw the ceremonial first pitch earlier this year.
The Sadako 3D special edition box set, also known as “Sadako’s Cursed Box,” indulges in this goofy parallel with the inclusion of a sizable cut of Sadako’s iconic black hair and 32-page photo book titled Sadako’s Holiday.Sadako’s Holiday offers a closer look at what the long-haired ghost girl does on her days off:
- Japan
- (horror movies • Ring • Sadako)
Are You Ready to Confront the Most Terrifying Toilet Paper in the World?
- Kay
Jun 18, 2012
If you were terrified by the Ring series featuring Sadako, you may want to steer clear of this particular brand of toilet paper. But, you may ask, how can toilet paper be terrifying? Well, once you read about this unique toilet paper, I think you’ll agree that it’s one scary product! This toilet paper, made by tissue and toilet paper manufacturer Hayashi Paper, has printed on it a novella by Koji Suzuki, the author of the original Ring novels! And the best part? It’s now going to be available in English! Read More
- Japan
- (entertainment • Koji Suzuki • Sadako • shopping • The Ring • toilet • toilet paper)
Horror meets baseball – Sadako delights fans with guest appearance at Tokyo Dome Stadium
- Kay
Apr 28, 2012
With a new movie coming out, it seems that Japanese horror character Sadako from the “Ring” series is keeping herself quite busy these days. We’ve already reported to you about how she has collaborated with Hello Kitty. This time, she made a surprise appearance at a baseball game at Tokyo Dome Stadium to throw the ceremonial first pitch. Read More
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