On its 20th anniversary, TheRing reminds us that chain mail horrors, creepypastas, and curse horrors are as scary as ever.
If you were young and impressionable in the days of the early internet, the days of MSN, forums and actually checking your inbox frequently, then you definitely came across chain mail. The practice has existed for centuries, before the invention of the internet. They are physical or virtual messages sent with the task to pass it on to others with bribes or threats attached.
Samara Morgan's videotape works like a chain letter, with the protagonist managing to save her family from it by sending a copy to someone else, effectively playing hot potato with a vengeful spirit. This movie had a massive influence on creepypastas and haunted chain mail, such as the infamous Carmen Winstead story, which involves a girl being pushed into a sewer.
This ultimatum has been used to varying degrees of success in other horror movies. It Follows used it to incredibly powerful effect, while people were less impressed with Truth or Dare. The Ring was the game changer, and when thought about long enough, is a very dark ending to a horror film. Yes, the journalist and her family end up safe from the curse, but at a great cost to someone else.
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