Ep. 38 Dark Water (2005)

20 years ago the J-horror Dark Water was released, followed 3 years later by the American version Dark Water (2005). They are both based on a short story written by the author of The Ring. 

We also touch on the mysterious case of Elisa Lam mostly to point out the coincidental similarities between her death in 2013 and the 2005 film. 

Sources:

CHUD interview with writer, Rafael Yglesias: https://chud.com/3578/interview-rafael-yglesias-dark-water/

Interview with Jen Connelly: https://www.blackfilm.com/20050701/features/jennconnelly.shtml 

Interview with Marie Kondo: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/marie-kondo-white-western-audineces_n_5c47859be4b025aa26bde77c 

Ducca M. Lost in translation: Regressive femininity in American J-horror remakes. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing; 2015.

JAPANESE HORROR FILMS AND THEIR AMERICAN REMAKES: TRANSLATING FEAR, ADAPTING CULTURE Valerie Wee

Instructions for the elevator game: https://sites.psu.edu/silenceofthenight/2017/09/21/the-elevator-game-entrance-to-the-otherworld/#:~:text=Originating%20in%20Korea%2C%20the%20Elevator,the%20death%20of%20Elisa%20Lam.

*MEOW*

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