When it comes to Japanese horror movies, most people will think of "The Ring".

When thinking of "The Ring", many people may think of a scene.

In the cold Japanese-style house, a TV placed in the corner flickered with ghostly video tapes.

A chill climbed up my spine.

Inside the TV, the resentful spirit Sadako, dressed in white and barefooted, with a slender figure and pale skin, climbed out of the TV in a weird and twisted posture...

That's right, "The Ring".

This is definitely an unavoidable classic in the history of Japanese horror movies. It can even be said to be the unreachable pinnacle of Japanese horror movies from 2000 to 2010.

A very intuitive data.

"Midnight Ring" achieved the feat of six consecutive shootings in China.

The first part is "Midnight Ring", the second part is "Sadako Haunted", the third part is "The Bell Reappears", the fourth part is "The Truth is Revealed", the fifth and sixth parts are "Sadako 3D", "Sadako 3D2"

》——There are even remakes overseas.

Regardless of the plots of the subsequent films of "The Ring," the feat of shooting six consecutive films alone, except for a few, is already a huge gap that many Japanese films cannot surpass.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Japanese of that era were dominated by the resentful spirit Sadako who crawled out of the television for an entire era.

Various rumors were circulating at the time.

Why are there rumors that "The Ring" was so scary that it was rushed back to the factory for processing right after it was released? And what else... People who watched the movie tied up the TV with chains and didn't dare to turn on the TV for a week.

rumor.

Among all these rumors, the most outrageous is the rumor that someone was so frightened that he suffered a heart attack and died suddenly while watching "The Ring" in the cinema.

Put these rumors aside.

Whether "The Ring" is scary or not, and whether it scares people to death is a matter of debate, but its influence is indeed huge.

This influence still exists even in the Celestial Empire in 2020 when Higashinoji lived in his previous life - cartoon pictures about Sadako's image are everywhere on Twitter, and various female ghosts crawl out of the TV - from all countries in the world

Freelance creators all love this classic Japanese female ghost image.

But there is no "Midnight Ring" in this era.

So Higashino thought about it, then slapped the table, made up his mind, and decided to draw "Midnight Ring" to harm Japanese friends.

Yes! The day is coming that will make the Japanese tremble.

However, although the rumors about "The Ring" are very mysterious, the plot structure of this film is actually very simple.

From a future perspective, it is nothing more than dead people, the protagonist investigates, the protagonist commits suicide, discovers problems, and finds the truth behind the tragedy.

This story telling method is interlocking, and the plot is clear and compact. It advances the main line throughout the whole process. It is a standard Japanese narrative routine.

In particular, there is a date reminder below. If the truth of the matter is not learned by the time, the protagonist will be killed by the resentful spirit... This sense of urgency and eagerness is so intuitive that it is almost directly photographed on the audience's face, which fully grips the audience.

captured the hearts of the audience.

The plot follows its course, and the sense of fear creeps into people's hearts, layer by layer... Everyone is curious about what is waiting for the protagonist when the time is up.

At the end, Sadako crawled out of the TV screen, and the foreshadowing and natural horror that had been laid before instantly became three-dimensional.

Countless Japanese tremble and live under its shadow.

There are no bloody scenes.

There is no surprising music either.

Fear just slowly... erodes the human heart.

The script, filming, and soundtrack of "The Ring" are undoubtedly excellent.

But "The Ring" is a movie after all.

The comics were not filmed, the soundtrack said so.

Without background music and movable characters, "The Ring" would definitely be less exciting because it would lack a sense of immersion.

But this is not a problem at all for Tonoji.

He glanced at the system page in his field of vision.

Skipping the name, physical fitness and other items, his eyes stayed on the main skills column.

Main skill: Empathy (the viewer can feel the joy, anger, sorrow and joy of the characters in the painting from your full of emotional brushwork)

To put it simply, after using this skill, when others look at Higashinoji's paintings, they can feel tension, sadness, joy and other emotions from the behavior of the characters in the paintings.

This is the strongest sense of substitution!

It can capture everyone into the world of "Midnight Ring"!

Feel the fear and despair of the characters firsthand...

Higashinoji used this main skill today when he painted a full-length portrait of Aiko.

As a result, Aishiyako was attracted by the whole picture, as if she was possessed by a demon.

And this is the reason why Higashinoji mailed "Midnight Ring" to Urashima Publishing House just a few days ago.

The "Midnight Ring" in his hand is really terrifying!

Even if Higashinoji, the original author, reads it, he will feel a dark wind drifting up his back inexplicably, and he will feel scared in his heart, and his whole person will panic.

The sense of terror that can directly pull people in, even the original author, was stunned!

It is no exaggeration to say that this is not inferior to the movie version of "The Ring" he watched in his previous life, and even surpasses it in terms of the sense of immersion!

If it were a timid person, it would probably be more than just going to the toilet and asking someone to accompany me.

Higashino estimates that by then there will be Japanese friends who will lock the TV with a big iron chain and live under the control of his horror comics.

have nothing to say.

Because even Higashinoji hesitated for a long time when he mailed the manuscript to the publisher.

But he hesitated and hesitated, and finally he slapped the table and had an idea in his mind.

I have already drawn this. If I don’t submit it and use it to harm my Japanese friends, wouldn’t all my efforts be in vain?

Besides, aren’t there a group of people in this world? They are as timid as mice, but they especially like to watch horror-themed things.

So why not take this opportunity to give them a break, lest they watch something terrible one day and die suddenly of myocardial infarction? Use Sadako's scourge in "The Ring"... to exercise their courage.

..

This can be considered a win-win situation.

Higashinoji needs to think carefully about the publishing house that submitted the manuscript for "Midnight Bell", Urashima Publishing House...

If this method of drawing comics really didn't work, he would have to think of other methods.

How about... learn how to "shoot ink" from the master of the previous life, or go to Shibuya with a mop and do "ghost painting"?

He can do this too! And he is sure to shoot beautifully and accurately!

Coupled with the appearance of the original owner, the guarantee can attract a group of little girls to watch.

Maybe I can go to the Tokyo media and be interviewed by then.

After all, the routines of the Chinese people are intricate and complex, and ignorant Japanese friends must have never seen them before.

Let them meet you then.

Although the current situation is very difficult, Higashinoji is still quite optimistic.
Chapter completed!