Dedicated to Ekta Kapoor.
Acknowledgements
This book would not have been possible without the combined efforts of certain specie residing in Bangalore, and of course Ekta Kapoor and her Spooky villa better known as Krishna Cottage. In addition, I also wish to thank my neighbors, rats squeaking at ungodly hours near my house, a couple of cats wanting to kill those rats, and a dog which I am not very friendly with, but keeps the cats away to my dismay.
Contents
Chapter 1: The History of the Ring
Chapter 2: The Curse of the Ring
Chapter 3: Samara’s viewpoint
Chapter 4: The old man and the horse
Chapter 5: The strange kid
Chapter 6: The Hotel and The well.
Chapter 7: The Ring.
Appendix A, B and C.
Author’s note – viewing audience are kindly request to avoid reading Chapter 5 through 7 as they may contain horrific details, and may spoil your mood.
Chapter 1: The History of the Ring.
First of all, this Ring is not to be confused with Lord of the Ring’s Ring. This Ring is categorically different from Sauron’s Ring, in the sense that the Ring in question is an illusion. The Ring does not exist, but it can been seen. Something like Matrix – You cannot be shown the Matrix, you have to see it yourself. Similarly this Ring appears in different forms and illusions, which one must look out for.
A brief history of the ring – There was a video tape. How it got made, no body knows, no body cares. It exists, and therefore it is. No, the video tape has nothing about Ring, but only an illusion again. The tape is cursed, and anyone who sees it shall not live to see the 8th day of their life.
Chapter 2: The Curse of the Ring
Once there was a beautiful girl and her room mate. The girl and her roommate were enjoying a quiet dinner, when they decide to spook each other. It was there that the first instance of the video tape was made. One of the girls gleefully claims she has seen the tape which kills you after 7 days, and it was her seventh day, that day. A few minutes later, she dies, and her friend remains paralyzed.
Enter the heroine; author regrets he cannot remember her name – heroine is a relative to the girl who died, and is also a journalist. Her 5 year old son is smarter than her in most things, but is spooky himself. He was the closest to the girl who died, and hence can feel her around, though how when why where is not be questioned. The heroine sets out on a goose hunt about the possibilities of the girl’s death, and comes across the tape.
She watches the tape at night, and as the legend goes, you get a call from someone right after it ends to tell you about the 7 days time. The phone call was made; She makes a few copies of the same for further investigation, however like all filmy moms, forgets the important one at home, which her son like all filmy sons decides to watch. So, her son too is cursed the next day. And since she shows the video to her boyfriend too for further investigation, he too is cursed for 7 days. The heroine is about to embark a race against time to save herself and know more about the ring.
Chapter 3: Samara’s viewpoint.
There existed a girl called Samara on an island. She was born to a woman who had 64 abortions, and much to surprise of many was born. It is said that she was cursed since beginning, and her birth had a serious repercussion on her mother as well, who, was actually mentally deranged. Her father locks her up in attic above the horse shed, where Samara is made to live in shoddy conditions, and that is when her evil powers begin to surface. A freak accident involving killing of people and horses, Samara is investigated by the local police. Her only need in life was she wanted to be heard by people about her. She feels sorry about the whole killing thing, but she cannot do anything about it – the curse has been fallen. All she needs in return is others to know about her.
Later, the deranged mother, pushes Samara into the well, killing her, and then puts up slab to cover the well. Look carefully, it’s the first instance of the ring – as Samara drowns and keeps her eyes fixed above, a ambiguous hand slides the slab on the well – and when its nearly complete, just before the complete darkness, she can make out the ring of light she has seen.
Chapter 4: The old man and the horse
The heroine is out to the island depicted in the video she saw. In midst of nearing the island, a horse jumps out of nowhere and commits suicide. Poor she, for she does not know the history behind the horse. Samara hates horses, and she killed them while she was young. And yes, the curse remains – horses die or commit suicide on the island. Yes, but the heroine is still not aware.
The heroine at the house of an old man – yes it is the house she has seen in the video. The old man is not friendly, but as she later finds out, he is the father of Samara. His wife died, and before he is able to help the heroine out of her life saving trauma, he kills himself by shocking himself – quite literally. The heroine must find the truth quickly now.
Chapter 5: The strange kid.
Her kid is cursed. He used to be strange anyways, but now he claims he can see the girl who died. He claims strange things at home. At one instance in school, he literally draws rings and rings together – again a mere illusion of the ring, signifying the ring Samara saw.
The curse is working on the hero too – his face is disfigured when he gets a photo of himself. He is busy trying to figure out where Samara was born and where was she killed. On the sixth day, he is finally able to do so, and gets to see Samara’s video of mental delusions. As described above, the above events occur after this.
Chapter 6: The Hotel and the Well.
The heroine has discovered the well Samara was buried. It is the same place where she saw the video for the first time. With her boyfriend and time at stake, she rushes to the hotel and digs. The day is ending, but they are still trying to find the well – it is below the room she and the girl stayed. The day is ending, and its already the 7th day. Tearing through, walls, they come to a desolate basement, and there lies the well.
In trying to uncover it and looking in, the heroine falls in. No she does not die, but meets Samara down there, which finally crushes to bones. Up above, before she hits the bottom, the Slab slides again to close, and yet again as Samara, the heroine sees the ring form of light. After Samara crushes, away, the hero is able to save her, and she finally believes that she is safe.
Chapter 7 : The Ring.
She didn’t get it. The next day, the hero dies watching Samara come out alive. It is then it strikes her about Samara’s statement – “she wants to be heard”. She knows now it can’t stop, but it can be prevented. She knows now, that if you can make a copy of it and show it to someone else and let Samara be heard, you did be safe. That’s the reason she is herself alive – she showed it to her boyfriend. Promptly she makes sure her son makes a copy.
Her son simply asks – what will happen to the person whom she shows the video to?
Appendix A
There is a part 2 coming.
Appendix B
The original in Japanese is equally scary. For information, Ringu (in Japanese) has got around 5 parts. A prequel, and 2 sequels and the one more in middle.
Appendix C:
Enjoy the movie.