Ju-On: Video Side

"Ju-On: Video Side" tells the story of a family who moves into a cursed house. In the beginning, we learn a woman is killed by her husband (no reason why) and afterwards her son disappears. The art in this story is acceptable. It's not the best you're ever gonna see, but it has a nice clean and simple look. It seems a little out of place in such a dark and eerie story, though. The plot is not the same as the movie, so some... Read Full Review

Ju-On: Video Side is the graphic novel based on Takashi Shimuzu's horror film Ju-On:The Curse. The manga, conveyed to the page by Miki Rinno, maintains the shockingly bloody scenes from Shimizu's original play, but lacks the subtle suspense and gentle sympathy. The book itself focuses less on the original plot of the house and focuses more on the Grudge's unfortunate victims instead. The book's opeing starts out with the brutal... Read Full Review

"Ju-On: Video Side" is the Dark Horse Comics Manga adaptation of the original Japanese film "Ju-On" which was remade for American audiences as "The Grudge". While there are some similarities in the stories such as the house haunted by the spirits of a mother and son that were murdered, the Japanese version differs with respect to most of the rest of the plot. Like the original film, this adaptation jumps around in time... Read Full Review