The Grudge

Name: The Grudge
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2022-10-18

Italian Gothic, Japanese Folk Horror, and the Wronged Woman

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Storyline

A video essay by Kat Ellinger covering the transposition of the Hollywood revenge Gothic to Italy, the trope of the "wronged woman" including incarnations by Barbara Steele and other horror icons, and ties to similar narrative strands in Japanese folklore and cinema from Kwaidan to Ring.

Trailers

Official Trailer

Details

ReleasedOct 18, 2022

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studio

Arrow Film & Video

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

5 fresh · 2 rotten

Critics consensus

“There's some creepy imagery to be found, but not much in the way of logic or truly jarring scares.”

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Nell Minow

RTCommon Sense MediaDec 28, 2010

Grisly ghost story lacks plot; not for tweens.

Jamie Russell

RTBBC.comJan 26, 2005

It's mechanical moviemaking, but when it works you're likely to quiver, cower and leap with fright.

Sara Michelle Fetters

RTMovieFreak.comNov 6, 2004

Shimizu understands it is the unknown and the unseen that's scariest, resorting to gurgled growls and passing glimpses of greasy-haired demons to illicit shrieks and shouts from a terrified theatre.

Max Allen

RTHorror Movie TalkDec 4, 2025

The ghost looks extremely creepy in most scenes, with a face that genuinely terrified me as a kid, even before I had seen the movie. Its mark on pop culture is undeniable.