The Author/Creator of the Ring Passed Away yesterday :(
I am so sad about this.
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RIP. Even though i have never read Ring or its novels, i am still saddened to hear of this news.
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O7
He created one of the most iconic horror villains of all time. I hope Ringu and Sadako continue to live on not just in DbD but in the creative/public space forever.
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Out of interest what happens to the dbd license we currently have?
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Not sure who that is but a sad day in the horror industry🙏
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A really, really sad day for horror fans.
Of course I'm biased being a huge fan of the franchise, but Suzuki's Ring novels were so impactful on the genre and to me personally. Even if you've never read a Ring novel or watched a Ring movie, you've definitely read or seen something that was inspired by them. Ring's success and adaptation into film paved the way for an entire era of horror spanning the late 90s and early 2000s.
I'd strongly recommend anyone who has never checked out the novels to give them a go. The first one follows the same premise that you'll be familiar with if you've seen the 1998 movie or its 2002 American remake, but is a more grounded telling of the concept. The movie adaptations are great in their own right, but the novel is very cerebral and has a slow, suspenseful brand of horror I've never seen fully replicated elsewhere. And the sequels are totally unique in the direction they take the story. They might not be for everyone, but I adore them for what they are.
The original trilogy of novels — Ring, Spiral, and Loop — also do something interesting that I've rarely seen pulled off well but works great for the franchise. There is an overarching story between them all, but they're also relatively self-contained and designed to be able to be read standalone if you prefer. It might sound a little strange, but each of the novels effectively recontextualises the story that came before and tackles a different genre of horror. Ring is a supernatural slowburn, Spiral is a medical mystery, and Loop is sci-fi where the horror is mostly existential. So there's kind of something for everyone here.
Birthday and S are more reliant on previous knowledge of the franchise, and are basically spin-offs to fill in the blanks of the trilogy, and tell us a little of what happens after. They're more for big fans of the franchise, so can be skipped if you're so-so about the main trilogy. Tide — the last novel in the franchise — has sadly not been translated into English yet, but I'm holding out hope it will eventually make it over here.
Super sad to hear of Suzuki's passing. He's a master of horror, and will be greatly missed by all of us fans of his work and characters.
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There's no way to know for sure how all the licensing works behind the scenes, but I'd imagine nothing will happen.
All of the licensing for the Ring franchise is seemingly handled by Kadokawa — a publishing and production company — and not Suzuki himself.
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May he rest in peace.
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Rest in peace, may he remain a horror legend for eternity.
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May he rest peace.
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The rights to the franchise gets passed along and then the new owner(s) at some point revoke it or we potentially get new stuff for her eventually.
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