The story of the ring video's curse had its start with the
Japanese horror film "Ringu", which was made in 1998. This was
followed by a 2002 American film called "The Ring". The basic idea
of the film is that there is a videotape, and whoever watches it
dies seven days later. It follows a woman who came across the film
while conducting an investigation, and is attempting to save her
own life and that of another.