The Ring
As sure as you know that phone’s gonna ring with a dire warning after you watch The Ring’s cursed video tape, you knew this title was gonna pop up on this list. Whether you watch Hideo Nakata’s 1998 original or the 2002 Gore Verbinski remake, you’re guaranteed a cautionary tale about the terrors that can emerge from something as seemingly benign as a dusty old VHS tape… something Archive 81’s Dan learns all too well. And like Archive 81, The Ring tells a story of found footage possessed of an eerie magic that allows it to find its way into the real world, with devastating results.
