Rings, the second follow up to the horror film, The Ring came out earlier this month. So I wanted to share with you, the urban legend that inspired this film. This is the story, of the cursed videotape:
So three high school girl friends where having a sleepover and decided that they wanted to rent a horror film. This was back in the day when you actually had to leave your house, go to a physical store, pick out the tape you wanted, and return it in three days.
But when they got to the store, it was already closed. But just as they where about to leave empty handed, they noticed a small little hole in the wall store that none of them had noticed before. They decided to go in.
The girls where browsing through the shelves but, they couldn't come to an agreement on what to rent. So they go to the counter and decided to ask the lady working there, "Do you have any horror movies you could recommend us?"
"I have just the thing"She said. And she went into the back room just to get it.
That's when one of the girls noticed a tape on the counter, there was no label, no box, and it was a little bit dirty. Curious, she picked it up. The woman came running back and snatched it out of her hand.
"That's not something you girls should be watching..." she said.
"Why? What's on it?"
"It's... just an old movie. Now let me go get you something I know you will enjoy."
After they checked out, the girls went home. Then when one of the girls pulled out the videotape out of her purse.
"We have to watch it. Aren't you curious to see what's on it?"Once she convinced the other girls, she went to play the tape and just as she placed it in the VCR, the power went out. Except for theTV.
On the TV was a woman, tied to a stake, and engulfed in flames. She was surrounded by people yelling,"Burn the witch, burn the witch!"Then the woman spoke.
"All that witness my death will have the same fate! In three days!" The tape started spiddering and the TV went black.The girls where terrified. Sitting in the darkness, wondering the hell they just saw.
"We need to return this video NOW."
They got into the car and drove back to the store, but when they got there, it was gone. There was no video store, just a boarded up old building.
"Do you think it's real? Do you think we're really gonna die in three days?"
... Day 1
None of the girls showed up at school the next day. They didn't leave their beds. They didn't get any sleep that night.
... Day 2
The girls hadn't eaten or slept in the past 48 hours. One of them called the other ones up.
"This is ridiculous. Come over to my house tonight. We're going to destroy the video tape."
... Day 3
All three of the girls where found dead. Charred to a crisp. While investigating the girls death, the police found a trash can outside of one of the girls house. It was smoking and looked like one of the contents have been fired recently. When they looked inside, all they saw was a pile of ashes and the video tape.
It's kinda funny to think of people who are scared of VHS tapes since nobody watches them anymore.
Until next time... sweet dreams.
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Something Scary Vol. 1
Terror*COMPLETED* All credit goes to the YouTube channel Snarled! "Hey, I'm Sapphire. Wanna hear something scary?" Volume 1 of Something Scary is series of scary stories that may surprise or entertain you!
