Ranking What Was Really The Best Horror Movie Every Year 1990-2021
24. 1998: Ringu
This classic Japanese tale of horror may have spawned a series of decent-to-terrible sequels and remakes, but it was never better than its original movie, Ringu.
The story of a reporter (Nanako Matsushima) who investigates a cursed videotape that kills those who watch it, Ringu is at once a macabre urban legend and a nerve-rattling suspense thriller that's as grisly as it is frequently unsettling.
Timelessly unnerving, Ringu holds nothing back, and even though its story is a touch convoluted in parts, its scare factor makes it impossible to resist.