Leading into the 2000s, horror movies had started to fall off the cultural zeitgeist. The road was ending for 80's slasher villains like Michael Myers (Halloween), Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th), and Freddy Krueger (Nightmare on Elm Street), as well as the 90's teenage horror genre. In 2002, The Ring took audiences by storm, completely changing the landscape of American horror. This episode explores how The Ring began a new wave of remakes of original Asian horror ideas for US audiences.