The Tape

She-is-here.com and its companion site, the-tape.com, seem to be fairly obvious marketing attempts to 'blairwitch' the upcoming sequel to the horror movie, The Ring (i.e. to create hoax websites to generate interest about it). But still, I've received a couple of worried emails from people who have watched 'the tape' and are a little concerned, so I thought I should post something about it. As far as I know, no stringy-haired decomposing girl is going to crawl out of a well and kill you if you watch the tape. Though I'm playing it safe. I made my wife watch the tape. She then made the cat watch it. My cat is the one posting this message (she hit the mouse button with her paw to click submit), so if any one of you watches 'the tape' she'll be safe.

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Posted on Fri Jan 28, 2005


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Posted by Dany  on  Fri Jan 28, 2005  at  07:48 PM
I don't mean to offend any Blair Witch fans...but Pleaseeeeee not another Blair Witch type movie!
Posted by Myst  on  Sat Jan 29, 2005  at  12:22 AM
YEEEEE - FREAKIN' - HAWW, Alex. This has to be about the funniest post you have put on this site. I don't think I've laughed so hard at an interwebamathing site in about three years. If you keep this up, Jay Leno is going to have you on his show.
Posted by BugbearSloth  on  Sat Jan 29, 2005  at  01:07 AM
Anyone know whats actually on the tape??
Posted by Alun  on  Sat Jan 29, 2005  at  03:09 AM
It's a hoax site just found for The Ring or a new one for The Ring 2.

~Yaanu~
Posted by Yaanu  on  Sat Jan 29, 2005  at  05:58 AM
I started watching it but I got scared! I don't want to die!!!! I stopped it about 2 seconds in. Do you think I'm alright?
:grrr:
Posted by Glamcat  on  Sat Jan 29, 2005  at  08:14 AM
Let's hear a collective "YAY" for the Photoshop smudge tool!
Posted by Sarah  on  Sat Jan 29, 2005  at  09:37 AM
Also, I don't see how people would believe this is real. What about the Japanese version of the film? I don't hear anyone talking about Sadako and HER tape.
Posted by Sarah  on  Sat Jan 29, 2005  at  09:44 AM
the testimonies on she-is-here are incredibly similar in style; clearly the work of someone of very limited imagination! either that or its another effect of the tape...
Posted by Nick  on  Sat Jan 29, 2005  at  10:21 AM
i particularly like the 12 yr old day 6 girl who has given the tape to a good half-dozen people who have mildly irritated her
Posted by Nick  on  Sat Jan 29, 2005  at  10:54 AM
no worries, i just watched it... it's not that scary... i spammed it by email anyway, so if you get it you'll see my email at the top and know that I started something! :D
Posted by thunder  on  Sat Jan 29, 2005  at  11:19 AM
Unfortunately it looks like Netflix doesn't have 'Dark Water'. But from its IMDB description, it sounds good.
Posted by The Curator  in  San Diego  on  Sat Jan 29, 2005  at  12:46 PM
I'm not really interested in the film, but I do want to know why it takes five words to say "Dark Water" in Japanese.
Or is this one of those titles that loses everything in the translation?
Posted by Big Gary C  on  Sat Jan 29, 2005  at  03:33 PM
Actually, just "Honogurai mizu" means dark water. They shortened the title for the English remake, since "Honogurai mizu no soko kara" is more of an idiom than anything else, so a literal translation in English would be long.

I hope this movie doesn't suck; I didn't really think the original was that great.
Posted by Sarah  on  Sat Jan 29, 2005  at  10:10 PM
I get a lot of translation calls...things that take minutes & minutes to answer are simply, "Yes, it's blue," or something similar.

Maybe someone who knows something about Japanese film-making can answer this. How come they get remade in English, w/ caucasion actors? I realize that an English language film may do better than a subtitled film, but to remake the whole thing seems a bit redunant and expensive. Run, Lola, Run was a huge hit & it sells in a dubbed version, or German w/ English subtitles. I prefer to watch the original w/ English subtitles, after a while, you sort of forget you're reading it. So...why the whole remake & not a dubbed version instead?
Posted by Maegan  on  Sun Jan 30, 2005  at  06:40 AM
It has to do with "The Ring 2" coming out next month...
Posted by Jade  on  Sun Jan 30, 2005  at  08:46 AM
I have 2 copies of "the tape", i found it funny that someone would spend the time to do this. At least it was done better than the blairwitch movies!
Posted by rachel  on  Sun Jan 30, 2005  at  09:41 AM
It's definitely a hoax. I clicked on a link that said something like 'Do you know Jake?' and it showed a picture of a kid that looked very familiar. I knew I had seen him in Halloween:Ressurection so I looked him up (his name is Ryan Merriman) and sure enough he is in the movie Ring 2. So this site is definitely a hoax used to promote the Ring 2.

http://www.she-is-here.com/jake.html
http://www.totallyposters.com/browseproducts/Ryan-Merriman-8x10.HTML

try to tell me that is not the same person.
Posted by Gwen  on  Sun Jan 30, 2005  at  02:26 PM
Oh yeah. That's the same guy. The nose is a dead giveaway 😉
Posted by Sarah  on  Sun Jan 30, 2005  at  03:46 PM
Oh wow, what a wonderful painshopro work LOL they did make something on the offical website of the ring, where you could enter your friends cellphone umber and the website would sent a message to them everyday to feak them out. Oh and hello cat ! How are you ?
Posted by Akashka  on  Mon Jan 31, 2005  at  02:07 AM
Well, I just watched it. I'll check back in with you in 7 days. If you don't hear from me, just know that I've really enjoyed my time here in the forum.
Just to be safe, can someone else please watch it on my behalf? Thanks.
:grrr:
Posted by Glamcat  on  Mon Jan 31, 2005  at  06:08 AM
Good catch Gwen, that is definitely the same guy.
Posted by Glamcat  on  Mon Jan 31, 2005  at  06:12 AM
Maybe someone who knows something about Japanese film-making can answer this. How come they get remade in English, w/ caucasion actors?[Q]

You'd have to search online or ask movie makers.
Its just that...look at the world. A lot of people are use to seeing more caucasion (well known) actors then, Black, Asian, Indian etc etc ones.
Even though there are a large number of American Asian actors avalible...studios want remakes to be huge and known so they can cash in on it and that particular Actor. BUT don't get them wrong, a lot of directors really enjoy watching the original and would like a remake in 'their style' (which is how i look at a remake...which is the point! its not suppose to follow the original to a T...that would be stupid).

I enjoyed Ring remake for its different style.
Though Japanese horror gets boring with the...longhaired girl, water, some scared woman, and little boy.
Posted by Uni  on  Mon Jan 31, 2005  at  02:12 PM
Ok, here we go again... Alex, your cat is defenitely safe. I'll be a guinea-pig this time and not forward this to anyone as I did with the "toma sota balcu" thing. I hope I can check back with you in a week. I know I will live in fear, but I'll take the chance of this being just a hoax. Please cross your fingers for me, as I try to desmistify this thing once and for all!
Posted by corax  on  Sat Feb 05, 2005  at  06:19 AM
I watched the-tape.com just about 2 hours ago and nothing has happened yet. It was wierd but I'm not worried. A tape can't kill you!
Posted by Katie  on  Tue Mar 15, 2005  at  06:55 PM
this is the most desturbing movie ive seen in my life
Posted by tabitha  on  Tue Mar 22, 2005  at  04:53 PM
Ha! Just read this thread... why didn't corax post a week after watching to tell us of their current life status?

OH NO!

tabitha, if this is the most disturbing movie you've ever seen, you really don't get out much.
Posted by Rod  on  Tue Mar 22, 2005  at  05:10 PM
actually i have seen the ring 2 but i do get out hell im 13 and i love scary movies also i ment freaky and wird but please tell me its not true and i would hate to discover its true
Posted by tabitha  on  Wed Mar 23, 2005  at  03:25 PM
Everything scary is based on real life Tabitha. There is a chance it is very true.
Posted by X  on  Wed Mar 23, 2005  at  03:32 PM
I can think of some really scary stuff that could no way become real, Stephen, you ignorant twit. Really. Scary. Stuff... Now you've done it.
Posted by Hairy Houdini  on  Wed Mar 23, 2005  at  03:42 PM
I might be powerless here, Hairy; Just wait until I get you in the Forum!

It's 5:00 I got to go home.
Posted by X  on  Wed Mar 23, 2005  at  03:55 PM
[click]
Posted by Rod  on  Wed Mar 23, 2005  at  04:31 PM
Oh no! Why's my tv on?

What channel is....


AAAuugh!
Posted by Rod  on  Wed Mar 23, 2005  at  04:34 PM
Been reading your bio Rod. The Ether Bunny? It's scary to think that I just may know what it is that you are refering to.
Posted by Charybdis  on  Wed Mar 23, 2005  at  06:42 PM
Alright. Googled it. I do know what you're referring to. Now I need to go wash my brain with soap.
Posted by Charybdis  on  Wed Mar 23, 2005  at  06:46 PM
hey everyone, im here because ima scaredy cat whose afraid to watch the silly 'fake' movie.

i hear u speaking about Dark Water- its good, iv seen it (d/l it actually!). there are no subs, but u get the idea. visually its very cool, but its not scarey like ring. you feel conpassion for the little girl in Dark Water, but she isnt anything like Sadoko. which is a nice change. but still nice effects, etc...

i remember a couple years ago there being another fake movie, but it had soemthign to do with mermaids and pssoibly maggots? of course iw as too scared to watch it, im very silly,m but has anyone seen it/have the link?

thats all! ciao!!!
Posted by Lauren  on  Sun Apr 03, 2005  at  06:42 AM
Ok, I am really scared! I just watched THE TAPE and I have no Idea what will happen! If anyone has gotten past day 7 and has watched the tape at the-tape.com then PLEASE email me ASAP!
Posted by Kinsey  on  Fri Apr 08, 2005  at  06:16 PM
I just watched the tape, apart from the fact most of the scenes are scenes from The Ring2 it seems quite good. I'll let you know if I am still here in 7 days!!!!!!
Posted by Chris Carr  on  Thu Apr 14, 2005  at  06:53 AM
Oh yeah, I forgot.

Should've died about three weeks ago. On the Wednesday or Thursday, I forget which.

Wooooooooooooo! I appear to be posting from beyond the grave!
Posted by Boo  on  Thu Apr 14, 2005  at  07:10 AM
i saw that tape over a year ago.
almost got hit by a car...but that was yesterday
Posted by kylekurtz  on  Sat Apr 23, 2005  at  10:22 PM
i saw that tape a couple weeks ago and nothing has happend but like every day something bad happens like 1 day someone threw a knif and it almost hit me.that tape is fake.so y does anyone watch it
Posted by nikki  on  Thu May 12, 2005  at  07:11 PM
i watched the tape yesterday and then i watched the real movie (the ring ) and it was a tape not a DVD and soon as i put it in the tape was empty. then after that my TV wouldnt work and the phone rang it was so scarey. then we bought a tv and that one didnt work 2. the next day my friend told me i was gonna die....
Posted by cant tell u that  on  Wed Jun 01, 2005  at  11:42 AM
I really hope that this is worth watching, bcuz i really want to be scared.Im only 13years old and to that AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Posted by Miranda Salas  on  Wed Jun 22, 2005  at  09:09 PM
....I'm thirteen. Come on, thirteen is old enough to realise when something is fake. I watched this, when it firsted came out, however long ago that was. But yeah, nothing has ever happened... I realise this is old... but yeah...
Posted by jackie  on  Thu Aug 18, 2005  at  03:53 PM
lol i've watched this a couple 4 months ago... i aint gone yet... tho noone here knows me... my friend and i had found out bout that stupid site... we both watched it at the same time and all xD we died laughing when we were looking at the stupid forums on the http://www.she-is-here.com site lmfao i kept calling them a bunch of p**sies an s**t lol... i got banned... so did my friend... last thing i ever wrote on the forums was "either the s**t is a hoax or else shes just too damned scared to come after a wicked clown!!" which apparently i knew it was a hoax xD... pissed so many people off with it... and its good to know the site is now down :cheese: woohooooo!!!!!
Posted by Dave  on  Wed Aug 24, 2005  at  09:31 PM
It was a roleplay. The roleplay continues on http://www.ringscommunities.com.
Posted by Emi  on  Sun Sep 11, 2005  at  05:05 PM
I don't think that the-tape.com and she-is-here.com no longer exist. I used to go to she-is-here.com all the time but neither of them show up, even when I use google and click on the link. I know it was a hoax, and a funny one at that.
Posted by Terri  on  Fri Oct 28, 2005  at  01:35 PM
I can't open the link! it seems to be dead!
Posted by Me  on  Thu Dec 22, 2005  at  05:26 AM
my friends where all too scared to watch it... they sent it to me and i watched all but alittle at the end and they told me to stop... i knew it was a bunch of crap.
Posted by Jewels  on  Sun Jan 08, 2006  at  04:03 PM
okay what i have too say is true, and no it is not anything scary, who ever wants to watch the so called 'tape', who ever will watch the so called 'tape' will be fine, absolutely fine. My friend and i watched the tape about..............
12 months ago,so about the start of 2005, and i am still here today, a year later, and personaly, i recon, any one who watches the tape and believes it has serious problems,
Hello
the ring 1 and 2 is made up and the images from the so called tape are mostly from the ring 1 and 2..............Wake up people
Posted by Kayla  on  Sun Jan 15, 2006  at  04:14 PM
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