Image of Elisa Lam and Dark Water Image by Nimesh Niyomal Perera Does art imitate life? Or is it the other way around? If there was one genre of art that nobody wants their life to imitate, it's ...

A dark blue illustration of a woman in waist-deep water, clutching a child. Image via Toho The 2002 J-horror Dark Water has infamously been associated with the case of Elisa Lam, owing to its eerie ...

Japanese horror movies focus on eerie atmospheres and existential chills, not cheap thrills or gore. Examples like "Dark Water," "Pulse," and "Ju-on: The Grudge" redefine fear with unexplained dread.