“The circle of fear is growing.”
Some time after the events of The Ring, a subculture of people voluntarily watch Samara Morgan's video and wait to see how close to the seven-day deadline they can get before showing it to the next person. They record everything they see and share their experiences on a secret website dedicated to the videotape. No one has ever recorded a day seven.
Ryan Merriman
Jake
Emily VanCamp
Emily
Kelly Stables
Samara
Alexandra Breckenridge
Vanessa
Josh Wise
Timothy
Justin Allen
Eddie
Andrew D'Amico
Store Employee
Dusty Sorg
Frantic Caller (voice)
Rings is a horror, thriller film released in 2005 exploring themes of high school, race against time, ladder, fear, videotape, dvd extra. Directed by Jonathan Liebesman, it stars Ryan Merriman, Emily VanCamp, Kelly Stables. Some time after the events of The Ring, a subculture of people voluntarily watch Samara Morgan's video and wait to see how close to the seven-day deadline they can get before showing it to the next person. They record everything they see and share their experiences on a secret website dedicated to the videotape. No one has ever recorded a day seven.
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