Sadako novel sequel finally hair ....

Some good news on the book front this morning.

Koji Suzuki, writer of the original “Ring” (or, for those pedants among you, ”Ringu”), has finally released an English language translation into the world of the second part of the trilogy – “Spiral”. The final part, “Loop”, is also out later this year.

It’s easy to forget after the original film, the sequel, the prequel AND the two Hollywood remakes, that this is the first real sequel to the original story.

Picking up exactly where the first film left off, the horror of Sadako’s curse and the death count from it starts to spiral (sorry, couldn’t resist it) out of control. Some clues as to the reasons are slowly revealed and a clearer look back at the happenings in the first story starts to make itself known.

Interestingly, it also features a somewhat ironic nugget in that it mentions the real book and film of the first story, suggesting that those who’ve seen it may be in trouble. Seems the postmodern, self-referential western horror style are filtering back over to Asia - cross pollenation of sorts.

Consider me pushing this as my next main read.