: Once established, the curse acts like a plague. Anyone who enters the house is "marked" and will eventually be killed or vanish.
: The curse is not confined to the house; it spreads to anyone who comes into contact with a cursed person, making escape nearly impossible. Iconic Antagonists : Once established, the curse acts like a plague
: The curse typically emanates from a house in Nerima, Tokyo , where a man named Takeo Saeki murdered his wife, Kayako, their young son, Toshio, and the family cat in a jealous rage. : Once established
: Often seen crawling with a distinctive, bone-cracking death rattle, she is the main vengeful spirit. their young son
The spirits of the Saeki family serve as the franchise's primary faces of terror: