Authors note: I have never watched the Japanese orginal of the Grudge and I never plan to. I have never even watched the 2nd and 3rd Grudge movie as the Grudge freaked me out enough. So forgive any mistakes.
Disclaimer: I don't own Doctor who or the Gruge. I don't mind the Grudge so much, I would scare myself silly everyday otherwise.
"wow.." Rose said shakily leaning into the Doctor's side. "That was really freaky, I wouldn't want to meet one of those Grudes." They had just finished watching the Grudge triology. Rose had wanted to watch the Japanese version but the Doctor wouldn't let her. He said it had given HIM nightmares. So she had to watch the American remake instead but even that was pretty weird...
" Hey, you know the house where they filmed this is actually supposed to be haunted by onryo's..." the Doctor said but Rose cut off before he could go off on a ramble.;
" Hang on what are onryo's I have never even heard of them before are they connected to the grudge somehow?"
" Oryo's, Rose, are what Kayako and Toshio are supposed to be. They are murdering ghosts that come back from the grave to carry out their curse. Apparently the house was haunted and after making the Grudge trilogy the actors and crew all died." His voice grew excited as it always did when a mystery presented itself. "Hang on there were newspaper reports on it, they should still be online." He grabbed Rose's laptop and started typing, he opened up a Japanese news website and typed in Grudge house killings. He clicked on the first search result and started reading aloud to Rose.
"Cast and Crew of popular horror film "The Grudge" have all been found dead in their homes only after a week of the film being finished. The cast and crew death's were all in different locations but one thing remains the same. the way they have died. They were tortured before being killed. The police suspect and serial killer but couldn't comment any further."
"Exactly like in the film," said Rose. "Kayako tortured them before killing them."
Correct, Rose and we are going to find out who killed them."
"Are you sure it wasn't Kayako?" asked Rose nervously biting on her fingernails as she watched the Doctor dance round setting the co-ordinates.
"Rose, how many times do I have to tell you, there is no such things as ghosts. The murderer was probably a crazed fan. I want to see the house, maybe there is a clue there.
The TARDIS landed with a dull thud. Rose had this horrible feeling that they would bitterly regret this in the weeks, days no hours to come.
"Doctor I have a really bad feeling about this. I just know we are going to regret this and very possibly rue we ever watched those movies."
The Doctor turned round and grinned at her, he took her slightly trembling hand. " Now Rosie, nothing is going to happen you are letting your imagination run away with you, thinking that you are having a premonition when actually there is nothing remotely supernatural about this whole thing."
Rose really didn't believe him but without her having time to protest he had pulled her out the door with him. They were standing in the very room that had the attics trapdoor. The same one that Kayako's body was dumped in. She peered up at, and suddenly went cold all over. The Doctor didn't seem to notice anything strange. He looked around, disappointed.
"Damn," to Rose his voice was coming from a very long way away. "There's nothing here, I hoped that because people were too scared of the Legend of Kayko that they would stay away. But no nothing interesting, just and empty house. Maybe I'll try the attic..."
"NO!" Rose shouted grabbing his arm and clinging on for dear life, her feeling of dread now so strong she could almost taste it.
"NO!" she shouted again " I know she's up there, she's been wating for her next victim and it can't be you no no I won't let it..." Rose sank to the ground sobbing with fear and desperation her breath coming in uneven and shallow gasps.
The Doctor crouched beside and started to pull her up. "It's ok Rose, we won't stay here a second longer shhh.." he was pulling her with him back into the TARDIS, stroking her hair trying to calm her down. He wondered whether he should slap her, that was a cure for hysterics wasn't it?
He skipped round the cosol and the TARDIS slowly disspeared from the room obsereved by a figure. A pale figure wearing a white kimono, with long trailing black hair.
