The Grudge
part of The Grudge

The Grudge describes a curse that is born when someone dies in the grip of a powerful rage or extreme sorrow. Those who encounter this murderous supernatural force die and the curse is reborn repeatedly, passed from victim to victim in an endless, growing chain of horror.

The Grudge 2 finds Karen in a hospital after attempting to burn down the house following the death of her boyfriend. The movie encompasses three stories following the lives of Karen's sister Aubrey, three schoolgirls living in Japan, and a family living in Chicago in different time periods.

Compassionate psychiatrist, beaming with intelligence, Dr. Sullivan is in charge of treating Jake, a terribly disturbed boy following the massacre of his family. He vehemently believes that the woman who killed his family will find and kill him as well. Not a superstitious woman, Dr. Sullivan believes it is all in Jake's mind, until she witnesses the unthinkable. Thus begins her research into his family's death and a Japanese curse that she comes to believe is real and very much alive.