The Grudge 1-3 (DVD), Sphe, Horror

Three-disc set includes: The Grudge (2004)Japanese director Takashi Shimizu's eerie remake of his own thriller "Ju-On" stars Sarah Michelle Gellar as Karen Davis, an American health care worker living in Tokyo who takes a job as personal nurse to a woman with a bizarre sleep disorder. Davis discovers the woman's house is gripped by a horrific curse, caused by a violent act years earlier and gaining strength with each life it claims. Jason Behr, Clea DuVall, William Mapother, Bill Pullman also star. 91 min. C/Rtg: PG-13 The Grudge 2 (2006)After "the grudge" fatefully catches up with Karen Davis (Sarah Michelle Gellar), her sister Aubrey (Amber Tamblyn) puts herself at risk investigating Karen's macabre demise with the help of a Japanese journalist (Edison Chen). Meanwhile, the chalk-white specters turn up in Chicago, spreading the demonic curse to Trish (Jennifer Beals) and her family. "Grudge" veteran Takashi Shimizu directs; Arielle Kebbel, Joanna Cassidy also star. Unrated version; 108 min. C/Rtg: NR The Grudge 3 (2009)Another family bears the brunt of the grudge maintained by the evil spirit of Kayako (Aiko Horiuchi), who continues to haunt the Chicago apartment she terrorized in the previous installment of the popular horror series. In this third weird thriller, only one young Japanese woman holds the key to disposing of the ever-aggrieved phantasm. Marina Sirtis, Shawnee Smith, and Matthew Knight also star. 90 min. C/Rtg: R Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English. Region Free

• The Grudge 1-3
• Horror
• Sphe
• Not Rated