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This was my costume for the autumn 2005 London Expo. My theory for costumes is to pick something simple, but to go the whole hog with it.
Sadako/Samara is essentially a very simple one to go for: white dress + hairstyle. I went the whole hog by getting the extreme wig (which is technically inaccurate but makes for a plausible exaggeration), getting a dress that was authentically 30 years old (thanks mum!), dipping my fingers and toes in black ink 5 days in advance (so by the time of the Expo I was just left with black gunk in the nail furrows), going barefoot, and staying in costume (and character) for pretty much the entire day.
I won the horror category, but there wasn't much competition. What was much more fun was genuinely scaring the crap out of a bunch of people. When it comes down to it, not being able to see someone's face + freaky movements = fundamentally terrifying. Adding in the guttural noise from The Grudge sometimes helped a bit too.
(Just a bit of Photoshopping used here to add atmosphere!)
P.S. Yah, I'm a guy. But in the minds of those that have seen The Ring, Sadako is a terrifying nightmare figure first and a girl a distant second - it didn't feel odd at all.
Sadako/Samara is essentially a very simple one to go for: white dress + hairstyle. I went the whole hog by getting the extreme wig (which is technically inaccurate but makes for a plausible exaggeration), getting a dress that was authentically 30 years old (thanks mum!), dipping my fingers and toes in black ink 5 days in advance (so by the time of the Expo I was just left with black gunk in the nail furrows), going barefoot, and staying in costume (and character) for pretty much the entire day.
I won the horror category, but there wasn't much competition. What was much more fun was genuinely scaring the crap out of a bunch of people. When it comes down to it, not being able to see someone's face + freaky movements = fundamentally terrifying. Adding in the guttural noise from The Grudge sometimes helped a bit too.
(Just a bit of Photoshopping used here to add atmosphere!)
P.S. Yah, I'm a guy. But in the minds of those that have seen The Ring, Sadako is a terrifying nightmare figure first and a girl a distant second - it didn't feel odd at all.
Image size
650x977px 551.63 KB
Make
NIKON
Model
E950
Shutter Speed
10/600 second
Aperture
F/2.6
Focal Length
7 mm
ISO Speed
80
Date Taken
Oct 29, 2005, 6:05:53 PM
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XD jk jk. But this is a really good cosplay! I wouldnt expect a guy to cosplay Samara/Sadko. but it's cool, because I'm pretty sure in the original story, Sadako was a hermaphrodite.
XD jk jk. But this is a really good cosplay! I wouldnt expect a guy to cosplay Samara/Sadko. but it's cool, because I'm pretty sure in the original story, Sadako was a hermaphrodite.