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A viral marketing campaign before the release of the film implied that she had been a real person (see below). Samara Morgan has a very strong cult following among fans.^{[citation needed]} Viral marketing and viral advertising refer to marketing techniques that use pre-existing social networks to produce increases in brand awareness, through self-replicating viral processes, analogous to the spread of pathological and computer viruses. ... Samara Morgan is a character in the 2002 movie, The Ring. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Character outline

Samara Morgan was born to a single mother, identified only as Evelyn, at Saint Mary Magdalen Women's Shelter in Washington state. Evelyn was aware early on that Samara was no ordinary baby, as she had been born mentally unstable and would never sleep, but only cried and yelled if she was near water. Evelyn tried to drown Samara in a decorative pool at the shelter, later claiming that Samara telepathically told her to drown her. After that, shelter administrators put Samara up for adoption, and Evelyn was sent to a psychiatric hospital. Telepathy, from the Greek τῆλε, tele, remote; and πάθεια, patheia, to be effected by, describes the hypothetical transfer of information on thoughts or feelings between individuals by means other than the five classical senses. ...

Samara was adopted by horse ranchers Richard and Anna Morgan from Moesko Island, who had tried and failed to have a child of her own. Soon after, Anna began to go insane, disturbed by horrifying visions Samara was somehow feeding into her mind. Shortly afterward, Samara was placed in a psychiatric hospital, where medical studies showed the girl possessed a rare psychic ability known as projected thermography, allowing her to psychically "burn" images from her mind onto surfaces, or even into the minds of others. She never slept and was completely insensitive to pain. Samara also apparently didn't know how to control her abilities. Eventually, she was released from the hospital at Richard's request (despite doctors' objections) and subsequently forced to live in the barn in the hope that the distance would help Anna. The visions continued, however, and most of the horses living in the barn also went insane, driving themselves off a cliff or running into the ocean to be away from Samara. Unable to deal with the continuing torment, Anna murdered Samara. She suffocated her with a black garbage bag before dropping her into the bottom of a well on remote, mountainous land the Morgans visited every summer. Samara survived the suffocation attempt and the fall however, and lived in the well for seven days, tearing her own fingernails off trying to get out by climbing up the sides. The only visible light came from the edge of the well covering, forming a faint ring. Anna committed suicide soon thereafter by jumping off a nearby cliff on the Washington coastline. Richard Morgan (1930-2002) was a character in the 2002 movie The Ring. ... Anna Morgan (1934-1978) was a character in the 2002 movie The Ring, portrayed by actress Shannon Cochran. ... Moesko Island is a real island in the movie The Ring located in Washington state. ... A purported example of thoughtography, performed by early 20th century Japanese psychic Sadako Takahashi. ... Suicide (Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of intentionally taking ones own life. ... Official language(s) English Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area  Ranked 18th  - Total 71,342 sq mi (184,827 km²)  - Width 240 miles (385 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 6. ...

However, Samara's spirit lived on. Eventually a camping resort was built on the site, with a log cabin built over the well. One day, a group of teenagers rented the cabin, and attempted to record a football game on the cabin's VCR. Samara's spirit took advantage of this, and used her ability of projected thermography to instead curse the VHS tape. Instead of a recording of a sports event, the tape now contained a series of grainy, disturbing black and white images that were inspired by her life - and her death. Those who watched the tape would immediately receive a phone call; when they answered they would hear Samara whisper "seven days." After seven days, they would die (remember: Samara lived in the well for seven days). After journalist Rachel Keller's niece fell victim to the curse, Rachel investigated and discovered the tape and its origins. Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The video cassette recorder (or VCR, less popularly video tape recorder) is a type of video tape recorder that uses removable cassettes containing magnetic tape to record audio and video from a television broadcast so it can be played back later. ... A blank videotape such as this was the carrier for the Ring Virus curse. ...

Towards the end of the first film, Rachel discovered Samara's corpse at the bottom of the well and gave her a proper burial, presumably putting her spirit to rest. Samara, however, cannot sleep, and killed the last person to have watched the tape -- Rachel's ex-boyfriend, Noah. The way in which people die from watching the tape was revealed. Samara's body, a waterlogged corpse, passed into the real world from the nearest reflective surface, and (finally) shows her face, paralyzing them with fear. While it was apparent that people died of fear, and the only survivor was terrified that the television would come on and show her death, this aspect is new-it was Samara herself coming to them in person which killed them, possibly in combination with something she does (this is still not shown). Rachel and her son Aidan realized that Samara was not seeking peace or understanding-she wished only to inflict pain and suffering on a world that had hurt her terribly. So, the only way to escape the curse was to appease her-by copying the tape and showing it to someone else, spreading the curse.

In The Ring Two, Rachel found out Samara's true origin. Samara's spirit then tried to possess Aidan but was thwarted in the end. The reason for this is that in the first movie, Rachel found Samara's body and comforted her, proving, in Samara's eyes, that she could love Samara with the care her own mother didn't have. When Rachel managed to get her out of her son, she returned again, pulling Rachel through her television down into the well seen on the video. Rachel managed to climb out of the well, pushing the cover over Samara. Rachel would have been dragged down, but was saved when part of the wall broke off, the water sending Samara down and delaying her. Rachel finally made it out, just as Samara started her climb again. Rachel slides the lid on the well, at the exact moment when Samara was going to climb out. Samara is not shown to emerge again from the well, however, a third Ring movie is rumored to be in production, leaving the possibility of another escape open. The Ring 2 redirects here. ... Demonic possession, in supernatural belief systems, is a form of spiritual possession whereby certain malevolent extra-dimensional entities, demons, gain control over a mortal persons body, which is then used for an evil or destructive purpose. ...

Portrayals

In The Ring, Samara is played by Daveigh Chase. Archival footage of Chase was also used in The Ring Two. For the remaining scenes in Ring Two, Samara is played by Kelly Stables. Daveigh Chase on November 14, 2005 Daveigh Chase is an American actress, singer, and voice over artist. ... Kelly Stables Kelly Stables (born 26 January 1984 in Saint Louis, Missouri) is an American actress that played the role of Samara Morgan (in the well) on The Ring (2002), Rings (2005); and also as Samara (off-tape) in The Ring Two (2005). ...

The depiction of Samara Morgan in "The Ring" followed very closely that of Sadako Yamamura in the 1998 film. Both intermittently retain the grainy black-and-white texture of the cursed videotape even after they have exited the "real world", and both are seen manifesting only from a TV set. Samara appears to lack Sadako's power of "blacking out" her image from footage taken before her death, presumably because this would have made the hospital footage of her impossible. Samara was also a full decade younger than Sadako when she was killed.

The Samara of the "The Ring Two" has a more conventionally undead appearance, with make-up on her arms suggesting long immersion. She frequently appears without the flickering videotape texture, and in a much more varied range of situations. Her movements are faster and semi-bestial, and she seems to be associated more with water and less with electricity.

Continuity errors concerning her origin

While Noah is looking through Samara's files in the first film, a Certificate of Live Birth citing Richard as the father can briefly be seen.^[1] Also, it is mentioned that Anna was able to give birth to Samara with assistance from a New Age/Eastern medicine. Later in the first movie, the doctor of Moesko Island tells Rachel that Anna said Samara was adopted from a deceased mother. Another contradiction appears in the second movie when Rachel encounters a living woman who is reportedly Samara's real mother.

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