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JU-ON press mailer is a gross, hairy, & bloody wad of WTF photo

Well, our review copy of XSEED's JU-ON: The Grudge for Wii showed up yesterday, and... yeah. Where do I start with this one? 

Stuffed inside an innocuous-looking FedEx package was a manila envelope, covered in blood and a JU-ON sticker. Oh, did we mention there was bits of hair sticking out of it? Pulling the envelope out of the package, the hair got twisted and stuck to my hands. As if that weren't disgusting enough, I reluctantly opened the package to find... a gigantic clump of bloody wig hair. 

Also of note: the game itself was wrapped in bloody bandages, and XSEED also included a small, white box covered in blood. What's in the box? Hit the jump to find out. 

Yup, that's a AAA battery and a key. From what I've been told, a key gameplay element of JU-ON involves collecting batteries for your flashlight. You'll need that to see as you move around the game, what XSEED is calling a "haunted house simulator." 

The key? I have no idea. It doesn't open anything in my house, and trust me, I tried everything. Keys, however, are traditionally scary as crap. Right?

Keep your eyes peeled soon for our full review of JU-ON: The Grudge, which is in stores now, sans bloody wig hair.


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Death by Yeti's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 11:02
Death by Yeti
so edgy and horrific
Necro BABS's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 11:04
Necro BABS
I heard this gAme is horrible.
andycadaver's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 11:04
andycadaver
Gross.
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 11:11
Chronic Logic
I wonder if that's real hair... I'm sure fake hair costs more than shaving somebody's head.
TheToiletDuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 11:22
TheToiletDuck
Woohoohoo, looks like some lucky blogger is getting the love knife.
Shael's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 11:25
Shael
You know what would be really scary? If those hair came from some dood's/doods' pubes...>_<
lewness's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 11:36
lewness
That's it, when Squeenix gives out the review copy for FFXIII, they better put some of Sazh's hair in it.
wedgejaeger's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 11:43
wedgejaeger
it would have been creepy, but then they put "Ju-On: The Grudge" on the box, which just made it gross
Butternine's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 11:58
Butternine
Pic 3-4 looks like what I pulled out of my shower drain.
Ganjookie's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 13:06
Ganjookie
@lewness

Id rather have Chocobo chic or egg in FFXIII
SixthHero's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 13:12
SixthHero
Clearly the key is a prelude of what is to come in the game.

"This door is locked."
"This door is locked."
"This door is locked."
"This door is locked."
"This door is locked."
readbigwordsisgood's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 13:37
readbigwordsisgood
That is awsome.
best press package I have heard of in quite a while.
pedrovay2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 14:39
pedrovay2003
Uh... That's disgusting.
Sherwood513's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 14:50
Sherwood513
What's the sickest package a game company has ever sent dtoid?
MkShiranui's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 15:05
MkShiranui
The press package for Okamiden will be 10,000 stray beads, I'm sure of it.
whormongr's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 16:24
whormongr
I wonder what the press mailer will be like for wii water sports now.....
AlLeBlanc's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 18:01
AlLeBlanc
wtf
Artemus's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 19:26
Artemus
Jesus.
Cool, yet slightly disturbing...
Maybe it's not wig hair, Nick! =o
Happy Halloween!
HammerShark's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 20:14
HammerShark
@Shael
OMG *uncontrollable burst of laughter*.
- Thank you. Made my day better.

I don't wish that on anyone, but hypothetically it's LOL.
jean2317's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2009 01:09
jean2317
You have swalloed the key.
You cannot open door.
Minamu's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2009 07:56
Minamu
Are they implying that this game is AAA quality? :P
Occams electric toothbrush's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2009 13:26
Occams electric toothbrush
The game is awesome. The press kit is awesome. Hair clumps are the shit.
matty125's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/18/2009 12:56
matty125
Xsees prefers Duracell to it's competitors.

This is a crazy promotional "gift", but friggin' awesome.
I wonder what they in mind when Fragile comes out.
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