Green Kid, Stay Away

Dark water is a cult classic in the Asian Horror genre. Although most audiences recognize the title from the remake (yeah, the one with Jennifer Connelly), the original is far more disturbing. The difference between American horror and Asian horror is that the latter tends to scare viewers in a more subtle manner. Special effects and makeup artists cost money, making it so that suspense, lighting, and sound play a major role in creating a tense atmosphere.
Hideo Nakata uses a little girl, barely visible under her yellow raincoat, to pull viewers into the plot up until the very end, where the character's true persona and motives finally unfold. In this clip, Mitsuko wraps her strong, little, green, putrified hands around her favorite mommy while young and healthy Ikuko stares frightened. Yoshimi gives herself to the ghost in order to save her little girl who stays put, petrified as a torrent a dirty, yellow water splashes against her petite body. The scene gives a new meaning to the term "Mommy Dearest."