The ghost mother and son from 'Ju-On' have an adorable Instagram account

She struggles to wake him up and get him to eat his veggies, just like every other mother.
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If you've watched Japanese horror franchise "Ju-On" (released as "The Grudge" in America), you might be familiar with its female protagonist Kayako, the angry murderous ghost, and Toshio, her creepy son.

When the duo aren't busy haunting up a good scare, their domestic life seems fairly regular, going by Kayako's Instagram account.


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Here's Kayako complaining about Toshio always being late for school:

She struggles to get him to eat his veggies just like every other mother does:

Here's Kayako checking on the laundry while Toshio hangs out with her in the backyard:

And Kayako trying to wake her son up in the morning:

Hilariously, the Instagram pictures are all captioned "ah ah ah ah" -- the sound the character makes in the films. But it's helpfully "translated" in brackets.

The brilliant Instagram account was launched by the companies behind the upcoming "Sadako vs Kayako" crossover film marrying the two respective female leads of "The Ring" and "Ju-On" Japanese horror franchises.

The film will be produced by Japanese media publisher Kadokawa and NBCUniversal Japan, which decided to make the film a reality after initially teasing the idea for April Fools', which ended up going viral.


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Victoria Ho is Mashable's Asia Editor, based in Singapore. She previously reported on news and tech at The Business Times, TechCrunch and ZDNet. When she isn't writing, she's making music with her band

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