Second stage of the story

Having found the title, the next stage began with the germ of a story. At the time, I was watching a lot of Asian ghost films, like 'Ring' and 'Pulse'. It was a natural progression that the first character I conceived was a teenage schoolgirl with long dark hair. This girl would be the first drawing I ever did for the film.

Originally, the story was more about the bridge than about the reason people were drawn to it. It was in the next part of the process, when considering what that reason might be, that I realised the greatest horror would be found in reality, not in fantasy.