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In Jason Zada’s supernatural film The Forest, Sara, played by Natalie Dormer, travels to Japan to search for her sister, who has disappeared into the legendary “Suicide Forest”. With Aiden (Taylor Kinney) as her guide, they enter the forest with a man searching for those who have or are considering suicide. Sara is fueled by the connection between herself and her identical twin sister. She can sense that Jess is still alive, but finding her in the vast haunted forest below Mt. Fuji is easier said than done. Something is causing hallucinations that send her screaming into the forest and making her doubt her own sanity. From the start, Dormer’s performance was drab. If I got a call that my sister was in the suicide forest I would be freaking out, not walking around void of any emotion. In fact I saw no emotional response until half way through the movie when things start happening to Sara herself. I found
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Japan’s Aokigahara Forest was recently the setting for Jason Zada’s horror film The Forest, starring Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones). The real horror of the “Suicide Forest”, the decaying bodies of those who ended their lives alone, sometimes found years later. In the photo above is a sign on a path in the forest asking people to reconsider suicide and to please think of their families. In the location over one hundred lives are lost every year, due to suicide. Both residents from Japan and tourist have been been flocking to the deep woods at the base of Mount Fuji to commit suicide for a many years. Deaths are so frequent that police are sent in on a regular basis to search for bodies with the help of volunteers. Of course land scared by so many deaths would be haunted. Legend goes that if you stay after the sun goes down you will see the spirits of those who died
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The upcoming horror film The Forest, starring Natalie Dormer, Taylor Kinney, Yukiyoshi Ozawa and Eoin Macken, arrives in theaters on January 8th, from Gramercy Pictures. The film takes place in Japan’s Aokigahara forest, known world wide as the “Suicide Forest”. The area below Mt Fugi is a common location for people to commit suicide. In fact, over one hundred bodies are found each year throughout the site. The location is also well rumored to contain spirits of those who ended their lives among the trees. The locals urge visitors to leave before sundown and to not venture off the paths, if they do the spirits may not let them leave. You can now take a virtual tour of the forest with Enter The Suicide Forest, a 360 degree immersive experience created from real images from the Aokigahara forest. Not only will you see the landscape, the experience allows you to enter for a game of sorts, to follow the clues
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“Fear Grows” as we approach the theatrical debut of Jason Zada’s supernatural film The Forest on January 8th, via Gramercy Pictures. A new trailer for the film has just been released. Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones), Taylor Kinney (Chicago Fire), Yukiyoshi Ozwawa (The Hidden Blade) and Eion Macken (The Night Shift) star in The Forest. Sara (Dormer), travels Japan to search for her sister who has disappeared into the “Suicide Forest”. With Aiden (Kinney) as her guide they enter the forest, after being warned no matter what, they must “…not leave the path.” Sara will have to face the tormented souls who call the forest home if she wants to save her sister and herself, or is it already to late?
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A new trailer has been released for the upcoming supernatural film ‘The Forest’. The film is set in the real Aokigahara forest. Most of you have probably heard of Japan’s notorious forest, often referred to as the “Suicide Forest’. The fourteen square miles of land, at the base Mount Fuji, is a popular site for people to commit suicide. The suicides have become such an issue that the government has put signs urging people not to take their lives and sending officials in to the forest periodically to search for campers and the dead, on average finding 100 bodies each year. Countless more victims are lost to the forest, never to be found. Locals claim that the area is filled with spirits and if you wonder off the path, you might never be seen again. The film, directed by Jason Zada, stars Taylor Kinney (Zero Dark Thirty) and ‘Game of Thrones’ actress Natalie Dormer, who plays a twin whose sister
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In Jason Zada’s supernatural film The Forest, Sara, played by Natalie Dormer, travels to Japan to search for her sister, who has disappeared into the legendary “Suicide Forest”. With Aiden (Taylor Kinney) as her guide, they enter the forest with a man searching for those who have or are considering suicide. Sara is fueled by the connection between herself and her identical twin sister. She can sense that Jess is still alive, but finding her in the vast haunted forest below Mt. Fuji is easier said than done. Something is causing hallucinations that send her screaming into the forest and making her doubt her own sanity. From the start, Dormer’s performance was drab. If I got a call that my sister was in the suicide forest I would be freaking out, not walking around void of any emotion. In fact I saw no emotional response until half way through the movie when things start happening to Sara herself. I found
Continue reading →
News
Japan’s Aokigahara Forest was recently the setting for Jason Zada’s horror film The Forest, starring Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones). The real horror of the “Suicide Forest”, the decaying bodies of those who ended their lives alone, sometimes found years later. In the photo above is a sign on a path in the forest asking people to reconsider suicide and to please think of their families. In the location over one hundred lives are lost every year, due to suicide. Both residents from Japan and tourist have been been flocking to the deep woods at the base of Mount Fuji to commit suicide for a many years. Deaths are so frequent that police are sent in on a regular basis to search for bodies with the help of volunteers. Of course land scared by so many deaths would be haunted. Legend goes that if you stay after the sun goes down you will see the spirits of those who died
Continue reading →
NewsReviews
The upcoming horror film The Forest, starring Natalie Dormer, Taylor Kinney, Yukiyoshi Ozawa and Eoin Macken, arrives in theaters on January 8th, from Gramercy Pictures. The film takes place in Japan’s Aokigahara forest, known world wide as the “Suicide Forest”. The area below Mt Fugi is a common location for people to commit suicide. In fact, over one hundred bodies are found each year throughout the site. The location is also well rumored to contain spirits of those who ended their lives among the trees. The locals urge visitors to leave before sundown and to not venture off the paths, if they do the spirits may not let them leave. You can now take a virtual tour of the forest with Enter The Suicide Forest, a 360 degree immersive experience created from real images from the Aokigahara forest. Not only will you see the landscape, the experience allows you to enter for a game of sorts, to follow the clues
Continue reading →
NewsReviewsTrailers
“Fear Grows” as we approach the theatrical debut of Jason Zada’s supernatural film The Forest on January 8th, via Gramercy Pictures. A new trailer for the film has just been released. Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones), Taylor Kinney (Chicago Fire), Yukiyoshi Ozwawa (The Hidden Blade) and Eion Macken (The Night Shift) star in The Forest. Sara (Dormer), travels Japan to search for her sister who has disappeared into the “Suicide Forest”. With Aiden (Kinney) as her guide they enter the forest, after being warned no matter what, they must “…not leave the path.” Sara will have to face the tormented souls who call the forest home if she wants to save her sister and herself, or is it already to late?
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsReviewsTrailers
A new trailer has been released for the upcoming supernatural film ‘The Forest’. The film is set in the real Aokigahara forest. Most of you have probably heard of Japan’s notorious forest, often referred to as the “Suicide Forest’. The fourteen square miles of land, at the base Mount Fuji, is a popular site for people to commit suicide. The suicides have become such an issue that the government has put signs urging people not to take their lives and sending officials in to the forest periodically to search for campers and the dead, on average finding 100 bodies each year. Countless more victims are lost to the forest, never to be found. Locals claim that the area is filled with spirits and if you wonder off the path, you might never be seen again. The film, directed by Jason Zada, stars Taylor Kinney (Zero Dark Thirty) and ‘Game of Thrones’ actress Natalie Dormer, who plays a twin whose sister
Continue reading →
