SUICIDE FOREST IS REAL - ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK

Just outside of Tokyo lies Aokigahara, a vast forest and one of the most beautiful wilderness areas in Japan... and also the most infamous spot to commit suicide in the world. Legend has it that the spirits of those many suicides are still roaming, haunting deep in the ancient woods.

When bad weather prevents a group of friends from climbing neighboring Mt. Fuji, they decide to spend the night camping in Aokigahara. But they get more than they bargained for when one of them is found hanged in the morning--and they realize there might be some truth to the legends after all.

Praise for Jeremy Bates:

***Reader Views Literary Award Winner
***Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Award Finalist
***AHWA Shadows Awards Finalist
***Goodreads Choice Awards 2015 Finalist

"In Bates' (The Taste of Fear, 2012, etc.) horror novel, a simple excursion into a reputedly haunted forest turns into a nightmare when people start dying in conspicuously unnatural ways. Ethan Childs, an American teaching English in Tokyo for the last four years, plans to climb Mount Fuji with girlfriend, Mel, and a few pals. But when a looming storm nixes the outing, Israeli tourists Ben and Nina convince the group to join them on a hike through nearby Aokigahara Jukai. The forest is infamous for an incredibly high number of suicides, reportedly in the hundreds per year, and some believe the ghosts of the dead haunt it. What begins as an unsettling ambience (there are no sounds of animals or any trace of wind) quickly gives way to serious, tangible threats when one of the party members dies from an apparent suicide. Ethan and company are soon lost, and the noises they hear in the woods either confirm the existence of ghosts, or perhaps worse, mean that a murderer is tracking them down. Readers may recognize a slasher-film vibe--people willingly go into the creepy woods--and familiar characters... But Bates' approach to the story is surprisingly restrained, cultivating impressive frights in the unnerving environment... No one is sure whether the unseen villain is human or apparition or whether they are simply victims of unfortunate circumstances... Bates' choice to avoid brazen scares makes for an understated horror story that will remind readers what chattering teeth sound like." - Kirkus Reviews

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• Publication Date: December 14, 2014
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• Print Length: 367 Pages
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