The thriller revolves around Aokigahara, a vast forest outside Tokyo which is called the most famous suicide spot in the world. Legend that spirits of past suicides roaming among the trees. An American ex-pat living in Tokyo must enlist the help of a forest ranger in Aokigahara to help free him from the clutches of an evil spirit haunting him from the Suicide Forest.
Producers Roy Lee and Taka Ichise are teaming on a live action feature adaptation of The Suicide Forest, the graphic novel from IDW Publishing, reports Deadline. They’ve attached Hideo Nakata to direct. He helmed Ringu, which hatched The Ring, and he directed The Ring Two. His track record has been pretty weak as of late directing Chatroom and The Incite Mill.
The first in a series of four graphic novels written by El Torres with artwork by Gabriel Hernandez, “the thriller revolves around Aokigahara, a vast forest outside Tokyo which is called the most famous suicide spot in the world. Legend that spirits of past suicides roaming among the trees. An American ex-pat living in Tokyo must enlist the help of a forest ranger in Aokigahara to help free him from the clutches of an evil spirit haunting him from the Suicide Forest.”
IDW’s Ted Adams and John Middleton will be executive producers. READ MORE
With another month of comics drawing to a close (in a very big way) readers will have the chance to snatch up some very pivotal issues of their favorite properties, new and old, as we officially jump into the Spring comic season. One of those titles that happens to be ending as opposed to beginning isIDW’s J-Horror homage story, “SUICIDE FOREST”, which released its fourth and final issue today, and inside you can check out a 6 page preview of all the action. Read on for the skinny!
One of the better stories to kickoff around the beginning of the new year was publisher IDW’s J-Horror inspired “THE SUICIDE FOREST”. The series is heavily influenced (obviously) by such tales as “THE GRUDGE” and “THE RING”, and inside you can check out the newest 6 page preview of the fourth issue which hit stores today. Read on for the skinny!
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