If you dare enter the Aokigahara “Suicide” Forest, remember one thing above all else: STAY ON THE PATH.
Even though the J-horror craze was short-lived, I loved it. From The Ring to The Grudge, there was something special about the fish-out-of-water aspect to the horror genre.
Now, years after J-horror died a horrible death, it’s being resurrected in Jason Zada’s The Forest, which stars Natalie Dormer of “Game of Thrones” and The Hunger Games.
In it, “A supernatural thriller set in the legendary Aokigahara Forest at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan. A young American woman, Sara (Dormer), goes in search of her twin sister, who has mysteriously disappeared. Despite everyone’s warnings to “stay on the path,” Sara enters the forest determined to discover the truth about her sister’s fate – only to be confronted by the angry and tormented souls of the dead that prey on anyone who wanders into the forest.“
The first trailer has just arrived and it’s jam-packed with frights. I love the look of the film, as well as some of the creepy scares that are set up. My only worry is that they’re giving too much away, especially what looks like a shot from the film’s finale (I could be wrong). No matter, it’s exciting to see Dormer in the lead role and I’m curious to see if this can deliver on the same level of films like Ring and Grudge.
In theaters January 8th, 2016 via Gramercy Pictures, The Forest is based on an idea by David S. Goyer.
Natalie Dormer, Taylor Kinney, Eoin Macken and Yukiyoshi Ozawa all star.
