Published December 14, 2014 by Ghillinnein Books
Horror
Suicide Forest:
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.
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Jeremy Bates Bio:
Jeremy Bates is the author of the #1 Amazon bestseller White
Lies, which was nominated for the 2012 Foreword Book of the Year Award. He has
spent the last ten years traveling the world, visiting more than thirty
countries. He has lived in Canada, the United States, Australia, Japan, South
Korea, and the Philippines. Bates is a graduate of the University of Western
Ontario with a degree in English literature and philosophy. He is an active
member of Horror Writers Association, Mystery Writers of America, International
Thriller Writers, Inc., and Crime Writers of Canada.
Links
Website http://www.jeremybatesbooks.com/
Twitter https://twitter.com/jemacba
Guest Post by Jeremy Bates
Top 5 Man vs. Environment Movies.
In Suicide Forest,
a group of friends get lost in Suicide Forest—where they have to contend with
the elements, among other things. Given the plot, I figured a post listing my
top five man vs. environment movies would be appropriate. So here it goes:
1)
The
Blair Witch Project
Yeah, I know. Some people are probably
groaning at this choice. But this is one of the few movies that have genuinely
freaked me out. This is due to the fact I watched it in the theater while I was
teen working at some secluded resort. I hadn’t heard any hype about it, and I believed
it was real found footage (as the found-footage genre was a novelty then).
Later that night I had to cut across a dark golf course bordered by forests to
return to my cottage—a truly freaky experience.
2)
Open
Water
A couple go scuba diving. When they surface
they discover their boat is gone, along with all the other scuba divers. Add to
this scenario a lack of drinkable water, a lightning storm, and circling sharks,
and you have yourself one hell of a nightmare.
3)
Wolf
Creek
The Outback is big. Really big. I live
there right now. You can drive for hours without seeing much of anything.
Imagine being lost out there, chased by a crazy bloke with a knife that makes
Crocodile Dundee’s look small. Scary, scary, scary.
4)
Frozen
No, not the Disney flick. This one’s about
three friends who pay off a ski lift instructor to let them do one last ski run
after closing hours. Unfortunately fort them, the ski lift shuts down while they’re
halfway up the mountain. I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say the freezing weather
eventually drives them to make the decision to jump or not. A classic, What
would you do in that situation?
5)
All Is
Lost
Robert Redford’s a retired old guy plying the
ocean on his small sailboat. Sounds nice, right? Well, when a storm knocks out
his radio, and his boat springs a leak, it soon becomes a life or death battle
against the elements. There are maybe five words of dialogue spoken throughout
the entire film, so it might not be for everyone. But to tell you the truth, the
story and acting was so engrossing I barely noticed.
Honorable mention: The
Gray. The Reef. The Ruins. Wrecked.
