'Suicide Forest' by Jeremy Bates: Creatively creepy and sure to scare
In Jeremy Bates' "Suicide Forest," not everyone will return from a deadly journey through Aokigahara Jukai, the "Sea of Trees" at the foot of Mount Fuji...
'The Forest' can't see the woods for the props
Mount Fuji now has worldwide fame thanks to its World Heritage status, but less-known is the fact that some of the surrounding area — specifically the Aokigahara Jukai forest — is a suicide hot spot. This is common knowledge among Japanese, especially those who ...
Inside Aokigahara, Japan's 'Suicide Forest'
I am walking through Aokigahara Jukai forest, the light rapidly fading on a mid-winter afternoon, when I am stopped dead in my tracks by a blood-curdling scream. The natural reaction would be to run, but the forest floor is a maze of roots and ...
