We covered the debut trailer for The Forest a couple of weeks ago, and I’m not sure the level of creep that the film exudes hit me right away. As time has passed, I think I’m genuinely excited for this one. I mean, you’d be hard pressed to find a more sinister location than The Aokigahara Forest (AKA Suicide Forest).
The atmosphere is thick, the cast is legit, and the production values look stellar. That sounds like a recipe for success if you ask me. Unfortunately, The Forest won’t be hitting theaters until January 8th, 2016. Could this be the film that raises theatrical horror from its slump? I dunno, but we have a bad-ass poster to look at while we wait. Check it out below:
Rising with terrifying grandeur at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan, the legendary real-life Aokigahara Forest is the suspense-filled setting of the supernatural thriller. A young American woman, Sara (Natalie Dormer of “Game of Thrones” and “The Hunger Games”), journeys there in search of her twin sister, who has mysteriously disappeared. In the company of expatriate Aiden (Taylor Kinney of “Chicago Fire”), Sara enters the forest having been well warned to “stay on the path.” Determined to discover the truth about her sister’s fate, Sara will have to face the angry and tormented souls of the dead that prey on anyone who dares come near them. These malevolent spirits lying in wait for Sara at every turn will plunge her into a frightening darkness from which she must fight to save herself.
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