Some horror films are based on books, while others are spawned from original ideas. However, some of the scariest movies are those based on a true story, or set in a real place, like the upcoming thrillerThe Forest. Just a few weeks after thesecond trailerforThe Forestdebuted, Focus Features has released a new motion poster, that takes you insideNatalie Dormer’s horrific journey, before it hits theaters January 8.
The terrifying Aokigahara Forest, located at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan, is the suspense-filled setting of the supernatural thriller.The Forestcenters on a young American woman, Sara (Natalie DormerofGame of ThronesandThe Hunger Games) journeys there in search of her twin sister, who has mysteriously disappeared. In the company of expatriate Aiden (Taylor Kinney ofChicago 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. Stephanie Vogt, James Owen, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Eoin Macken, Rina Takasaki, Kikuo Ichikawa and Noriko Sakura round out the supporting cast.
The real-life Aokigahara forest, also known as the Suicide Forest, is also the setting of another movie slated for release next year,The Sea of Trees, starringMatthew McConaughey,Ken WatanabeandNaomi Watts. The forest has been associated with demons in Japanese mythology, and has been the site of hundreds of suicides throughout the years. In 2010, it was estimated that more than 200 people tried to take their own lives in the forest, 54 of whom were successful.
The Forest has been given a January 8, 2016release date, which puts it up against an untitled Blumhouse Pictureshorror movieand 20th Century Fox’sThe Revenant, which expands nationwide on that date after opening in limited release on Christmas Day. Jason Zada (The Houses October Built) directed The Forest from a script by Sarah Cornwell andNick Antosca. Take a look at this terrifying motion poster for The Forest before it hits theaters next month.
