
Suicide Forest: World’s Scariest Places Series, Book 1
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From USA Today and number-one Amazon best-selling author Jeremy Bates comes a tale of mystery and horror set in Japan's ancient Suicide Forest, a place that is easy to enter but, for some, impossible to leave.
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.
Contains mature themes.
- Listening Length10 hours and 6 minutes
- Audible release dateJanuary 29, 2019
- LanguageEnglish
- ASINB07MFW97VQ
- VersionUnabridged
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Listening Length | 10 hours and 6 minutes |
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Author | Jeremy Bates |
Narrator | Joe Hempel |
Whispersync for Voice | Ready |
Audible.com Release Date | January 29, 2019 |
Publisher | Tantor Audio |
Program Type | Audiobook |
Version | Unabridged |
Language | English |
ASIN | B07MFW97VQ |
Best Sellers Rank | #34,931 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #6 in Psychology Audiobooks on Suicide #1,455 in Horror Fiction #6,543 in Horror Literature & Fiction |
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Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2018
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That said, there were times when I found myself becoming irritated with the lead, Ethan Childs, who, developmentally, comes off a little bit too much like a child. Still, the very qualities that make him irritating are also some of the very qualities that will serve him well as the story advances. Bates does a nice job of creating characters that are actually fully dimensional and convincing, and which leads to some satisfying sexual tensions, realistic interpersonal conflicts, and even leaves one hoping for the best concerning the various members of the group here.
One of the biggest problems with horror stories like this (and without giving any of the mystery away) is that too many writers either paint themselves into a corner via the use of flimsy red herrings or they provide a conclusion which is disappointing to say the least. I am happy to say that Mr. Bates actually avoids those traps. One of the keys to see if a mystery holds up is to read the story backwards to make sure that everything fits neatly into place, and Mr. Bates did quite well. In other words, the ending does not disappoint.
Hats off to you, Mr. Bates, and to the rest of your potential readers: what are you waiting for? Buy the book and enjoy.

By John M. ONeal on August 14, 2018
That said, there were times when I found myself becoming irritated with the lead, Ethan Childs, who, developmentally, comes off a little bit too much like a child. Still, the very qualities that make him irritating are also some of the very qualities that will serve him well as the story advances. Bates does a nice job of creating characters that are actually fully dimensional and convincing, and which leads to some satisfying sexual tensions, realistic interpersonal conflicts, and even leaves one hoping for the best concerning the various members of the group here.
One of the biggest problems with horror stories like this (and without giving any of the mystery away) is that too many writers either paint themselves into a corner via the use of flimsy red herrings or they provide a conclusion which is disappointing to say the least. I am happy to say that Mr. Bates actually avoids those traps. One of the keys to see if a mystery holds up is to read the story backwards to make sure that everything fits neatly into place, and Mr. Bates did quite well. In other words, the ending does not disappoint.
Hats off to you, Mr. Bates, and to the rest of your potential readers: what are you waiting for? Buy the book and enjoy.

This book is set in the Aokigahara Forest in Japan. Japan is a beautiful country with a spectacular culture that I have loved for a very long time, which made several of the references and descriptions instantly come to life for me. I think that even if you know nothing about Japan or the Japanese, though, you will have no trouble picturing the scenes and characters in Suicide Forest.
One thing about this book is that it absolutely sneaks up on you. The writing is so straight-forward and simple. The story is told from the first-person perspective of Ethan, an English teacher in Japan who is coming up on the end of his year. He, his girlfriend, Mel, and a small party of friends - and John Scott, who is a big of an outsider - decide that they want to climb Mount Fuji. When that falls through due to weather, they start thinking about a Plan B. A chance meeting with two tourists on their way to the Suicide Forest leads them all into an adventure some of them will never return from and the survivors will never forget.
There is a hint of the supernatural here, but it is so deceptive and so subtle, it will have the reader second-guessing themselves on every page. I made the mistake of reading this at night, in the dark, before going to bed. I literally ended up lying awake, spooked beyond words by a shadow moving across my bedroom window. That is how insidious the writing is - it crawls beneath your skin without you even realizing it until you're in a situation that suddenly frightens you when it never would have before.
An incomparably good read. I thoroughly enjoyed every startling second, and loved the plot twist at the end. I am definitely a new fan of Jeremy Bates and will be reading his other works.
The book follows a single Japanese native and a ragtag team of world travel's to the infamous Suicide Forest in Japan; From the get go, this is not approached delicately--the characters just HAPPEN to be invited to go and just HAPPEN to have all the camping equipment they need! Despite the danger and lack of planning, in a bad horror movie twist, everyone merrily marches off into this forest.
As far as 'mystery' goes, the mystery being who/how/what/why are people turning up dead. . .Isn't that the basic gist of a horror story? That's not really a mystery, and the book is NOT written so you can piece the clues together and figure out who it is. The real mystery is why someone marketing this thought it was a mystery.
The narrative puts this book at a high school reading level; There's no poetry to the scenes and descriptions. It's 'This is so and so, who has blonde hair and blue eyes.' Oh, and a LOT of overly described corpses. Like a lot. A LOT. To the point where I began to wonder why the author chose that, of all things, to spend a paragraph or more on each.
Gore is also a huge factor here and frankly, doesn't add to the 'horror', just is plain disgusting. If you like looking at photos of dead things, you'll love reading about them in explicit detail down to their genitals, detail that will never be paid to the living characters.
In short; I wish I had not bought nor read this book and now I can get neither my money and worse, time back.
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I liked how Jeremy has done his research, for Suicide Forest is a real location. He also includes the local culture and words, for example a bento box and ramen shops. Jeremy really got the atmosphere of the Suicide Forest, giving it a creepy yet very real feel to it. I really enjoy walking my dog through woods but this is not a walk in the park for these 7 people who abandon the regular tourist trail.
Suicide Forest is written in the first person of Ethan Childs, who is an English teacher. I liked the little bits thrown into the story about teaching English to the Japanese and the funny things they can say. English is a great living language and I loved the bit were Ethan had words with Tomo - “Have lunch,” I corrected him vacantly. I didn’t usually do this outside the classroom, but “take lunch” always irked me, one of those expressions the Japanese favored that just sounded wrong.
I found Suicide Forest to be a GOOD read that plays on the urban legend horror theme. I liked how it was a first person narrative so that the reader feels they are at the center of the action. Suicide Forest is an adult book that fully explores the issue of suicide but is not preachy or religious. The quality of Jeremy’s writing is good and he has a very wide vocabulary, forcing me to click many a word on my Kindle, to be sure of it’s meaning.
Suicide Forest kept me entertained but I did NOT enjoy it as much as The Taste of Fear, another of Jeremy’s books. Because of the background, the choice of a real location and the urban legends attached, Suicide Forest for me was a GOOD 4 star read.

I would recommend reading this book.


I was telling my son about the program as he had seen it on Facebook and my Bookbub daily offer has this Free.
I loved all the new things l found out about Japan as well as the forest. The added bonus of a great horror fiction woven into fascinating factual text, definitely worth reading.