The Forest

At the base of Japan's Mount Fuji lies the famous Aokigahara Forest, a place that features prominently in Japanese folklore and is a popular destination for people with suicidal intentions. Some locals believe that the lost souls of those who have taken their lives still haunt the forest. When Sara's (Dormer) identical twin sister disappears into the forest, the police confess that they believe she has taken her own life. Unconvinced, Sara teams up with a handsome reporter named Aiden (Kinney) to journey deep into the woods in search of her sister. Despite the objections of their guide, Sara and Aiden leave the path and spend the night in the forest, and its horrifying reality begins to come to light.

Director: Jason Zada. Stars: Natalie Dormer, Taylor Kinney, Yukiyoshi Ozawa. 2016. 93 min. Horror.

Standoff

While visiting her parents' grave on the anniversary of their death, a young girl named Bird (Ballentine) witnesses a hitman (Fishburne) killing everyone attending a nearby funeral. She catches the killer's face on camera and flees the cemetery, but the killer gives chase. Bird comes across a remote farmhouse and seeks help from its owner, a jaded veteran named Carter (Jane). With only a single shell left in his shotgun, Carter fortifies the second floor of his home while the hitman roams the first floor, uncovering secrets buried in Carter's past and desperately trying to kill the little girl who can identify him.

Director: Adam Alleca. Stars: Thomas Jane, Laurence Fishburne, Ella Ballentine. 2016. 80 min. Thriller.

Flight 7500

A routine flight from Los Angeles to Tokyo is anything but when a supernatural horror makes its presence known in the aircraft's cramped cabin. When Lance (Kelly), a businessman traveling with a wooden box, suddenly dies mid-flight, a terrifying series of events is set in motion. Soon, the plane's systems begin to malfunction in bizarre ways, and the passengers start to hallucinate and see things that are anything but ordinary for a routine plane ride.

Director: Takashi Shimizu. Stars: Ryan Kwanten, Amy Smart, Rick Kelly, Leslie Bibb, Jamie Chung, Nicky Whelan. 2014. 97 min. Horror.