8 Best nonfiction books like Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest by Tara A. Devlin

Cover of Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest by Tara A. Devlin

Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

By: Tara A. Devlin

4.02

Format: 150 pages, Kindle Edition

What really lies in the forest’s depths?Aokigahara is a mystery. Born out of an explosion, its root…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest by Tara A. Devlin , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins

1. There's Someone Inside Your House

By: Stephanie Perkins

3.40

Format: 287 pages, Hardcover

Love hurts... Makani Young thought she'd left her dark past behind her in Hawaii, settling in wi… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Perkins's There's Someone Inside Your House book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

  • horror
"Makani genuinely hoped that others . . . found peace and strength through prayer. But she wasn't religious herself, and it made her uncomfortable whenever it was forced upon her."

-Stephanie Perkins, There's Someone Inside Your House

"Only Darby, who also innately understood the concept of otherness had successfully avoided this pitfall. just as it was rude and invasive to ask him about his genitalia or sexual preference, it was e…"

-Stephanie Perkins, There's Someone Inside Your House

Cover of Chosen (House of Night, #3) by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast

2. Chosen (House of Night, #3)

By: P.C. Cast , Kristin Cast

3.91

Format: 307 pages, Paperback

Dark forces are at work at the House of Night and Zoey Redbird’s adventures at the school take a my… read more

Similar categories in P.C. Cast's Chosen (House of Night, #3) book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

"Our Z's been fucking Loren Blake."

-P.C. Cast, Chosen (House of Night, #3)

"...Neferet fell smack on her butt."

-P.C. Cast, Chosen (House of Night, #3)

"I don’t like the way he looks at you."

-P.C. Cast, Chosen (House of Night, #3)

"You're a goddess among those who think themselves demigods."

-P.C. Cast, Chosen (House of Night, #3)

Cover of The Elementals by Michael McDowell

3. The Elementals

By: Michael McDowell

4.01

Format: 292 pages, Paperback

On a split of land cut off by the Gulf, three Victorian summer houses stand against the encroaching… read more

Similar categories in Michael McDowell's The Elementals book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

  • horror
"Savage mothers eat their children!"

-Michael McDowell, The Elementals

"There's no point in advertising a circus when everybody hates the clown."

-Michael McDowell, The Elementals

Cover of The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective by Kate Summerscale

4. The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective

By: Kate Summerscale

4.17

Format: None pages,

The dramatic story of the real-life murder that inspired the birth of modern detective fiction. In… read more

Similar categories in Kate Summerscale's The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

  • nonfiction
Cover of Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1) by Fritz Leiber

5. Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1)

By: Fritz Leiber

4.33

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

For the first time-the story of how the greatest heroes in fantastic literature first met. 'The two… read more

Similar categories in Fritz Leiber's Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1) book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

Cover of The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosiński

6. The Painted Bird

By: Jerzy Kosiński

4.10

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

Originally published in 1965, The Painted Birdestablished Jerzy Kosinski as a major literary figure… read more

Similar categories in Jerzy Kosiński's The Painted Bird book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

  • horror

7. The Magic Toyshop

By: Angela Carter

4.33

Format: 242 pages, Paperback

One night Melanie walks through the garden in her mother's wedding dress. The next morning her worl… read more

Similar categories in Angela Carter's The Magic Toyshop book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

8. The Graveyard Apartment

By: Mariko Koike , Deborah Boliver Boehm

4.32

Format: 318 pages, Hardcover

A terrifying tale of a young family who move into an apartment building next to a graveyard and the… read more

Similar categories in Mariko Koike's The Graveyard Apartment book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

9. Sleepers

By: Lorenzo Carcaterra

3.50

Format: 262 pages,

Sleeper (colloq.): 1. out-of-town hit man who spends the night after a local contract is completed.… read more

Similar categories in Lorenzo Carcaterra's Sleepers book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

10. Ghost Story

By: Peter Straub

4.09

Format: 372 pages,

In life, not every sin goes unpunished. GHOST STORY For four aging men in the terror-stricken town … read more

Similar categories in Peter Straub's Ghost Story book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

11. Bermuda Triangle

By: Charles Berlitz

1.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

You may have heard of it as 'the Hoodoo Sea', 'the Graveyard of the Atlantic' or 'the Devil's Trian… read more

Similar categories in Charles Berlitz's Bermuda Triangle book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

12. A Night to Remember

By: Walter Lord , Nathaniel Philbrick

3.67

Format: 208 pages,

The classic minute-by-minute account of the sinking of the Titanic, in a 50th anniversary edition w… read more

Similar categories in Walter Lord's A Night to Remember book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

Cover of Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

13. Camp Damascus

By: Chuck Tingle

3.94

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

A searing and earnest horror debut about the demons the queer community faces in America, the price… read more

Similar categories in Chuck Tingle's Camp Damascus book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

  • horror
"Then again, does it really matter if you're just evil, as opposed to over-the-top cartoonishly evil?"

-Chuck Tingle, Camp Damascus

"That acknowledgement could arrive after several decades, or it could happen tonight, but the time will come. Eventually, I'll have to fully contend with this simple fact: the love I was promised was …"

-Chuck Tingle, Camp Damascus

Cover of Smashed by Junji Ito

14. Smashed

By: Junji Ito

4.15

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Thirteen Chilling Nightmares Presented by the Master of Horror. Try not to be noticed when you e… read more

Similar categories in Junji Ito's Smashed book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

  • horror
  • japan
Cover of The Lost Village by Camilla Sten

15. The Lost Village

By: Camilla Sten

3.54

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

The Blair Witch Project meets Midsommar in this brilliantly disturbing thriller from Camilla Sten, … read more

Similar categories in Camilla Sten's The Lost Village book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

  • horror
"This isn't a movie. In a movie we would have hugged and been best friends again, now and forever. That's never going to happen. I think I'll be living with this dull pain for the rest of my life. I'l…"

-Camilla Sten, The Lost Village

"She's right. They all are. I can feel it in my bones, that fear, like a sour taste on my tongue. I want nothing more than to stay here, to give in to their reason. I've seen the movies, too—I know wh…"

-Camilla Sten, The Lost Village

Cover of Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw

16. Nothing But Blackened Teeth

By: Cassandra Khaw

2.66

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Cassandra Khaw's Nothing But Blackened Teeth is a gorgeously creepy haunted house tale, steeped in … read more

Similar categories in Cassandra Khaw's Nothing But Blackened Teeth book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

  • horror
  • japan
"Every religion is a one-way relationship."

-Cassandra Khaw, Nothing But Blackened Teeth

"The dead miss the sun. It's dark down there."

-Cassandra Khaw, Nothing But Blackened Teeth

"Media’s all about the gospel of the lone wolf, but the truth is we’re all just sheep."

-Cassandra Khaw, Nothing But Blackened Teeth

"apologies didn’t exonerate the sinner, only compelled graciousness from its recipient."

-Cassandra Khaw, Nothing But Blackened Teeth

Cover of All Hallows by Christopher Golden

17. All Hallows

By: Christopher Golden

3.55

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

With the 80's nostalgia of Stranger Things, this horror drama from NYT bestselling author Christoph… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Golden's All Hallows book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

  • horror
Cover of Best of Luck by Jason Mott

18. Best of Luck

By: Jason Mott

3.77

Format: 29 pages, Kindle Edition

Did you ever hear the one about the man with a string of bad luck? The worst is still to come in a … read more

Similar categories in Jason Mott's Best of Luck book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

  • horror
Cover of The Liminal Zone (Junji Ito) by Junji Ito

19. The Liminal Zone (Junji Ito)

By: Junji Ito

3.98

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

What destiny awaits them after the screaming? After abruptly departing from a train in a small t… read more

Similar categories in Junji Ito's The Liminal Zone (Junji Ito) book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

  • horror
  • japan
Cover of I Choose Darkness by Jenny  Lawson

20. I Choose Darkness

By: Jenny Lawson

3.97

Format: 25 pages, Kindle Edition

From cheap costumes to creepy dolls to questionable candy, number one New York Times bestselling au… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Lawson's I Choose Darkness book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

  • nonfiction
Cover of World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

21. World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments

By: Aimee Nezhukumatathil

4.06

Format: 165 pages, Hardcover

From beloved, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil comes a debut work of nonfiction--a collecti… read more

Similar categories in Aimee Nezhukumatathil's World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

  • nonfiction
"It is this way with wonder: it takes a bit of patience, and it takes putting yourself in the right place at the right time. It requires that we be curious enough to forgo our small distractions in or…"

-Aimee Nezhukumatathil, World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments

Cover of Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War between the Windsors by Tom Bower

22. Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War between the Windsors

By: Tom Bower

3.86

Format: 541 pages, Kindle Edition

The British Royal Family believed that the dizzy success of the Sussex wedding, watched and celebra… read more

Similar categories in Tom Bower's Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War between the Windsors book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

  • nonfiction
"Meghan, said Oprah, had been the target of ‘constant criticism [and] blatant sexist and racist remarks by British tabloids’. As she spoke, the screen was covered by a spread of apparently racist head…"

-Tom Bower, Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War between the Windsors

Cover of Broken Faith: Inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, One of America's Most Dangerous Cults by Mitch  Weiss

23. Broken Faith: Inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, One of America's Most Dangerous Cults

By: Mitch Weiss

4.15

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In 1979, Jane Whaley, a fiery preacher with a thick Southern drawl, attracted a small group of foll… read more

Similar categories in Mitch Weiss's Broken Faith: Inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, One of America's Most Dangerous Cults book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

  • nonfiction
Cover of Suicide Forest (World's Scariest Places #1) by Jeremy Bates

24. Suicide Forest (World's Scariest Places #1)

By: Jeremy Bates

3.70

Format: 549 pages, Kindle Edition

SUICIDE FOREST IS REAL - ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK Just outside of Tokyo lies Aokigahara, a vast fo… read more

Similar categories in Jeremy Bates's Suicide Forest (World's Scariest Places #1) book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

  • horror
  • japan
"You in the jungle, baby,"

-Jeremy Bates, Suicide Forest (World's Scariest Places #1)

Cover of The Haunting of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #1) by Phil Hickes

25. The Haunting of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #1)

By: Phil Hickes

4.13

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Aveline Jones loves reading ghost stories, so a dreary half-term becomes much more exciting when sh… read more

Similar categories in Phil Hickes's The Haunting of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #1) book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

  • horror
Cover of The Wehrwolf by Alma Katsu

26. The Wehrwolf

By: Alma Katsu

3.88

Format: 79 pages, Kindle Edition

Alma Katsu, the visionary author of The Fervor, The Hunger, and The Deep, brings readers a terrifyi… read more

Similar categories in Alma Katsu's The Wehrwolf book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

  • horror
"Besides you must admit: the wolf inside you is calling. The wolf wants to be set free."- Hans Sauer"

-Alma Katsu, The Wehrwolf

"Obviously, if the Devil could make your life easier than God could, than God just chose not to. Maybe the Devil was the good one."

-Alma Katsu, The Wehrwolf

Cover of Bravely by Maggie Stiefvater

27. Bravely

By: Maggie Stiefvater

3.94

Format: 367 pages, Hardcover

Merida goes on an all-new, life-changing adventure in this original YA novel set several years afte… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Stiefvater's Bravely book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

"There is no glory in ruin; it only matters because of what comes after."

-Maggie Stiefvater, Bravely

"This is your dog?" the Dásachtach asked. "He was a gift," Harris answered in his distant way. "Do you not think a dog's behavior reflects its master?" "I do." "And do you think this dog reflects you …"

-Maggie Stiefvater, Bravely

"The long warm light that came just before the night shimmered like water. As fall approached, the sounds of bellowing red stags punctuated the woods, fierce as bears. The leaves were not yet changing…"

-Maggie Stiefvater, Bravely

"These long northern summer days stretched out forever and ever, turning into a short gray night for just a few hours before rolling right into another bright day. The trees were every color of green:…"

-Maggie Stiefvater, Bravely

Cover of Mountain of the Dead (World's Scariest Places #5) by Jeremy Bates

28. Mountain of the Dead (World's Scariest Places #5)

By: Jeremy Bates

4.05

Format: 431 pages, Kindle Edition

Fact: During the night of February 1, 1959, in the remote reaches of Siberia, nine Russian hikers s… read more

Similar categories in Jeremy Bates's Mountain of the Dead (World's Scariest Places #5) book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

  • horror
Cover of The Man Who Would Be Jack: The hunt for the real Ripper by David Bullock

29. The Man Who Would Be Jack: The hunt for the real Ripper

By: David Bullock

4.08

Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1893, two years after the last Ripper murder, Detective Inspector William Race met with two jour… read more

Similar categories in David Bullock's The Man Who Would Be Jack: The hunt for the real Ripper book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

  • nonfiction
Cover of Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest by Tara A. Devlin

30. Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

By: Tara A. Devlin

4.02

Format: 150 pages, Kindle Edition

What really lies in the forest’s depths?Aokigahara is a mystery. Born out of an explosion, its root… read more

Similar categories in Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

  • horror
  • nonfiction
  • japan
Cover of Suicide Forest: The Mystery of Aokigahara by Roger Harrington

31. Suicide Forest: The Mystery of Aokigahara

By: Roger Harrington

3.81

Format: 139 pages, Kindle Edition

At the base of Mount Fuji lies a location with such a dark history that many people consider it too… read more

Similar categories in Roger Harrington's Suicide Forest: The Mystery of Aokigahara book and Tara A. Devlin's Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest

  • nonfiction
  • japan

15 best-selling horror books like Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest by Tara A. Devlin

Transform Your Habits

There's Someone Inside Your House

Stephanie Perkins

3.40

Transform Your Habits

The Elementals

Michael McDowell

4.01

Transform Your Habits

The Painted Bird

Jerzy Kosiński

4.10

Transform Your Habits

Camp Damascus

Chuck Tingle

3.94

View all the books

8 Best fiction books like Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1) by Fritz Leiber

Transform Your Habits

Jirel of Joiry

C.L. Moore

3.72

Transform Your Habits

The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)

Jack Vance

3.89

Transform Your Habits

The Bane of the Black Sword (The Elric Saga, #5)

Michael Moorcock

4.02

The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane

H.P. Lovecraft , Robert E. Howard , Gary Gianni , Salvador Sanz , Elvio E. Gandolfo

3.64

View all the books

Never miss a story from us, get weekly updates in your inbox.