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The Taboo Forest
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 29 2026
Pages: 150
Weight: 0.42
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Taboo Forest follows Chriselda and her friends; Garry, Jacob, Jade, and others, who accidentally drove and entered into a mysterious forest that locals fear and avoid. The forest is known for strange disappearances, distorted time, and an abandoned church hidden deep within its trees.
What starts as a normal outing quickly turns into a struggle to survive. Inside the forest, reality behaves unpredictably. Time shifts, space feels unstable, and the environment seems to respond to emotion and presence. The group soon realizes they are not just lost, they are being watched and influenced by something connected to the forest itself.
At the center of the mystery is an old, abandoned church once linked to nuns whose presence still lingers. These figures appear as echoes between memory and reality, neither fully friendly nor fully hostile, but tied to something unresolved within the forest.
As they try to escape, humor becomes a key way for the group to cope with fear and confusion. Garry and Jacob often provide comic relief through panic and sarcasm, while Jade tries to stay logical. Chriselda becomes the main focus of the forest's attention, as it seems to recognize her in ways she cannot explain.
Over time, the forest reveals that it does not simply trap people, it changes how they perceive themselves and their reality. It forces them to confront identity, memory, and what it means to escape something that understands them.
Eventually, they are allowed to leave and return home. However, the experience does not feel fully over. Subtle signs suggest the forest may still have a connection to them.
In the end, The Taboo Forest is a horror-comedy story about fear, friendship, and the unsettling idea that some places do not just exist physically, but also linger in memory and perception.
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