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[[File:spielburgforest 7662.png|frame|Left to right, top to bottom: ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Country]] 2'', ''[[Mother 3]]'', ''[[Shiren the Wanderer]]'', ''[[ |
[[File:spielburgforest 7662.png|frame|Left to right, top to bottom: ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Country]] 2'', ''[[Mother 3]]'', ''[[Shiren the Wanderer]]'', ''[[ActRaiser]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Legend of Zelda the Minish Cap]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|The Legend of Zelda a Link To T He Past]]'', ''[[Quest for Glory I]]''. This level shows up a lot.]] |
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{{quote|'''Aragorn''': Of course the woods are enchanted. They all are. |
{{quote|'''Aragorn''': Of course the woods are enchanted. They all are. |
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** Two sequel video games have different takes on what happens when the book's read in an urban environment. ''A Fistful of Boomstick'' portrays it as more or less a standard [[Zombie Apocalypse]], but ''Regeneration'' (a [[Continuity Reboot]] sequel) shows a wrecked city engulfed by mist and overrun with giant, living tree roots, as though it were in the process of changing into a Lost Wood. |
** Two sequel video games have different takes on what happens when the book's read in an urban environment. ''A Fistful of Boomstick'' portrays it as more or less a standard [[Zombie Apocalypse]], but ''Regeneration'' (a [[Continuity Reboot]] sequel) shows a wrecked city engulfed by mist and overrun with giant, living tree roots, as though it were in the process of changing into a Lost Wood. |
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* ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]'', in which the entire forest is also {{spoiler|one massive planetary ecological hivemind of sorts.}} |
* ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]'', in which the entire forest is also {{spoiler|one massive planetary ecological hivemind of sorts.}} |
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* The headless horseman's burial site in ''[[Sleepy Hollow]]'' is located in a creepy forest completely devoid of animal life. |
* The headless horseman's burial site in ''[[Sleepy Hollow (Film)|Sleepy Hollow]]'' is located in a creepy forest completely devoid of animal life. |
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* ''[[Raggedy Ann and Andy A Musical Adventure]]'' has the Deep, Deep Woods, which the dolls are warned to stay away from by Marcella. While at first it seems to be a normal forest, made spooky by the darkness of night, it ends up being the gateway to [[Eldritch Abomination|The Greedy]] and Loony Land. |
* ''[[Raggedy Ann and Andy A Musical Adventure]]'' has the Deep, Deep Woods, which the dolls are warned to stay away from by Marcella. While at first it seems to be a normal forest, made spooky by the darkness of night, it ends up being the gateway to [[Eldritch Abomination|The Greedy]] and Loony Land. |
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* ''[[Princess Mononoke]]''. The forest has its own ancient tree spirit, giant wolves, giant boar... |
* ''[[Princess Mononoke]]''. The forest has its own ancient tree spirit, giant wolves, giant boar... |
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* Gillitie Wood from ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]''. |
* Gillitie Wood from ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]''. |
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* ''[[No Rest for The Wicked (webcomic)|No Rest for The Wicked]]'' is a [[Fairy Tale]] pastiche, so naturally half the world is covered in forests of this type. [http://www.forthewicked.net/archive/01-15.html Perrault doesn't believe November because she says she came through one.] |
* ''[[No Rest for The Wicked (webcomic)|No Rest for The Wicked]]'' is a [[Fairy Tale]] pastiche, so naturally half the world is covered in forests of this type. [http://www.forthewicked.net/archive/01-15.html Perrault doesn't believe November because she says she came through one.] |
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* The characters in ''[[ |
* The characters in ''[[CRFH]]'', especially Margaret, keep ending up in a forest like this. |
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* In ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'', the forest next to Dr. McNinja's office is haunted and filled with various undead horrors. He hates the place. |
* In ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'', the forest next to Dr. McNinja's office is haunted and filled with various undead horrors. He hates the place. |
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{{quote|"[[Alt Text|Doctor McNinja was not informed about the ghosts when he bought the property]]."}} |
{{quote|"[[Alt Text|Doctor McNinja was not informed about the ghosts when he bought the property]]."}} |
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* ''[[Wooden Rose]]'' [http://www.woodenrosecomic.com/comic/chapter2/39.html The forest] |
* ''[[Wooden Rose]]'' [http://www.woodenrosecomic.com/comic/chapter2/39.html The forest] |
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* ''[[Memoria]]'': The children go to find the witch in this. |
* ''[[Memoria (2010 webcomic)|Memoria]]'': The children go to find the witch in this. |
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* ''[[Bird Boy]]'': |
* ''[[Bird Boy]]'': |
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** [http://bird-boy.com/volume-1-page-3 The legendary hero was caught in the Liminal Wood] in the [[Backstory]]. |
** [http://bird-boy.com/volume-1-page-3 The legendary hero was caught in the Liminal Wood] in the [[Backstory]]. |
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* We could probably list the entirety of southern New Jersey, with the exception of Atlantic City. Driving down the pine barrens roads at night can easily give you the impression that you're somewhere in [[Lovecraft Country]]. |
* We could probably list the entirety of southern New Jersey, with the exception of Atlantic City. Driving down the pine barrens roads at night can easily give you the impression that you're somewhere in [[Lovecraft Country]]. |
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** The pines have ''reclaimed'' several small towns. Wander through the wrong section of the barrens, and you might find bits and pieces of what used to be houses... |
** The pines have ''reclaimed'' several small towns. Wander through the wrong section of the barrens, and you might find bits and pieces of what used to be houses... |
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* The immense woods around the Great Lakes region used to be a scene of bloody wars and massacres with raiding parties going to and fro looking for trouble(Iroquois slang called it ''The Great Warpath''). If you believe in ghosts this is a good place to put them, and once upon a time supernatural threats weren't the only ones. |
* The immense woods around the Great Lakes region used to be a scene of bloody wars and massacres with raiding parties going to and fro looking for trouble(Iroquois slang called it ''The Great Warpath''). If you believe in ghosts this is a good place to put them, and once upon a time supernatural threats weren't the only ones. |
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* Any reasonably thick forests can be made out as that with some imagination. The play of firelight, moonlight and the shadows of trees can allow you to very easily pretend there are Strange Things there. |
* Any reasonably thick forests can be made out as that with some imagination. The play of firelight, moonlight and the shadows of trees can allow you to very easily pretend there are Strange Things there. |
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*Not to mention that even in well governed areas, nature can take a turn for the worse, or a hunter might [[Unfriendly Fire|mistake you for a deer]] or what not. |
*Not to mention that even in well governed areas, nature can take a turn for the worse, or a hunter might [[Unfriendly Fire|mistake you for a deer]] or what not. |
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