While on a mountain rumoured to be haunted I caught a glimpse of something shaped like a human body floating in the bushes.
A ghost!? I thought, and fearfully went closer to it to make certain of what I was seeing; it turned out to be not a ghost but a body of a man who had hanged himself.
I felt sorry for the unfortunate man and thought I couldn't just leave him as he was and I could at least take his body off the rope.
It was then I heard something drop with a thud. I was startled but it seemed his shoe just fell off.
I thought anyway I had to do this and tried to reach the rope but it was difficult. I then went round to the front of his body to work at the knot. I tried to undo it again and again but without success.
A while later I heard something drop with a thud again. I thought that was strange and looked down but there was nothing on the ground and when I looked at the body it was still wearing shoes.
That creeped me out, and I decided to leave it and started walking away. But then I realized something; I got round to the front of the body so many times but I couldn't remember the man's face at all, and I always saw only his back.
A ghost!? I thought, and fearfully went closer to it to make certain of what I was seeing; it turned out to be not a ghost but a body of a man who had hanged himself.
I felt sorry for the unfortunate man and thought I couldn't just leave him as he was and I could at least take his body off the rope.
It was then I heard something drop with a thud. I was startled but it seemed his shoe just fell off.
I thought anyway I had to do this and tried to reach the rope but it was difficult. I then went round to the front of his body to work at the knot. I tried to undo it again and again but without success.
A while later I heard something drop with a thud again. I thought that was strange and looked down but there was nothing on the ground and when I looked at the body it was still wearing shoes.
That creeped me out, and I decided to leave it and started walking away. But then I realized something; I got round to the front of the body so many times but I couldn't remember the man's face at all, and I always saw only his back.
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i wonder what it meant that he couldn't remember/see the man's face.
I will investigate further. Your contribution is most appreciated.
This story really spooked me! It was great! :]
Thank you for your comments!
I know this story is confusing. I had some hesitations about publishing it!
My guess is that the hanged body looked like a real body but it was actually a GHOST! I don't know what the dropping noise meant though.
So Jeremy, Sookan and Bryan - I hope that made it clear for you!
Seite - that is a most interesting explanation, dear!
Mr.Sleep - looks like you have your won unique explanation!
William - yes Aokigahara is a famous forest that surrounds the mount Fuji. It's full of dead bodies.
美B - I'm surprised you know it too! I might write an article about it on this site.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!:D
I've heard of that forest too. I heard that the Japanese government has hung lots of signs with suicide hotlines on them to try and deter people.
Sugar - oh! It seems to be a very popular place! Everyone knows it!
Thank you both for your comments!!:)x
Here's an article on it:
http://www.seekjapan.jp/article-1/767/The+Suicide+Woods+of+Mt.+Fuji
id think that not remembering the face would possibly mean the hung man represented more than one person, a different face each time?
and the thudding? not too sure just makes it more obscene to me..