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Author: hszmv1

Jun 19th 2017 at 7:39:08 AM

* The titular town in TheLegendOfSleepyHallow, which ranks as one of America's first Ghost Stories.  May also be the reason for the prevalence in American works.

*  Lavender Town and Cinnabar island  from VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue can have this vibe.  Next to the starting town, they are the two smallest cities by area and both are home to some strange goings on (the former having the Pokemon Tower, which is a grave yard for deceased Pokemon and exclusive home of that generations ghost Pokemon and the latter is home to abandoned laboratory which was abandoned after a mysterious explosion... clues indicate that this is where Mewtwo was created.  Was given an extra level of creepy for being the location of the Missingno glitch, which did all sorts of wackiness to the games if encountered).

RealLife Example:
*  The Akigara Forest at the base of Mount Fuji.  It's name translates to "Sea of Forest" or "Sea of Trees".  It's surprisingly quiet for a forest (visitors note the absence of noises from wildlife and the density of the trees prevents breezes from rustling leaves deep into the forest.  Due to the lava that formed the forest's soil, the rocks and soil are highly magnetic and confound both compasses and GPS devices, making it easy to get lost in, and the porous nature of the rock means the forest is littered with hidden caverns one could accidentally fall into if they wander off the trail.  It's also known for it's high rate of suicides by visitors (many of whom come there to do such) after a book popularized the idea of suicide in the forest, but suicides in Akiagara was known before the book was published.  Understandably, those who live in the area are terrified of the forest and believe it is haunted, but no one can say if it's haunted because of all the suicides or all the suicides caused the haunting.