Distort 2: The Dead Among the Trees (2026)
Director: Richard Waters
Cast: Richard Waters, Ciara Bailey, Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana, Mark Schrier, David Layde
More About This Film
Distort 2: The Dead Among the Trees is an Irish supernatural horror film that returns to the strange mythology introduced in the first Distort. A musician who previously experienced ghostly dogs and time-bending cassette tapes is brought back into the same Irish forest by a documentary filmmaker determined to investigate what really happened there.
The investigation gradually expands into a story about a woman who has apparently been trapped in the forest for decades. Directed by Richard Waters, the film combines found-footage and documentary ideas with supernatural horror, using the woodland setting to create an atmosphere of uncertainty, memory, and temporal distortion.
- Richard Waters directed and wrote the film and also appears in the cast.
- Ciara Bailey, Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana, and Mark Schrier are among the principal performers.
- The production company is Weird Pretty Pictures.
- The film has a reported runtime of 88 minutes.
- Its United States release included a screening at the Unnamed Footage Festival on March 27, 2026.
Where to Watch
Distort 2: The Dead Among the Trees has had festival and independent-release circulation, with digital availability varying by territory.