Distort 2: The Dead Among the Trees

Distort 2: The Dead Among the Trees

Distort 2: The Dead Among the Trees

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Distort 2: The Dead Among the Trees

"They were searching for the truth...Now they need to survive it."

2026

1h 28m

10.0(1 votes)

Horror

Overview

Distort 2: The Dead Among the Trees follows a documentary crew investigating the disturbing tapes and local legends surrounding a woman who vanished deep within an Irish forest. As they retrace the events captured in the original recordings, the team begins experiencing the same strange and terrifying phenomena, suggesting the darkness in the woods was never truly gone.

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Weird Pretty Pictures

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7 featured cast members

Starring

Richard Waters

Richard

Ciara Bailey

Ciara Bailey

Clara

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana

Lily

Mark Schrier

Marty

David Layde

Professor O'Gorman

Charlotte Hall

Sarah

Joe McCarthy

Neil O'Byrne

Creative team

Directed by: Richard Waters
Written by: Richard Waters

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