What happened to Elliott Cornell in the summer of 2007?
Find out in A Sea of Trees, a true crime-inspired found footage horror film written and directed by Scott Lyus (Walking Against the Rain).
It follows a documentary crew into England’s Epping Forest as they try to uncover the mysterious disappearance of a vlogger almost two decades ago.
“With A Sea of Trees, I want to create a film that feels disturbingly real, a story that taps into our collective obsession with missing-person cases and the addictive pull of viral true crime,” said Lyus. “This film dives headfirst into that phenomenon, exploring the volatile collision of grief, spectacle, and belief, asking what happens when the camera stops observing and starts influencing events.”
He continued, “Set within the shadowed depths of Epping Forest, a landscape rich with folklore, disappearances, and centuries of whispered history, the film uses its very real atmosphere to anchor an escalating supernatural mystery. By fusing the immediacy of documentary storytelling with creeping paranormal dread, A Sea of Trees blurs the boundary between fact and myth.”
Former Dread Central editor-in-chief Mary Beth McAndrews produces alongside Lyus and Chris Nials under their Crossroad Pictures banner.
“This is a story designed to grip true crime devotees, thrill horror fans, and immerse viewers in an experience that feels less like watching a film and more like uncovering something they were never meant to see,” Lyus added.
Further details are being kept tightly under wraps, but stay tuned for more as we learn it.
