The Blair Witch Project director explains how they fooled the world

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The Fandom Files

SYFY WIRE

121 episodes

3 months ago

A podcast about people who really, really love stuff — and the people who make that stuff. We dive into the world of geek fan culture, interviewing both devoted fans and creators about their favorite comics, movies, TV shows, and how they celebrate them. From famous filmmakers to fan fiction writers, and celebrities to cosplayers, we are like a weekly Comic-Con party for your ears.

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The Blair Witch Project director explains how they fooled the world

The Fandom Files

27 minutes 11 seconds

6 years ago

The Blair Witch Project director explains how they fooled the world

The Fandom Files is joined by Daniel Myrick, the co-director and co-mastermind of The Blair Witch Project! With the film celebrating its 20th anniversary with an upcoming screening at the Austin Film Festival, Myrick called in to discuss the making of his his horror classic and how it went from film school idea to massive global sensation thanks to some ingenious early viral marketing and the nascent movie internet. He talks about all the ways they built up a cult fandom that exploded worldwide, plus assesses the various sequels and found footage movement that followed in their footsteps. All this and more in this episode of The Fandom Files! Follow us on Twitter: @FandomFilesSYFY! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.