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!

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