Episode 127: Eduardo Sanchez and Gregg Hale on THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT and PORTALS

Published: Oct. 25, 2019, 8:07 a.m.

Filmmakers Gregg Hale and Eduardo Sánchez join Heather Wixson on this special episode of Corpse Club! Listen as Hale and Sánchez discuss the eclectic scares they have in store for viewers in their new horror anthology Portals (which also features segments from directors Liam O'Donnell and Timo Tjahjanto). 
 
With this year marking 20 years since The Blair Witch Project forever changed cinema, the directing duo reflect on the making of their iconic horror movie, including the film's immersive found footage style, the movie's eerie mythology, their unforgettable experiences filming in the woods, the movie's rabid reception following its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, and the innovative marketing that made people think the movie was more fact than fiction. Looking back at the most recent cinematic excursion into the Burkittsville woods, Hale and Sánchez also share their thoughts on 2016's Blair Witch.