Myrick on BWP3

Ah, the late 90s, where classics like SCREAM breathed life back into horror, and THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT took the genre in a totally different direction. While it may not be nearly as scary as the first time you saw it, BWP will go down in history as one of the scariest movies ever made- and for good reason! That shit was scary, yo!

Then came BLAIR WITCH 2, and color me crazy, but I dug it just the same! Unfortunately, I’m in the minority on that opinion, and it appeared from that point on the BWP series had come to an end. Or has it?

Bloody Disgusting had a chance to chat with original BWP co-director Daniel Myrick on the set of his next movie BELIEVERS, and he had some interesting things to say about the possible BWP 3. Check it out: Our idea for the prequel isn’t realizing any manifestation of the witch itself, it just delves into the mythology of the witch itself. How the legend got started, and arguably whether it was true or not,” he continues, “I think it’s important to always maintain that ambiguity, whether the legend is a supernatural force in the woods, or if it is all in people’s minds. I think most boogeymen are just that, a little bit of both.

Nice! I for one would welcome a BWP: ORIGINS movie with open arms, so if anyone from Lionsgate is reading this, let it be known: throw the money down for a third one, people will want to see it!

To check out the full interview, about more plot points and Myrick’s idea of a good horror flick, click HERE, and watch for BELIEVERS on DVD everywhere June 19th.