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September 19, 2016
Back to Work In November of 1999, Blair Witch Project producer Rob Cowie got a bunch of us on a…
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September 12, 2016
The Road to Sundance January 26, 1998, was the first time I, a poorly-traveled Florida native had ever seen active snowfall.…
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September 5, 2016
It Was a Simpler Time Remember what I said at the beginning of Part 1 of this series, about great…
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August 29, 2016
Moment of Truth 3am-ish on October 25, 1997, and Eduardo Sanchez, Gregg Hale, and Dan Myrick and I were in…
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August 22, 2016
Hard Days at Black Rock The Black Rock Mill is a centuries-old brick building, one of many fun historical features to…
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August 15, 2016
October 5, 1997 – Pre-production on “Phase 1” of The Blair Witch Project began, unlike pre-production for anything I’d worked on…
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August 8, 2016
Thanks to John Pierson (who also discovered the indie documentary smash hit Hoop Dreams), IFC’s “Split Screen” aired our Blair Witch Tapes pitch…
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August 1, 2016
The early 1990’s sucked for horror movies… I mean, really sucked. Movies like Dr. Giggles (1992), Man’s Best Friend (1993), and…