Blair Witch creators would ‘love to make an Irish horror film’

"I've always felt that Blair Witch had a little Irish vibe"...

JOE caught up with Blair Witch director Eduardo Sánchez and producer Gregg Hale ahead of the release of their new, and very compelling, found-footage horror thriller, The Influencer Project.

When asked about the idea of making a horror movie here in Ireland, it turns out they are very interested.

Producer Gregg Hale revealed a 'big part' of his heritage is Irish, influencing his 'affinity for dark hills kind of folklore'.

"I think in the United States a lot of witch stories are kind of British Isles, Irish-y, Scottish-y anyway, I've always kind of felt that Blair Witch had a little Irish vibe.

"I'd love to make a movie, an Irish horror film," he continued.

The response was also enthusiastic from director Eduardo Sánchez.

He said: "Not that I don't like making movies in the US, but the idea of like making a movie elsewhere, I think is really exciting, especially a horror movie, because a place like Ireland where obviously it's not a scary place, but there's so much history there and there's so much mythology and I think you could really tap into it.

"As a filmmaker going overseas, it makes you an outsider just because you are. I think that that kind of can, can bleed itself into the movie," Sánchez added.

Their newest offering, The Influencer Project follows real-life British influencer Chiara King who plays a version of herself traveling to Copenhagen alongside a documentary crew. However, things take a turn when an masked internet stalker uses her daily posts against her, to follow and terrorize her.

The Influencer Project is in cinemas now and will come to DVD, Blu-ray and all major digital platforms on 30 November.