Wingard then went to reveal that his new film is, in fact, a secret sequel to seminal horror The Blair Witch Project (1999).
Wingard – director of The Guest and Netflix’s upcoming live-action version of Death Note – has himself described Blair Witch as his first ‘full on “shit your pants” horror film”.
A trailer for the new film – simply titled Blair Witch – debuted at San Diego Comic-Con last month providing a chilling connection to the seminal found-footage horror film released in 1999.
The original saw characters named Heather, Joshua and Michael venture into Burkittsville woods in Maryland to investigate the mystery of the Blair Witch.