We all remember “The Blair Witch Project,” the controversial, overhyped, uber-popular, no-budget, indie-horror, cult flick from 1999. Some called it a “hoax.” Others–ok, me–labeled it the “cinematic version of Piltdown Man.”
Anyway, in an effort to gin up more interest in its annual Howl-O-Scream fright fest, Busch Gardens has brought in the producer of “The Blair Witch Project,” Robin Cowie, to produce this year’s Howl-O-Scream. Enlisting a filmmaker is new for the parent (SeaWorld Entertainment) company, and a lot of the details haven’t been divulged. But word is that Cowie and a crew of cinematographers have been laying out its Howl-O-Scream tale on a fake website since June. But no word on how big a role hand-held cameras and scriptless, profanity-riddled dialogue will play.