‘Blair Witch’ Reportedly Finds Its Cast and a Grim Reason to Return to the Black Hills

The next Blair Witch reportedly follows a grieving family into the Black Hills Forest, where an attempt to say goodbye to their mother turns into something terrifying.

Daniel Richtman breaks the news and that Patrick Scott McDermott (Rust), Dominic Bogart (Pandemic, 400 Days), Mila Hayhurst, and Holly Hayhurst will lead Dylan Clark’s upcoming film. According to his scoop, the family travels into the woods to spread their mother’s ashes, only to begin encountering something among the trees.

The casting and these new plot details have not been officially announced. Richtman previously broke the news of Clark’s involvement, which Dread Central subsequently confirmed.

Clark’s involvement is especially interesting because he’s also directing Portrait of God for Lionsgate. The feature adaptation of his short recently landed Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another) in the starring role, with Sam Raimi and producing, as . That’s a pretty exciting pair of horror projects to have coming.