While in Toronto to promote the release of Dream Eater, writer/director/stars Jay Drakulic, Mallory Drumm, and Alex Lee Williams joined us to talk about their Lovecraftian found footage horror film.
In this interview, they discuss the film’s influences — from The Blair Witch Project to Unsolved Mysteries — and share how the project was picked up for distribution by Eli Roth’s @horrorsectionstudios.
00:00 Introduction
00:24 Where did the idea for Dream Eater come from?
01:46 Was Dream Eater Always Intended as a Found Footage Film?
03:46 How Dream Eater Was Influenced by Paranormal Activity and The Blair Witch Project
05:11 Alex Lee Williams on Why He and Mallory Drumm Acted in the Film
05:49 The Lovecraftian Inspiration for Dream Eater
06:57 Unresolved Mysteries and the Sleepwalker Killing
07:44 How Eli Roth Picked up the Distribution for Dream Eater
09:23 The Growing Influence of Social Media on Film Promotion
10:38 Conclusions
🎥 Dream Eater is now playing in Canada, distributed by @VortexMediaInc.
📺 Read Our Review for the Film: https://skonmovies.ca/review/dream-eater/
#DreamEater #HorrorMovies #FoundFootage #LovecraftianHorror #JayDrakulic #MalloryDrumm #AlexLeeWilliams #EliRoth #TheHorrorSection #VortexMedia #CanadianFilm #TorontoAfterDark #HorrorInterview #BehindTheScenes #BlairWitchProject #UnsolvedMysteries
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