Daniel Myrick (born September 3, 1963) is an American film director, most famous for horror films, especially for co-directing and writing the 1999 psychological horror The Blair Witch Project with Eduardo Sánchez. They won the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award for this film. Early life. Myrick was born in Sarasota, Florida. He graduated from University of Central Florida School of Film in 1994. Career. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Myrick