Today, we sit down with writer-director Kurtis David Harder to talk about ‘Influencers,’ the sequel to his 2022 horror hit that was not always part of the plan.

Kurtis shares how the sequel came to fruition and the creative challenge of bringing CW back after the first film’s ending. We dig into how he justified her return both narratively for audiences and practically for the cast who thought her story was done.

We also explore the process of weaving new characters into an established story while maintaining what worked in the original, and touch on his upcoming project ‘FOMO’.