BEGIN SLIDESHOW It Follows director to pen They Hear It for Legendary It Follows director David Robert Mitchell will stay in the realm of horror for his next project, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Indie auteur will pen the screenplay for the adaptation of horror short They Hear It for Legendary Entertainment. According to the report, the expanded feature will use Alfred Hitchcocks The Birds and the adaptation of Stephen King’s It as touchstones. There’s a twist to the story, however, as Mitchell won’t take up residence behind the lens for this one.