Blair witch 1999 movie#
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Blair witch 1999 tv#

This includes the TV documentaries The Burkittsville 7and Shadow of the Blair Witch (both directed by The Blair Witch Project production designer Ben Rock), the epistolary novel The Blair Witch Project: A Dossier, and The Blair Witch Cult, a book said to have been written in 1809 (it wasn't) and put on display at the Maryland Historical Society museum in 1991 (also bullshit). To nestle it into the 'Blair Witch' mythology that provoked so many imaginations starting in 1999, Barrett culled from backstory-building material written around the releases of The Blair Witch Project and its 2000 sequel, Book of Shadows.

Blair witch 1999 movie#

That was really enticing.'Īnyone who caught Blair Witch this weekend knows the movie is full of violent paranormal activity and theory-worthy twists. And as a fan, I always wanted to see a more direct sequel to what they were building in the first film. 'But there were ancillary materials that took the mythology in a different direction.

'If there was just the The Blair Witch Project and nothing else, if it was just a classic found-footage horror film, I don't think I would have been as excited ,' Barrett tells Thrillist. That was a risk Barrett, the new movie's writer, was willing to take. Seasoned horror veterans Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett saw an opportunity to add to the Blair Witch Project mythology, but for their sequel, Blair Witch, to do justice, they had to play in the sandbox without kicking up too much sand. Audiences never saw who or what attacked the trio an unseen force 'knocked' the camera out of Heather's hands and that was that. Though the 1999 movie is littered with mythological hints, Heather, Michael, and Josh's search for answers amounted to their untimely deaths. We recommend checking it out indoors-even if you get good Wi-Fi in the haunted woods behind your house.This post contains massive spoilers for Blair Witch, the Blair Witch Project sequel that arrived in theaters this weekend.Īnyone hoping for The Blair Witch Project to reveal its mystery could go screw. Luckily the archived version is accessible via the Wayback Machine, and looks just like it did 23 years ago. The original is no longer active, which means you can’t log onto the message boards and dissect the movie’s mysteries like it’s 1999. It’s also a goldmine for brave souls craving extra Blair Witch material after seeing that eerie final shot. Even if you know the three “filmmakers” are actors, the website makes it easy to buy into the story of their disappearance (especially if you’re reading it late at night). The website even featured bonus material that wasn’t used in the film, like interviews with investigators and excerpts from Heather’s diary.Īs is the case with the actual movie, the site’s low-budget feel works in its favor. Browsers could get a taste of the movie by downloading video and audio clips that were purportedly recovered from the woods. The website included flyers showing the missing filmmakers, photos of their abandoned belongings, and a timeline of unusual events from Blair Township history. Sánchez was the only member of the production team with web-building expertise, so he volunteered to bring the mythology of the movie online. Club, was registered when the internet as we know it was still in its infancy. One of the most memorable aspects of the unconventional marketing campaign was the website co-director Eduardo Sánchez built himself.Īccording to The A.V. Williams, and Joshua Leonard (who shared names with their characters) were even listed as deceased on IMDb. To lend legitimacy to the film’s “ found footage” backstory, the filmmakers forbid the three stars from doing press. But when it hit theaters in 1999, an air of mystique still surrounded the production. Most viewers who watch The Blair Witch Project today know the horror movie was made with unknown actors on a shoestring budget.