Blair Witch Project Turns 24 Today

[trekkiepetrelli]

THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT was released 24 years ago today. One of the most influential horror movies of its generation, and made on a shoestring budget, the making of story is one of Hollywood’s most unique…

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- All The Right Movies (@ATRightMovies) July 14, 2023
- The Blair Witch Project was released 24 years

Comments

[magnetic_rose92]

The marketing for this movie was sooooo smart with the way they made it seem like it was a true story. I remember everyone I knew was deeply fascinated by this movie.

[jojito]

Yeah. I remember my brother convinced me and my friends it was real found footage.

We were 11 and we rented it and we stayed up all night because no one wanted to turn off the lights or go to sleep after it ended. We were terrified.

[xtinkerbellax]

Yea I love when marketing creates a moment like Blair Witch had, it’s fun.

[jumelles_mach6]

I was a kid who grew up in a religious home. So I was terrified of this movie b/c it dealt with ghosts/witches. And I very much fell for it and believed that this was real. This movie terrified me when I was a kid

[brightstarmara]

Me too. I'm old enough to remember the internet being kinda new and not having as much access. It felt like it was all true or could be.

[julieannie]

I saw the "documentary" before I saw any of the other hype and it was genius.