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

[anna_bea2]

I feel like people kind of talk shit about this movie now, but I think the shot of Mike standing in the corner while Heather screams and the camera falls and everything goes silent is legitimately one of the creepiest things ever.

[thispaintedlife]

truly one of the most iconic endings in horror, and I mean that genuinely

[slaughtermatic]

Whos talking shit I'll fight them in the parking lot

[saline_joy]

Yeah, I think people who only watched it in recent years don't understand how original it was at the time; they've already seen a bunch of the found footage films that it directly inspired.

[irajaxon]

i am permanently scarred from that scene, never watched a horror movie before or since, lol

[trekkiepetrelli]

It’s genuinely the scariest thing I’ve ever fucking seen, it’s so ominous

[timbershiver]

When we got back from the cinema, my asshole brother-in-law was standing in the corner of the lounge!

[mila_s_garden]

Yes. I watched it at the cinema when I was about 12, it scared the hell out of me. I guess these days you have to watch it with the right mood and ambiance.

[sapitacherry]

I saw it in theatres after it had been out for a few weeks. The show was PACKED and when it ended, the crowd went from quiet to flipping out and loudly discussing the film. It was a great crowd and really emphasized how the film plus the marketing really melded together into a incredible experience

[brightstarmara]

For me it was the hands on tent and the laughing. I will never camp near woods again

[artsyfartsy01]

it's such a fantastic ending! I've rarely seen a horror movie or thriller with an ending that good. it fits with the rest of the story (low bar, but it often isn't reached somehow), it's suggestive and scary and implies that more happened afterwards that we just didn't get to see.. excellent filmmaking