Review of The Blair Witch Project (1999) by Acebadger — 02 Nov 2020

This movie is fantastically terrifying because of the way in which things unravel for the characters and the way in which the thing was marketed. Our three characters act much like how many twenty-somethings would act, and their reactions as they are hunted/stalked by the entity in the forest is entirely believable. The film very effectively builds the tension and unease as the time progresses (or does it?) for our group. As more and more happens to them they unravel pretty quickly and become distrusting of one another, which is realistic when thinking of how being stranded and lost in the deep woods would break one down. Then adding in the supernatural elements and the whole thing has me on the edge of my seat even knowing what going to happen at the end in the house.

It's also crazy how back in the day they had the actors in the film listed as deceased for a year after its release. This film is in large part responsible for making found footage horror its own genre/sub-genre. Definitely check it out if you haven't yet.