Her curse has never left the town, resulting in countless tragedies among residents and visitors. The legend goes that a woman by the name of Elly Kedward was accused of being involved in witchcraft, hence banished from the town of Blair. It follows the story of three film students who travel to the Black Hills – a forest near Burkittsville, Maryland – to film a documentary about the Blair Witch. The Blair Witch Project was cinematically released in 1999, immediately taking audiences by storm for its chilling experience.
It is thus a breath of fresh air when a movie introduces an unattempted mode of expression, unequivocally transforming an entire category of film into something worth watching, or rewatching, this fall. Deserted manors, extreme weather, and the dreaded staple of jump scares, collectively form the typical horror film, watched and forgotten within the span of hours. Horror films are notorious for having conventions so endemic to them that they cross into the realm of sigh-inducing cliches.
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