While considered a "sleeper-hit" in the horror genre, the movie grossed nearly $250 million worldwide on a budget of under $500,000, which made it one of the most successful independent films of all time.Ĭentered on three student filmmakers in the Black Hills of Burkittsville, Maryland, the events of the film play out in the style of "recovered footage" as the students uncover the legend of the Blair Witch.
Released back in 1999, The Blair Witch Project was a massive success and is largely credited with reviving the found-footage filming technique that would later be adapted in similar titles like Paranormal Activityand Cloverfield. Stephen King reveals that the horror movie that he was too scared to finish watching was The Blair Witch Project.
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