A new horror classic

Rating: Null/10 (8 August 1999)

This film opened in an Austin theater 2 weeks before the national release and I had several friends tell me how amazing it was. I was ready for disappointment when I finally got in on the sold out Monday late show. Well, it left me excited and actually deserved the previous accolades . The documentary style makes it much more personal and initimate than any horror film I've seen in a long time. I hadn't seen a good, disturbing horror since Silence of The Lambs and was openly complaining that they "just don't make them anymore." This film proves me wrong and will surely spawn more suspenseful, occult-based horror wannabes just as Scream spawns the Slasher comeback. If you liked The Shining, Poltergeist, and Jaws than I recommend Blair Witch. If you liked Suspiria, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and Bride of Chucky, then you'll probably be disappointed in this low-budget, no effect, plot driver thriller. But then you probably saw Deep Blue Sea over this anyway.