Innovation and creativity in horror? Get the #@*! out of here!

Rating: Null/10 (31 August 1999)

From the very first blurred image of Heather to the shocking final image, I came to the realization that I was witnessing film history. Filmed on a budget less than the cost of a fully-loaded Toyota Corolla, Blair Witch sends chills up even the most Jaded horror film fan's spine. How? By letting your mind do all of the work. Whatever scares you the most is what these poor kids were up against.
"Blair" is the story of three student filmmakers (Heather Donahue, Michael Williams, and Joshua Leonard) who hike into the Black Hills area of the Maryland woods. They plan on filming a documentary about a local witch legend involving children disappearing in the woods and, most of the time, never returning. This, however, doesn't seem to phase our heroes who hike into the creepy forest of Burkittsville. Some things in horror will never change: The Naivete of teens.
Directors Eduardo Sanchez and Daniel Myrick create a world of suspense and horror that would impress the master himself (Hitchcock) and the unsettlingly real performances by Donahue, Williams, and Leonard only add to the effect. The Blair Witch Project belongs with such Classics as Night of the Living Dead, The Excorcist, and Nosferatu as one of the greatest horrors of all time.