Unique, claustrophobic and the best scare in several years.

Rating: 8/10 (1 August 1999)

Certainly one of the coolest movie premises in a while. The supposed raw video and audio footage from three missing film students who were lost in the woods while making a documentary about a Maryland witch.
The first-person style -- we see only through the sometimes blurry, sometimes shaking camera lens -- adds to the rising terror of the three college students. It also makes the view almost claustrophobic as the trees always seem to be closing in -- especially at night.
The movie beautifully builds the sense of dread and impending doom. We know what is going to happen; we just don't know when or how. Plus, we watch as three seemingly intelligent people basically fall apart.
The film really kicks in during the final 30 minutes to the dizzying climax and haunting last scene.
A must-see for fans of horror and suspense; also for movie fans who want to see something new and different. A campfire story for the home video generation. For outdoor types who see this, I guarantee it will cross their minds on their next camping trip whenever they hear a strange noise at night.