Like "The Exorcist" and "Texas Chainsaw Massacre," it will be remembered as a landmark in horror.

Rating: 10/10 (23 July 1999)

Like "The Exorcist," "Texas Chainsaw Massacre," and "Halloween," "The Blair Witch Project" will be mentioned for years as a landmark in horror. The audience at the Angelika Theater in Manhattan sat in dread-stricken silence (trust me, a first)as the film's characters deteriorated before our eyes. Remember, as a child, sitting at the campfire, listening to ghost stories, and glancing back over your shoulder into the dark woods? THAT is exactly the insecure, vulnerable, spooked feeling this movie creates. A day later, I'm still creeped out....