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The Blair Witch Project
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508 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy, TMDB reviews) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
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| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| TMDB reviews * | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Blair Witch is a 2016 thriller horror film, directed by Adam Wingard, starring James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez and Brandon Scott.
- 461 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy, TMDB reviews
- posts span Sep 19, 2016 to Nov 4, 2026
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60 of 508 · most liked firstApparently some youths refuse to believe that people panicked when Blair Witch dropped, believing it real. I assure you that was VERY MUCH A THING. Particularly as pirated versions of the movie were circulating on grainy af DVDs so it looked even more legit like amateur recording.
neutral · AI labelView post →25 years after its release, our little movie, 'The Blair Witch Project,' is FINALLY being released on home video, as we always intended. Here are the details for those who are curious.
neutral · AI labelView post →I really think people would enjoy Blair Witch more if they realized that dialogue was all improvised. Like I think that film is a masterpiece of editing because you’re working around no written dialogue and it’s all rough.
positive · AI labelView post →No one ever praises the Blair Witch for killing off so many film students.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Blair Witch Project is an incredible movie that no equivalent effort has touched. The three people who made it what it is were screwed out of the money and recognition, and it was non-union, so basically no recourse. It's a bad memory for them. That's how it is on this bitch of an earth.
positive · AI labelView post →The Blair Witch Project is real. The movie is real. It really happened.
neutral · AI labelView post →Also, because I'm a responsible Goth Aunty, the actors from Blair Witch were /absolutely fucked over/ and continue to be today, so shame on the filmmakers for it. variety.com/2024/film/ne...
neutral · AI labelView post →Christ, I never knew any of this - the stars of the Blair Witch effectively filmed and improvised the entire film themselves, were barred from doing publicity or taking other jobs before its release, and then completely cut off from the film's insane profits afterward.
neutral · AI labelView post →You can tell The Blair Witch Project wasn’t really found footage or the whole film would be in portrait and have a thumb in it.
negative · AI labelView post →Seeing The Blair Witch Project at a theater near my high school with an almost entirely black audience of teenagers roasting it was the funniest comedy movie experience of my entire life.
neutral · AI labelView post →The modern horror film renaissance, beginning in 1999 with the release of THE BLAIR WITCH, is the greatest single stretch in genre filmmaking of the 21st century.
positive · AI labelView post →Cannibal Holocaust was found footage but who tf knew about that movie besides hardcore horror people. Blair Witch went MAINSTREAM so your regular viewing audience did not have a backlog knowledge of found footage at that point. Anyway, here's your horror nerdery courtesy of Goth Aunty today.
neutral · AI labelView post →Soften up a horror film The Lionel Blair Witch Project
neutral · AI labelView post →A lot of talk about the best 1999 movie but the *most* 1999 movie is THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT partially because it has one of these halogen floor lamps in literally the first shot of the movie
neutral · AI labelView post →A similar situation happened with the people who did The Blair Witch Project. A revolutionary movie that made money hand over fist that the people who put the work in for barely saw a fraction of
neutral · AI labelView post →“A new Blair Witch film is in the works.” M’kay. Whatever. “The original actors and directors are coming back to help make it.” 👁️👁️???
neutral · AI labelView post →No, it is. There really was a movie called the Blair Witch Project.
neutral · AI labelView post →it just feels impossible to ignore the effect that the internet had on “millennial culture,” especially the way it upended traditional marketing, distribution, engagement patterns, etc. the “first millennial movie” might be like, the Blair Witch Project
neutral · AI labelView post →On this day in Horror History, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 1999.
neutral · AI labelView post →‘Blair Witch’ Movie Reboot Adds Original’s Stars, Directors to Filmmaking Team www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
neutral · AI labelView post →Oh, just Heather Donahue, the soul of my all-time favorite horror movie, The Blair Witch Project, holding my novel. This book about the joy and darkness of fandom, a book about my heart, a book born partly in that Burkittsville wilderness. There's a reason it names Heather, Mike, and Josh on p. 41.
positive · AI labelView post →Here's a horror nerd one. Blair Witch is the most profitable indie film of all time netting 250 million worldwide and the actors were 1) financially screwed 2) STILL are fighting to have their images and real names not used by production companies looking to cash in on Blair Witch 25 years later.
neutral · AI labelView post →Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, & one song you can’t stand: —Bananas —The Blair Witch Project, or anything like it —“Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer”
neutral · AI labelView post →NPR is airing a piece on The Blair Witch Project (1999) and why it was such a successful film and how all my friends wanted to go into the woods after seeing it and at least it got us outside lol
neutral · AI labelView post →THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT is getting a brand new VHS release from Lionsgate Limited on October 13. The VHS release features the filmmaker-approved 2024 restored theatrical cut from the original Hi8 videotapes and 16mm film elements, available in the U.S. for the first time!
neutral · AI labelView post →Random Late Night Question: What’s your favorite found footage horror film? For me, it’s both Rec and Blair Witch Project. 2 sides of the same coin, I’d say.
positive · AI labelView post →People were so dismissive of The Blair Witch Project and I think when it came out people felt they were duped but it's a really remarkable movie watching it now. I'm very interested in the sequel though everyone says it sucks.
positive · AI labelView post →Two horror powerhouses, one name. Blumhouse and James Wan’s Atomic Monster are joining forces as BLUMHOUSE ATOMIC! Their 2027 slate includes THE EXORCIST: MARTYRS, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, and more. Plus, a new SAW movie is in development! What do you think of the new name?
neutral · AI labelView post →I watched 225 movies in 2025. Here's my rating and two* sentences on each with my thoughts (Part 2: A-P). I watch a lot of movies, I don’t necessarily have a yearly goal however I like keeping a record, so here is what I watched with some thoughts [Link to Part 1 (2025 movies)](https://lemmy.world/post/41059248) - My rating scale is .5-5, and my review philosophy is “how well does the movie succeed at what it is trying to do?” - Thus Pacific Rim would be rated highly, whereas Transformers…
neutral · AI labelView post →I made this in the actual Blair Witch woods! Where they filmed the movie! Even though I could've made it anywhere because you totally CAN'T EVEN TELL I'm in the ACTUAL Blair Witch woods #halloween #spookyseason #parody #blairwitch #politicalsatire
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight’s film for @momoshaty.bsky.social & me is the restored THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT! Finally rescued from its brown, artificially grainy original transfer, and fully rebuilt from original 16mm & Hi8 elements. Shout out to @mikemonello.bsky.social & @phillipescott.bsky.social! #HorrorSky #Filmsky
positive · AI labelView post →The Blair Witch Project (Film / DVD: 1999)
neutral · AI labelView post →A bold vision for an impossible task, marred by studio interference. I genuinely love this movie, warts and all. #NowWatching Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000) #horrorsky #WitchyWednesday
positive · AI labelView post →Blair Witch Project wasn't the first found footage Horror movie, but it was distinctly BEFORE and AFTER for the entire industry. Also, this is a fun question to ponder! The first and the popularizer are rarely the same.
neutral · AI labelView post →An absolute gamechanger in movie marketing... OTD 7/14/1999: Found footage classic THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT opened in limited release. Guerrilla ad campaign used websites & online message boards convincing many viewers that story was real! Low-budget indie became worldwide phenomenon. #filmsky 📽
neutral · AI labelView post →Original BLAIR WITCH PROJECT star Heather Donahue/Rei Hance has explained why she's not part of the reboot team: bloody-disgusting.com/movie/395596...
neutral · AI labelView post →5. I think the book collecting all of the faux evidence that was disseminated by the Blair Witch Project folks to juice up prospective audiences is a stronger piece of horror than is the movie itself.
positive · AI labelView post →I mostly want to retweet this because me and my 40+ friends just watched THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT last night knowing it's just a movie and it totally holds up for independent cinema.
positive · AI labelView post →Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 |2000 www.imdb.com/title/tt0229260 #NowWatching #filmsky #horrormovies ·tourists arrives in Burkittsville, Maryland after seeing The Blair Witch Project to explore the mythology & phenomenon, only to come face to face with their neuroses and possibly the witch herself·
neutral · AI labelView post →Like whenever I bring up The Blair Witch Project, I get replies insisting that there was mass frenzy about the "missing" filmmakers and it spread because there was "no internet" (Despite the fictionalized found footage angle being openly discussed in every TV and print review of the film.)
neutral · AI labelView post →CRONE book launch. Sept 29. Hollywood Theatre. Showing THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT on 35mm with a Q&A beforehand and book signing after. So stoked. hollywoodtheatre.org/show/the-bla...
neutral · AI labelView post →Film Twitter in 1999: "Whoa Blair Witch Project and The Sixth Sense made more than Wild Wild West! Warner Bro must be embarrassed, they're totally gonna give up on big IP movies forever!"
neutral · AI labelView post →The creators of The Blair Witch Project join forces with the creator of Scare Tactics for EXPERIMENT 11. The film is set inside a medical research facility where a group of participants are forced into an experiment with consequences tied to the future of humanity.
neutral · AI labelView post →Blair Witch Project. Incredible, ground-breaking marketing for a terrible hunk of shit movie.
negative · AI labelView post →The Blair Witch Project. "Why are people raving about this film so much? Those kids were such SHITTY CAMPERS" lol
negative · AI labelView post →An absolute gamechanger in movie marketing... OTD 7/14/1999: Found footage classic THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT opened in limited release. Guerrilla ad campaign used websites & online message boards convincing many viewers that story was real! Low-budget indie became worldwide phenomenon. #filmsky 📽
neutral · AI labelView post →I haven't seen a piece of horror film promotion this potent since the "Curse of the Blair Witch" mockumentary in 1999. Bravo to everyone involved. #WeaponsMovie #Weapons
neutral · AI labelView post →I want to see the Blair Witch movie, but after how the original three actors were treated by the creatives, I'll wait until it's on streaming. ew.com/original-bla...
negative · AI labelView post →Tomorrow I'm recording maybe the most odd movie for Soundtracker_ yet. Did you know THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT had an actual physical release soundtrack that came out when it did? It's supposed to be the tape Josh is listening to and I've always been so fascinated by its existence
neutral · AI labelView post →''I don't care what anyone says, I like that movie'' 🎥 Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2: Let's Get This Hex Party Started
positive · AI labelView post →Share your fave: Vampire Movie: Subspecies Zombie Movie: Land of the Dead Haunting Movie: Poltergeist Creature Feature: Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor Found Footage: Blair Witch 2015 Slasher: Sleepaway Camp Cosmic Horror: Cryptic Plasm Psychological Horror: Possession Horror Comedy: Toxic Avenger
neutral · AI labelView post →Got a shitty DiVX rip of Blair Witch Project while it was still touring film festivals, before it got big. Was an amazing way to watch it, esp because the horrible quality actually helped.
positive · AI labelView post →Watched the Blair Witch Project (my fave horror film) while we carved pumpkins last night!
positive · AI labelView post →Tonight's Halloween movie. Yep The Blair Witch Project. Just pure stupid but hey it's on the Halloween movie list and it started found footage films lol #filmsky #theblairwitchproject
negative · AI labelView post →You can tell The Blair Witch Project wasn’t really found footage or the whole film would be in portrait and have a thumb in it.
negative · AI labelView post →Who is the second Blair Witch movie about?
neutral · AI labelView post →thinking about Blair Witch today on the anniversary of its '99 premiere. I write about certain films in effort to unravel the personal mysteries they hold. why do I love TBWP? what keeps me coming back? I explored the film back in '23 for @bwdr.bsky.social www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2023/12/08/s...
positive · AI labelView post →am I a Blair Witch “FAN”??? #horrorsky #filmsky
neutral · AI labelView post →Huge congratulations to @sinistercinemastudios.art for winning our Blair Witch short film competition
neutral · AI labelView post →To film THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, the directors sent the three actors into the woods alone with cameras, feeding them dwindling food and staging scares at night. Much of their fear and exhaustion on screen is real. Follow us for more behind-the-scenes facts.
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