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The Blair Witch Project is a low-budget found-footage horror movie that follows three film students as they plunge into the depths of a cursed forest before they disappear in mysterious circumstances. Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez's 1999 movie was a cinematic phenomenon not only because of its innovative format at the time but also because of its viral marketing campaign, which suggested the events of the story were real.

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Blair Witch
Created by
Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez
Latest Film
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Cast
Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, Michael C. Williams, Kim Director, Jeffrey Donovan, Callie Hernandez, James Allen McCune, Brandon Scott, Corbin Reid
Movie(s)
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Character(s)
Heather Donahue, Josh Leonard, Michael Williams, Jeff Patterson, Kim Diamond, Lane (Blair Witch), Talia (Blair Witch), James Donahue, Lisa Arlington
Video Game(s)
Blair Witch, Blair Witch: Oculus Quest Edition

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