Tag: The Blair Witch Project
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What Is the Most Expensive Horror Movie Ever Made?
Horror movies are typically defined as being cheap. There’s a reason that the chart of “Most Profitable Movies, Based on Return on Investment” is dominated by cheapo horror titles like The Blair Witch Project, Halloween, and The Evil Dead. These titles can be churned out independently for minimal money, don’t typically require costly movie stars…
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‘The Ring’: What Is the Cast Doing Now?
When the American version of The Ring came out in 2002, it terrified people. Not to say that the original Ring from 1998 directed by Hideo Nakata wasn’t terrifying, but people were generally less open to having to read subtitles for international horror movies until recently. Similar to The Blair Witch Project, this movie cultivated…
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The Outwaters: Trailer, Cast, Plot, and Everything We Know So Far
Found footage is the one sub-genre of horror that always seems to divide fans. With low-budget production and shaky-camera-style cinematography, it’s difficult to pull off. However, when done right it can make for an unforgettable movie. From The Blair Witch Project and its viral marketing campaign in the 90s, to modern favorites such as Paranormal…
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TÁR Is Actually a Horror Movie
Audiences around the world have been captivated by Lydia Tár’s story. Her fall from grace has led to interesting discussions, ranging from cancel-culture to the abuse of professional power dynamics, and even resulted in a mass of memes. However, writer/director Todd Field’s film may not be as literal as it seems. There are a few…
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‘The Collingswood Story’ Introduced a New Type of Found Footage Horror
After the unfathomable success of found-footage horror movie The Blair Witch Project in 1999, this new type of visual storytelling became a frequent experiment for horror directors. Many found-footage horror movies tried replicating its success with the results being mostly underwhelming. After a string of early-2000s horrors were criticized for being too generic and tiresome,…
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How One Found Footage Film Fooled a Generation
It has always been important for found-footage movies to reinvent themselves. Since the subgenre’s popularity skyrocketed with The Blair Witch Project in 1999, there have been countless movies which have stuck painfully close to the formula and critics have flagged this as a problem. Often, movies that put a different spin on that formula have…
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The Blair Witch Project Review: A Reality-Driven Disturbing Thriller
Jump scares, breathless chasing sequences, and a kitchen knife ready to attack. These are the typical visual elements of a horror classic that you don’t see in The Blair Witch Project. A fictional story disguised as a documentary, first-time viewers go into this indie film expecting it to uncover the secrets surrounding the wicked witch,…
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Filming The Blair Witch Project Was More Bizarre Than You Probably Realized
“The Blair Witch Project” was a unique experiment in gonzo filmmaking. Directors Eduardo Sanchez and Daniel Myrick sent three unknown actors into the woods with video cameras, essentially having them improvise their own movie. The experience was a harrowing one, with the stars eventually capturing some real fear on camera, but many fans don’t realize just how…
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‘Dachra’ Review: Tunisia’s First Horror Movie Is Familiar but Frightening
On-screen texts bookending “Dachra” claim this thriller is “inspired by true events,” and that “in North Africa hundreds of children are victims of acts of witchcraft.” Nonetheless, one might be forgiven for assuming this purported first-ever Tunisian foray into horror cinema is drawn less from local crimes or superstitions than from the familiar genre tropes…
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Sator review – deeply creepy cabin-in-the-woods horror
A terrifying supernatural being haunts this disturbing tale of spooky shenanigans in the dark heart of the forestThis extremely low-budget horror film is a lot like a bunch movies you know – particularly The Blair Witch Project and The Witch as well as the experimental cinema of Kenneth Anger – but also not quite like…