#The blair witch series#
#The blair witch tv#

#The blair witch tv#

Instead of those infamous TV specials, maybe we could get a dedicated YouTube channel or Twitter account this time around. That’s why it would be fun to see filmmakers come up with innovative ways to get audiences involved with a new Blair Witch mystery before they’ve even seen the movie. ARGs and other forms of unconventional storytelling have come a long way since the 90s, with online juggernauts like Marble Hornets and The Sun Vanished proving that viewers are hungry for reality-bending interactive enigmas. Half the fun of the original Blair Witch Project didn’t even stem from the film itself, but the urban-legend-styled hype surrounding it. “Let’s go, let’s go! Are you not scared enough?”įirst of all, I’d suggest bringing back the narrative-based marketing campaign. That being said, this humble writer has a few ideas about where the franchise could go next. The open-ended nature of these movies also means that direct sequels with returning characters would be a little complicated, forcing filmmakers to think outside the box when it comes to a possible follow-up. Of course, the Found Footage sub-genre has changed a lot since 1999, and so has our relationship with viral marketing and faux reality.

#The blair witch series#

I think there’s something to love about every entry in the series so far (especially Joe Berlinger’s unfairly maligned Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows), so suffice to say that I’m always down for a return to Burkittsville. So when it was reported that Lionsgate is allegedly planning to bring this iconic franchise back for another round of shaky-cam mayhem, I was naturally ecstatic. My first tattoo was even the infamous Elly Kedward stick-figure design, which I hope gives me some kind of supernatural buff when directing Found Footage movies.

Stern’s The Blair Witch Project: A Dossier, I’ve been in love with this mythology since I was a teenager. From Gathering of Developers’ survival horror trilogy to D.A. That’s why the franchise remains one of my all-time favorite pieces of media, and I don’t just mean the original movie. Whether you’re a fan of reality-bending epistolary mysteries or appreciate a good old-fashioned supernatural horror story, there’s a lot to love about the Blair Witch mythos. That’s why it’s no surprise that this DIY masterpiece spawned a long-running franchise, as well as inspiring countless spoofs and an ongoing wave of like-minded Found Footage flicks. It wasn’t just one of the most profitable movies ever made (grossing nearly $250 million on a production budget of $35,000), but it was also a storytelling landmark that signaled a shift in how audiences interact with media. There’s no overstating the cultural impact of The Blair Witch Project.