Blair Witch Project (1999): Found Footage Fear, Forest Panic & Listener Picks #5

This week, Richard and Angeles head deep into the Black Hills Forest with The Blair Witch Project (1999)—the genre-defining found footage horror film that had audiences losing sleep, dropping compasses, and questioning what was real.

Chosen by you, our loyal listeners, this episode explores the movie that launched a thousand shaky cam imitators and proved that less really can be more. We go scene-by-scene through the buildup of dread, the raw performances, and that infamous ending.

🌲 In this episode:

• Full breakdown of The Blair Witch Project (1999)

• The origins of found footage horror and its lasting legacy

• Marketing myths, missing students, and viral terror

• Why the forest setting is its own terrifying character

• Viana’s Review Corner – Her thoughts on lost maps, snot monologues, and going full panic

Whether you think it’s genius or just nausea-inducing, this episode breaks down why Blair Witch still haunts horror decades later.

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