Episode 20. “It’s Very Hard To Get Lost In America These Days”: The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Andrea and Alex take a wrong turn down the horrored halls and discuss Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick’s groundbreaking film, The Blair Witch Project. By looking at the created mythology, unstable narrative and audience reaction they hope to find the map before it starts getting dark. REQUIRED READING The Blair Witch Project. Dir Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick. 1999. [DVD] EXTRA CREDIT 32 Things We Learned From the ‘Blair Witch Project’ Commentary Track. A break down of the most salient points from the director and producer commentary on the DVD. Book Excerpt: “Film Firsts: The 25 Movies that Created Contemporary American Cinema” by Ethan Alter. An analysis of the release and revolutionary marketing campaign. The Blair Witch Project. The OG website with only a few updates. Still a great source the Blair Witch mythology and timeline of events. LISTEN Right click or option-click here and choose “Save Target As…” to download the mp3.