In Book of Shadows we see the Blair Witch craze amplified online, bringing fanatics from all over America to this small corner of Maryland.
#BLAIR WITCH 2 SERIAL#
Was it mass hysteria or actual supernatural possession that leads the group to collectively and individually slaughter eight people over the course of just two days? Cobbling together traditional narrative storytelling, found footage elements, and VHS and digital recordings made by characters along the way, Book of Shadows is a masterful mixed-media collage that has aged particularly well in the sometimes harsh light of high-definition TVs.ĭrawing heavily from the many mythologies presented in The Blair Witch Project about the witch herself, the serial killer Rustin Parr, and an unnamed dark entity said to be a force of evil in the woods, Book of Shadows deep dives into the stories while also presenting social commentary that has only gained relevance over the years. He leads guests Erica (Erica Leerhsen) the Wiccan, competing Blair Witch historians Tristen (Tristine Skyler) and Stephen (Stephen Ryan Parker), and goth Blair Witch Project enthusiast Kim (Kim Director) on a jaunt into the haunted Black Hills of Maryland. The meta is extremely strong with this one, even becoming sub-meta as the reenactment dramatizes elements of the reenactment itself.īook of Shadows follows local Burkittsville tour guide Jeff (Jeffrey Donovan) on his inaugural Blair Witch Hunt-a name itself that ends up becoming a double entendre. Instead of following the original’s found-footage format, Book of Shadows’ opening disclaimer notes that the film we are about to see is a dramatization of violent crimes that were inspired by The Blair Witch Project roughly a year after it first came out.
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#BLAIR WITCH 2 MOVIE#
A year after the wild and unexpected success of 1999’s The Blair Witch Project, audiences snubbed one of the most unfairly maligned sequels in movie history: Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2.