My Project To Finally Meet The Blair Witch - Into The Woods Memories & Thoughts 25 Years Later

[@scarystardust5175]

I was obsessed with that movie when it came out. I saw it alone in theaters for the 1st time, and had a long walk home alone in the middle of the night when it got out. I ended up sprinting most of it. Been a big fan of found footage films ever since.

[@theathjr]

Wow. 25 years ago. Time flies. I can still hear the AOL trying to connect to the land line phone.

[@worldofmicah]

What a fun day dude! So happy you got everything done!

[@RelaxingReality]

Can’t believe this movie is 25 years old-awesome video

[@stephenthomas2293]

Blair Witch Project was a groundbreaking movie when it comes to “fan made” low budget movies. Broke records I believe, very well done, but WOW! the Blair Witch Project 2 was horrible…. My opinion

[@writerpatrick]

It made a quarter billion worldwide on a $60 000 budget. That's around an 8000 percent return. It would be near impossible for a low budget film to get into theaters today.

[@JessicaRenee84]

Remarkable!! Wow

[@RyanRe-rd6wv]

Blair Witch is the only horror movie I don’t have in my horror collection

[@drewblanche]

I disagree, Book of Shadows was an epic film 🎥 none of these were fan made they were all Hollywood to begin with. Now I will say part 3 sucked. I had wrote a script myself that I wish they would’ve used cuz it shows how The Blair witch came to be. ❤ long live this franchise it’s my favorite scary movie cuz it can be very real. Witches are still out there and curses are still alive and active. Stay safe in the woods yall. ❤

[@stephenthomas2293]

@@drewblanche kool

[@Jopane1]

We totally bought into Blair Witch. My girlfriend at the time and wife now were living in Orlando and working at Universal Studios at the time. You did have to be there for it to make the impact it did! Now we live just a few hours from where ot was filmed. Love the video bro! Love all your video's! Keep em coming!

[@levy8512]

Adam this is amazing!!!! Blair Witch is THE movie that make me a horror fan. I absolutely loved it, have the DVD, Blu ray, have seen it around 100 times. Is so so awesome of you offering your platform to help the cast be heard

[@x.Aura.x]

I used to play Blair Witch with my neighborhood friends in my backyard when we were little!! It's all thick woods back there and a creek!! Good times!! 💓😂 As an adult I loved all of the bonus content they created around the movie. I didn't know any of the conspiracy stuff or the website until way later!

[@american_cosmic]

What conspiracy stuff are you referring to?

[@GPunk2009-op2qi]

Thank you for sharing the experiences at the con. I have a new appreciation for Blair Witch!

[@randolphmccartney5653]

Great to meet you Sunday! I worked at Disney/MGM Studios back when Haxan had a bungalow there. They were great!

[@brianking973]

I remember watching Blair Witch at my girlfriends house in the country, then having to drive at night back home in the woods. Scary times lol

[@region9159]

BWP was something that just had to be experienced. I had just graduated from college and was hunting for my first job when saw it. I was totally fooled and thought it was 100% real. Great vlog Adam!

[@mamapage5560]

I ate up everything to do with BWP back in the day! I loved every bit of "evidence" & lore & when we went to see the film I was SO excited! Our friend was manager at the theatre so we got an authentic movie poster from him and a reel of trailers of the film! So all-in-all the BWP is my all-time favorite horror "found footage documentary" with the greatest back story & incredible acting (they were so authentic!) Thanks for sharing this experience with us Adam! PS: we live in the woods so there is always a creep factor, especially at night! 💜🤟🙏

[@MyBackyardScience]

I remember the craze from the time, but have never seen the movie 🎬 I really need to check it out! 😀

[@alliekuma4234]

Massive respect to the people in Blair Witch who created an iconic horror film and story. I watched Blair Witch for the first time about 10 years ago when I was in my early 20 and I was definitely creeped out. I LOVED IT. They did so good and I hope they feel super proud of themselves. ♥

[@haroldgentle6081]

Thanks for doing these and it was really nice to finally meet you yesterday, looking forward to whatever's next.

[@jamelpickett4908]

Heather was so nice to meet! Really down to earth.

[@lesleyhulshoff6563]

I remember the hype when I was in highschool here in the Netherlands, everybody was talking about it... I have the movie on VHS 📼 and DVD📀... I still enjoy it! It was a great time! 👍

[@thedorseyway]

Adam, you're giving me so much life right now. I really hope you continue with the scary stuff. I'm loving it!

[@lyrmaxlyrics]

That winning cosplay outfit is super impressive, the animated eyes are a nice touch. Looks better than how they looked in the movie!

[@LilNrthStar]

Absolutely awesome vlog. Love the panel session. I used to live in a rural part of San Diego known as Harbison Canyon. Houses are really spread out and back in those days when the sun went down, it was dark and spooky as all get out. A couple of weeks before watching the movie in that house, I was told the house was on Native American burial ground. In those days, that was hard to verify. Watching Blair Witch at 9 pm at night in the house, in a rural area, scared the hell out of me. I didn't sleep for days cause I kept hearing the ghost kids at all hours of the night. Best memory now and I have never done any research on the movie to ruin it. Anytime I go through that area I think of that movie, my fantastic fright and feel like I am there with Heather, Michael, and Josh 💀 🤘🏻

[@TheMacabreGamer]

Blair Witch Project came out when I was 14, and I totally believed the hype around it, and I love it so much. I even have the books affiliated with it.

[@UnkleHeavy]

We waited in line for about an hour for a midnight showing in the theater when it first came out. It scared the heck out of me!

[@erinkstansell4246]

Adam great videos always ❤

[@lookthroughmycamera]

I remember I ate some mushrooms and watched in a theater. The really trippy part is I was all alone in the theater. It was a matinee show a few weeks after it had been out already. It was scary but fun

[@bertabertaman]

I saw this advertised in my local newspaper that it was showing at the Ritz Five in Philly….at the time it was a low key theater that didn’t show the big movies…..after watching it I legit thought it was real until it went mainstream. I visited the house back years ago near Gaithersburg MD. Btw Adam, my first video I watched of yours was in the Blair Witch filming locations….time flies

[@GaryDeathTrap]

So awesome!! Thanks so much!! Love love love Blair Witch!!

[@tojomac21]

I don't know if I'm the only one, but after watching Blair Witch Project. Listen to Nine Nails. And the movie would come flooding into your memory

[@bob4364]

Great video Adam of Blair Wifch project and more at festival..Cool hockey mask..Enjoy on..

[@Morniel-Moonlit]

Remember I was graduating High School and all they hype about it being real... whole bunch of us wanted to have a Senior Trip to Maryland thinking to explore the woods. We'd be fine with a large enough group XD

[@grizzlytactical2991]

Great video. Looked like the event was really good. Thanks Adam. Always awesome dude

[@rwalkertrs1]

My girlfriend and I at the time went to the mall to see this movie. There was an eerie silence amongst the crowd as we exited the theater. I remember feeling embarrassed that I came to the theater to see this movie.

[@Jeff-bv1ek]

Blair Witch was one of the creepiest, and fun, movie experience I've ever had in my life. My wife, who's 15 years younger than me, doesn't appreciate it at all because of the era & timing differences you pointed out.😅

[@wanupgirl]

I was 11 when the movie came out and it freaked me out. I know it's fake but to this day I still can't watch it. my husband re watched it not long ago and he says it still holds up. you'd get along great with him, Adam.

[@savannahhendrickson685]

I was young when I watched BWP and remember at the end not knowing what happened and that being the scariest part. To me it redefined the horror cut and paste format.

[@maurzackbr]

I'm the only person in America that never saw that movie Blair Witch

[@kevinsharpjr]

I never saw the movie either.

[@paulnale7725]

I never saw it either

[@paulnale7725]

@johnhollo6881 no I don't watch movies there not worth the money to go to a theater and spend 50 dollars

[@lizlocher3612]

I've never seen it either!! N I am 67 yrs old!!

[@LSGT5]

@@paulnale7725 HD today tv. Never pay for movies again.

[@slim8199]

Kind of ironic that you made this vlog cause the first video I watched of yours was the Blair Witch filming location one. Since then I’ve been a huge fan of yours!! Love the videos!

[@iwasthere1390]

I remember watching it when I first came out and I definitely thought it was real scared the heck out of me

[@jessicak8997]

This movie scared the absolute crap out of me. I totally bought into it. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and little known facts!

[@JustSheilz]

Here in MD they had a weekend camping excursion thru the area they filmed the movie. We spent the day in Burkittsville and the next camping. We had a great time. Such a shame the actors didnt get what they were worth. I hope they are given what they are asking.

[@mat.356]

I was sooo scared and paranoid after I watched the Blair Witch.. still have not watched again but it’s definitely a great scary movie 🍿

[@AlexSwetlin]

My mother is an avid horror fan so she took me (age 8) and my sister (age 6) to see it when it premiered in theaters- an unforgettable group experience for everyone in the theater.

[@CongressSux1776]

Mother of the year over here

[@mgratk]

Anyone call CPS that evening?

[@jamiepike6909]

I have amazing memories of this film being released. The buzz around it was special.

[@davie941]

another cool Vlog Adam, great movie , well done and thank you 😊

[@amberfurg3565]

I was 16 when this came out and I didn’t sleep for 3 days with the lights out after 😂

[@BEECHTYM2]

The scariest movie I have ever watched. It was what you couldn’t see that had me. I kept the floodlights on in my backyard for a month.

[@Ayecie.]

I totally agree that you either love it or hate it. In my opinion, before watching you have to be primed into thinking it's real to enjoy the film to its full extent, which is hard nowadays.

[@sleetywah7763]

From what I have read the cast members each received a payment of $300,000 after the film was a success. That's a pretty darn good paycheck in 1999 money.

[@GDavis49]

They’re trying to get more money from the current rights owner after a reboot was announced

[@sleetywah7763]

@@GDavis49 so if you work at wendy's and they decide to release a new burger 20 years later they owe you money? It sounds like greed to me. If their likeness is used in the new one then they should be paid but otherwise they should be sued for talking crap.

[@GDavis49]

@@sleetywah7763 I don’t believe they’d have a legal leg to stand on after selling their rights in 2002

[@codynowak5110]

I remember watching Blair Witch when it came out. I was about 5 years old and watched it from the hallway because the parents thought it would spook me. It did. It took quite a few years for me to understand it was just a movie and no fact checkable evidence of it being true. I believed in the Blair Witch being real much longer than I ever believed in Santa. Still one of my top movies to watch throughout the month of October.

[@mikenauta6150]

I saw it in the limited release in Santa Monica. Marilyn Manson and Rose McGowan were sitting next to us.

[@SmokyMountainsCouple]

Adam, in the late 90’s I was in the same class as the guys that made the Blair Witch Project when I was at UCF and took a few film classes. They were cool to chat with.

[@TripodDetergent]

I think Blair Witch made me the horror fan I am today. I saw it when i was 9 years old after it first come out on home video. I was at my cousin's house and it was late. After we watched it and it scared the crap out of me my Aunt told me i wasn't able to stay the night so I had to walk home at 11PM through a foreste ravine. It was the scariest thing ever and I have been chasing that high ever since.

[@ShelleeGraham]

Nice 👍 job Adam. I enjoyed this much more than anticipated. Interesting to learn more about the 1999 film Blair 🧙 Witch Project.

[@beachrunner428]

Remember being warned how scary that movie was but brazed it out on a saturday night at the Enzian in Orlando. Good times.

[@FigmentForever]

Worked with Joshua Leonard on the set of Scorpion about ~8-10 years ago. Super nice guy! I was an assistant director of photography for all of Seasons 2-4. I definitely fan-girl’d hard as Blair Witch was so influential as a kid of the 80s & teen of the 90’s.

[@drewblanche]

I remember buying the movie on VHS 📼 from Hollywood Video, and it came with a free “reversible” poster! ❤

[@drewblanche]

Also, why does Heather Donohue also go by the “Rei Hance”? Which is her actual name. I think they conned us saying it was Heather

[@mistersurrealist]

@@drewblanche No, her name really was Heather Donahue. She changed it because of the film, she didn't want to be associated with it anymore. Clearly things have changed ($$$) in the past few years. The other actors still go by their original names, as you can see.

[@enchantingthrills]

That movie terrified me as a kid 😂 I need to give it a rewatch now

[@steelstreet79]

I enjoyed it. I believed it was real at the time. The internet was still new and no social media. The movie played with your imagination!

[@MultiStrider]

"In October 0f 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared...". Scary stuff at the time. Thanks Woo!

[@dravenlee4473]

I still love the movie. It’s proper horror with suspense, atmosphere and sound design. Plus, knowing it was found footage and could be real made it that much better. I actually had the internet when it came out but it was hard to find info outside of some fan sites and chats.

[@hilariousjamin]

I was 13 years old when bwp came out, and I thought it was legit found footage. I thought the whole thing was very frightening.

[@naybur74]

yes "BLAIR WITCH PROJECT" was indeed something of its own back then, a fan film before there were any fan films, before the fact checking internet. it had me going as well. and really good score with your "REACTION STRIPE", I have several MECA brand Gremlin figures big fan to, your purchase...it got my attention.

[@usablefiber]

Oh on, the poor Knicks fan. I feel like an all knowing time traveller knowing how bummed he will be when the Knicks get blown out.

[@MG2000MDPHD]

Wife hates when I always stop to watch some Blair Witch if I'm lucky enough to catch it while channel surfing! 🤣

[@steelstreet79]

There was a time in 2000s where filmmakers were inspired to make lost footage movies.

[@wildweasel8564]

Blair Witch was filmed all over Maryland. Visiting Burkettsville (site of the cemetery), Seneca Creek State Park (Coffin Rock), and Granite (Griggs house) make for a great day of site seeing and hiking. And, who can forget the Scooby-Doo Project that followed on Halloween of 1999!

[@kenbarkdoll7252]

I loved the concept of the film. Don't know how well they pulled it off but it did hold your attention

[@bbsl1967]

Adam, I loved watching "The Blair Witch" when it came out for the movie. I aways wished that I could go and see the filming location.

[@dwood2342]

We had to go see Blair Witch in the theaters because everyone was saying people were running out getting sick. Come to find out it was only people with motion sickness that we're getting sick not due to gore. But that was a new Spectrum for movies. Nothing else like it and it made my hair stand up on my arms the whole time especially when you see the house with the handprints on the wall and Mike standing in the corner

[@Sam-02024]

Chica and Cupcake looked amazing!

[@DrBockNstein]

In October of 1994 three student filmmakers went into the woods and disappeared. A year later their footage was found and used as an excuse by Hollywood not to spend money on horror movie budgets or flesh out monsters ever again.

[@tekeguy68]

Blair Witch came out when I graduated HS and I remember absolutely hating it. I couldn't understand why people liked it at the time--same with other "found footage" movies like Paranormal Activity, Cloverfield etc later on. Looking back, the whole era of the very early 2000s was really strong with believable urban legends, ghosthunters, "scary" stories, folklore stuff like Bloody Mary etc. I appreciate that era more now. Any and every urban legend was "true" before the internet.

[@ValeriaZaragoza692]

I saw Blair Witch in the theater when it came out and never understood what all the hype was about. Didn’t find it scary at all. But, I LOVED the concept behind it and became a huge fan of found footage movies after that.

[@JenniferandMark2014]

I loved seeing the Blair witch crew at spooky this weekend. Great film that scared me and made me slightly dizzy way back in 1999 🤪Jenn

[@PrimephotoStudio]

Great video!

[@Seven50ml]

I completely fell for the Blair Witch movie 😅 Even went to Burkittsville for a camping trip with a couple friends. Spent the night terrified for no reason at all.

[@mybackyardisdisney]

Blair Witch was so scary! I can’t even think about. lol

[@mcgeek5664]

For roughly 4hrs after seeing the movie I thought it was really "found footage". What a time. What a great marketing scheme

[@reddirtfit2872]

If you hike in the woods blair witch hits on some of those odd sounds. And realizations of how vulnerable you are.

[@MickeysCastle]

WaWa still exists? That's so cool! We haven't had WaWa in the northeast in a very long time.

[@southernman5839]

We have them in Virginia everywhere.

[@mgratk]

Wawa is still huge in the Philly area, like always. They are expanding, too.

[@jackandsally79]

There’s a bunch in NJ too

[@ValeriaZaragoza692]

They’re all over the place in Florida.

[@denisedarnell1641]

Don't have any in Michigan that I am aware of and we don't have any Waffle Houses either. And I love Waffle House ..so greasey but so good. Can't help it..

[@timothybark5357]

I remember seeing it in theater and getting motion sick. Fun movie, but I also remember people spoiling the whole "found footage" as not being real. Still a fun one to see. Theater was packed. Also I loved seeing the Pacers Destroy the Knicks at the Garden!!

[@SpiceRunnersLounge]

10:08 i was in the military stationed in Korea and was like wow!!!

[@annainaspen]

Adam, ask Tim about his banana knee. I was 30 when Blair Witch came out. I was camping in Moab, Utah. It was hot and we went to the movie theater and watched the movie. It was a big deal at that time.

[@BlakeBlackstone]

Inflatable Devil sounds like a band name. On a side note. I was probably like 12 or 13 maybe 14 at the time when Blair Witch came out. I was well aware that it was fiction. It's not a movie that is for me. But I also don't hate on it. It was definitely a phenomenon.

[@reaper2478]

Great coverage of this event! I remember when Blair Witch came out. I am in between on how I feel about it, but will say this.. It made its mark on me.. When it’s on.. all of a sudden.. I find that I watch it. 😎 FNAF Chica was an awesome cosplay!

[@bpatrickkramer6226]

I was 25 when Blair Witch came out and I had COMPLETELY bought into the hype! And then I saw the movie... To say I was underwhelmed would be an understatement. I'm someone who gives almost any movie the benefit of the doubt but I hated this movie so much it's the only film where I ever requested my money back from the theatre.

[@selbyjohnson5986]

hard to believe it’s 25 years ago. Time goes too fast!

[@dallasslim1838]

I love Blair witch project 2 book of shadows especially Marlyn mansion-Disposal teens song 🤘🏽

[@moonbeammama22]

I remember seeing it when it was released in the theater. Scary film and also made me motion sick lol. Cloverfield too did that. Couldn't watch the screen with how the camera moved. There was a lot of mystery around it when Blair Witch Project came out. Can't say I loved the movie, but it definitely was something different and unique at the time.

[@Derek-fi4bw]

The Blair witch project is a good scary movie scared the crap out of me when I first saw it thought it was 💯% true. Fun fact Blair witch started the found footage movies because it did so, in fact the director of paranormal activity took inspiration from The Blair witch project.

[@jeremybenton458]

The “package” of the movie (branding marketing backstory, etc.) was really good and almost revolutionary. The actual movie, without the lore, was just ok.

[@gregtodakonzie6168]

This was cool 😍👍🎃

[@coachshanonfreeman]

Never saw the movie. But I bet that chick in the black dress knows exactly where she was. Chica was cool!

[@johnnyk8211]

This is a truly scary movie

[@jackandsally79]

I saved my ticket stub from 1999…that’s how much I love it!

[@sarahhollister150]

Blair Witch is one of my favorite horror movies and definitely my favorite found footage. It actually feels like found footage. Most others, I'm looking at you Paranormal Activity, feel scripted, or otherwise fake.

[@denisedarnell1641]

I enjoyed BLAIR WITCH PROJECT and all the Paranormal Activity movies. Those were funny and had alot of jump scares in it ..hilarious My daughters and my best friend and I would go everytime a new episode came out. My best friend was so scared of everything, that it was fun pranking her after the movie☆

[@arizonaalchemy7572]

AWESOME JOB on this one ADAM !! I LOVED " The BLAIR WITCH PROJECT " !! Growing up in Maryland in the 1970's made it personal to our family. I moved to Arizona 32 years ago. My Brother came down here about the time when this Film was out on DVD. We all sat in my 7.2 THX Theatre Room and played this without interuption ! EPIC Time, we picked up bits and pieces throughout the film. One of our friends that was with us was a Criminologist. He laid out his thought after the ending. EPIC, and that made the film more realistic for us. This Cast did an AMAZING JOB on the Budget they had ! Hey, Proof, you don't need a Million Dollar Special Effects Budget to make a GREAT MOVIE ! 😊

[@mattbstx75]

I remember watching the Blair Witch for the first time. Also, I have the story of the history of it. I also have it on DVD.

[@MissteriousOne]

I was a teen when this came out. It was a big thing. After it was revealed that they were acting I remember people being cool about it. It sucks how others were being stalkers to them though. But it is cool to see them doing events. While I did enjoy Book of Shadows, I did not like the one that came out a few years ago, with “Heather”’s brother.