In 1999, Burkittsville was thrusted into the international limelight with the release of the The Blair Witch Project. The small town was the epicenter of the Battle of Crampton’s Gap (September 14, 1862), a battle that preluded the Battle of Antietam (September 17, 1862) in the American Civil War ((Ap– May 9, 1865). Burkittsvile was named after Henry Burkitt, one of two early settlers who helped found the community of Burkittsville. The history of Burkittsville dates back to the early 18th century when settlers moved in to the region. Burkittsville and The Blair Witch Project
The haunting activities at the Bell’s house subsided with the eventual death of John Bell, who was believed to have been poisoned by the witch. Bell Witch is said to be Kate Batts, a former neighbour of the Bell’s family, and with whom John Bell had ‘bad blood’ with. The lore of Blair Witch and Elly Kedward was also fabricated, albeit it was loosely based on the legend of Bell Witch, a powerful entity who tormented John Bell and his family for four years from 1817 to 1821.
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Illustration of the Blair Witch as recounted by Robin Weaver in the movie | Image credits: Blair Witch Fandom Many had believed in the haunting legends and the student’s disappearance due to ingenious marketing campaign initaited by the film studio: a fake website detailing the discovery of the found footage was created, missing-person posters of the actors were distributed at movie screenings, and photos of fake police reports regarding the trio’s disappearance were circulated over the internet. The missing-person posters used in The Blair Witch Project | Image credits: Delmarva Now
The story of the three student filmmakers, Robin Weaver, and Rustin Parr were completely made up by Julia Fair, producer of The Blair Witch Project. However, the entire movie is entirely fictional. The release o f The Blair Witch Project in 1999 led to a heated discussion among filmgoers as many had believed that Blair Witch and the disappearance of the three student filmmakers were real.
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