‘Blair Witch’: A Short History of Found Footage Horror (Photos)

Though “The Blair Witch Project” didn’t invent the found footage horror genre (that is often attributed to “Cannibal Holocaust”) it helped popularize it and became the predecessor for some of the most popular fright flicks of the 21st Century. With the trend coming full circle with “Blair Witch,” let’s look back at some of the most notable films to use this grainy style.

“The Blair Witch Project” (1999):
Filmed on a budget of $60K, “The Blair Witch Project” grossed nearly $250M worldwide. Today it still has one of the highest return on investment ratios in box office history, though it has been eclipsed by a film it influenced, which we’ll get to soon.