Because she had worked with him on several projects in the past and got along well, Joshua Leonard was approached to be the director of photography and he brought along his friend Michael Williams to do sound. Heather in Black Hills Forest. The three students disappeared in the Black Hills Forest and were never found.

Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, U.S. Heather Donahue (born December 22, 1974) is an American writer, businesswoman, and retired actress. She is known for her roles as “Heather” in the 1999 sleeper hit film The Blair Witch Project and Mary Crawford in the miniseries Taken.

It is a fictional story of three student filmmakers—Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, and Joshua Leonard—who hike into the Black Hills near Burkittsville, Maryland, in 1994 to film a documentary about a local legend known as the Blair Witch.

“Blair Witch” is rated R for language, terror and some disturbing images, and it’s now playing in theaters nationwide.

The Burkittsville Seven were seven children in Burkittsville, Maryland, who were supposedly kidnapped and killed by Rustin Parr in 1940 to 1941. Only one child, Kyle Brody, was spared, as he was released by Parr himself. On May 25, 1941, Parr came into Burkittsville and told the townspeople of his crimes.

The Blair Witch Project is a 1999 American supernatural horror film written, directed and edited by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez. It tells the fictional story of three student filmmakers— Heather Donahue , Michael C. Williams, and Joshua Leonard —who hike in the Black Hills near Burkittsville ,…

First, a quick breakdown of what happens at the end of Blair Witch. The two remaining survivors, James and Lisa (Callie Hernandez) stumble across the house from the end of The Blair Witch Project. James sees a light in the house and believes that Heather is inside, so he runs in to try and find her.

The Blair Witch Project is no masterpiece, but it’s still truly terrifying. A masterful combination of sound immersion, horrific insinuation and creepy details make this an exceptionally scary movie. The climax is especially disturbing, and though there’s no real violence, there’s plenty

A sleeper hit, The Blair Witch Project grossed nearly $250 million worldwide on a modest budget of $60,000, making it one of the most successful independent films of all time. The film launched a media franchise, which includes two sequels ( Book of Shadows and Blair Witch), novels, comic books, and video games.