supernatural horror

The Blair Witch Project follows three amateurs documentary makers (Heather, Josh and Mike) who step into a mysterious woods which has a reputation for supernatural horror.

horror

The Blair Witch Project is a 1999 horror movie that is known as one of the most successful independent films of all time.

psychological horror

Taken on The Blair Witch Project's own accord, though, The Blair Witch Project is a jittery, unapologetic experience worth a look for those who prefer psychological horror over broad slasher cliches.

horror thriller

Shot in documentary style, The Blair Witch Project was a first-of-The Blair Witch Project's-kind horror thriller that instantly caught the eye of critics as an ultimate win-win.

folk horror

The Blair Witch Project have all, at one point or another, been considered a part of the folk horror canon.

a low budget horror film that became one of the biggest movies of 1999, and which started the found footage horror genre

The Blair Witch Project was a low budget horror film that became one of the biggest movies of 1999, and which started the found footage horror genre.

documentary

The Blair Witch Project is pieced together from amateur footage and tells the story of three student filmmakers who disappear whilst on a hike in the depths of the supposedly haunted Maryland woods, where they are filming a documentary about the local legend of the Blair Witch.

the movie that launched the found-footage horror subgenre

The Blair Witch Project’s the movie that launched the found-footage horror subgenre.

the trope codifier for the found footage mockumentary horror films of the '00s

The Blair Witch Project is the trope codifier for the found footage mockumentary horror films of the '00s.

the trope codifier for the found footage mockumentary horror films of the 2000s

The Blair Witch Project is the trope codifier for the found footage mockumentary horror films of the 2000s.

sci-fi and drama

The Blair Witch Project is a combination of sci-fi and drama.

a pseudo-documentary about 2 guys and a girl that want to shoot a project based on a local legend about a witch

The Blair Witch Project is a pseudo-documentary about 2 guys and a girl that want to shoot a project based on a local legend about a witch.

a found footage type movie which shows the terrifying documentation of youngster who are trying to reveal a so called horror truth

The Blair Witch Project is a found footage type movie which shows the terrifying documentation of youngster who are trying to reveal a so called horror truth.

of scary movies

The Blair Witch Project' This '90s horror flick is iconic, sparking an entirely new genre of scary movies.

chiller

The Blair Witch Project (1999) was a no-budget genre chiller written, directed and edited by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez, about student filmmakers shooting a documentary in mysterious woods in Maryland.

a fictional story following three college students investigating the Blair Witch legend

The Blair Witch Project is a fictional story following three college students investigating the Blair Witch legend.

a trailblazing and genuinely terrifying film that revolutionized the found-footage genre

The Blair Witch Project is a trailblazing and genuinely terrifying film that revolutionized the found-footage genre.

a Found Footage Film about an amateur film crew's disappearance

The Blair Witch Project, released in 1999, is a Found Footage Film about an amateur film crew's disappearance in 1994.

the definitive indie film of the 1990s and, financially speaking, the greatest independent film success of all time

In terms of success yielded in the absence of studio funding, The Blair Witch Project is both the definitive indie film of the 1990s and, financially speaking, the greatest independent film success of all time.

for introducing mainstream audiences to found-footage

First, The Blair Witch Project should be considered a pivotal genre movie for introducing mainstream audiences to found-footage.