9. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Everyone knows about this film, and if you say you don’t, I call bullshit. The Blair Witch Project brought the the found footage genre into the mainstream and was a surprising hit at the box office despite having a minuscule budget and a cast full of unknowns. When three students disappear after travelling into the woods to film a documentary about the Blair Witch legend, their footage is found and “released to the public.” The Blair Witch Project is a legend of its own. It demands an engaged audience, since viewers only know what the characters know. To some that may be frustrating, but to others, it’s terrifying. My favorite scene will be always be the last one for that reason—it ends with only the audience to figure out what the hell happened.
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