Rewind: Believing in the Blair Witch (Updated!)

American Hysteria

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🗓️ 24 June 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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This is an update on the new developments surrounding one of my favorite movies of all time, The Blair Witch Project, paired with our 2019 minisode. When news broke that the film's production company Lionsgate will be reviving the franchise with genre giant Blumhouse, the three original actors took to social media with a serious bone to pick. The Blair Witch Project masqueraded as real found footage of three college students who went missing in the woods while recording a documentary on the local legend. The story of the missing students and the lore of the Blair Witch were both widely believed during its monumental release, and we are covering just how the directors and marketing team were able to pull off one of the greatest hoaxes in American history, creating an original urban legend and facilitating its spread while also using a truly unorthodox method of filming, essentially becoming the Blair Witch, that encouraged true fear out of the actors. Become a Patron to support our show and get early ad-free episodes and bonus content Or subscribe to American Hysteria on Apple Podcasts Find us on Instagram @americanhysteriapodcast Leave us a message on our Urban Legends Hotline or get your mitts on some merch at americanhysteria.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello dear listeners. We've been on a little break from making the show this month and I'm out of town so please excuse my use of my phone mic to record this.
0:11.4	We hope you enjoyed our last two interviews and we hope you enjoy what we have for you today.
0:16.8	We'll be back in July with another Urban Legends hotline episode covering a tale submitted by someone just like you on our website American hysteria.com.
0:28.0	This one involves my greatest phobia on this year earth, which has meant that all my research has had to be done
0:35.7	while I hide inside the collar of my shirt. After that we have a freaky tangentially related series with one of your favorite
0:46.2	guests of all time that takes place in the deeply unnerving European Middle Ages, which you may recall is another one of my great fears.
0:58.0	For this rewind episode, we're revisiting a mini-Soad from 2019 about a piece of art that I cherish above most others.
1:08.0	1999's horror masterpiece, The Blair Witch Project.
1:14.0	The movie has been back in the news lately
1:16.0	as its production company, Lionsgate,
1:18.5	is partnering with Blomhouse to breathe new life
1:21.5	into the old franchise.
1:23.0	They're a huge name in the horror genre,
1:25.0	responsible for paranormal activity,
1:28.0	The Purge, Megan, and Get Out.
1:30.0	Over the last two months,
1:32.0	the original three cast members Michael Williams
1:35.9	Joshua Leonard and Heather Donahue who now goes by Ray Hans have been publicly
1:42.0	calling out Lionsgate on social media.
1:45.0	It started with an open letter posted by Josh that revealed how they were and
1:50.1	continue to be mistreated by the Entertainment Corporation.
1:55.0	They're asking for residual payments, quote,
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