Blair Witch must follow this horror film's path.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT To ensure its success, Blumhouse's new Blair Witch Project must tread the same path as another found footage horror film that has a 99% Rotten Tomatoes score. Although many horror remakes have emerged in recent times, it is hard not to be skeptical about Blumhouse's Blair Witch Project. The reason being that the original Blair Witch Project was primarily successful because it was a product of its time.
Related New Blair Witch Project Movie Has Lost The Best Part Of 1999's Original $248 Million Horror As exciting as the new Blair Witch movie may seem, it already seems to be missing one of the best elements that made the original 1999 film special.
While Host is not bereft of typical jump scares, it cleverly introduces these by making good use of the negative spaces and blind spots on personal screens and also harps on the existing anxiety from the pandemic. Since Host's formula worked incredibly well, the new Blair Witch Project can take some pointers and borrow some of its ideas instead of attempting to emulate the original film.
Director Rob Savage Release Date July 30, 2020 Writers Rob Savage , Gemma Hurley , Jed Shepherd Cast Haley Bishop , Jemma Moore Runtime 65minutes Budget $35,000 Adopting Host's Setting & Ideas Would Make The Blair Witch Scarier Than The Original The Blair Witch's Central Threat Would Be Even Scarier Close If, like Host, the new Blair Witch project unfolds over a video call and uses the internet as a narrative device, the overarching threat of the central witch would feel even more...
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