12 Dec 2024

A 25-year legacy: How The Blair Witch Project changed the horror genre

From Nights, 9:35 pm on 12 December 2024

It's 25 years since the Blair Witch Project was released and changed the horror genre forever.

Released in the early days of the internet, people worldwide were left unsure if the movie was real or not.

Made on the cheap, with a budget of only US$35,000, it is one of the highest returns on investment in cinema history with a box office of over US$248 million.

Mike Monello is the producer of the Blair Witch Project, working alongside his film school friends Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sanchez, Greg Hale and Rob Cowie.

He speaks to Emile Donovan about the film's legacy 25 years on.

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