

Series of video games, books, novels and comic books were released to accompany the films. A second official sequel, Blair Witch, was released on September 16, 2016. The film went on to be a massive commercial success, and a sequel, Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2, was released on October 27, 2000. The film follows the disappearance of three student filmmakers in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary on the local legend known as the "Blair Witch".Īfter premiering at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival, the film was released on July 30, 1999, after months of publicity during a controversial promotional campaign. Filming began in 1997 and lasted eight days. Myrick and Sanchez wrote a 35-page outline of a story with the dialogue to be improvised. The development of the franchise's first installment, The Blair Witch Project, started in 1993.
