The Blair Witch Project

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The Blair Witch Project has come up in 2 episodes across 1 podcast in TMT, including Morbid. 3 people have made recorded remarks about it.

What people said

Urquhart argues that the original Blair Witch marketing campaign was unmatched and could not be replicated in today's internet.
“That was the best marketing. And we'll never get that kind of marketing back”
Morbid: Morbid Book Club: Killing The Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar (Sep 25, 2026) · Listen from 7:48
Urquhart argued horror is scarier when the threat is unseen, citing why The Strangers sequels fail.
“It's like why The Strangers doesn't work in sequel form because you showed me The Strangers”
Morbid: Listener Tales 111: Camping Tales (Jun 25, 2026) · Listen from 46:11

Chizmar says he originally wanted to market Chasing the Boogeyman as a Blair Witch-style hoax, but the publisher's legal department refused.
“Well, the original idea for Chasing the Boogeyman was to Blair Witch the audience completely”
Morbid: Morbid Book Club: Killing The Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar (Sep 25, 2026) · Listen from 6:22

Kelley called The Blair Witch Project a masterpiece and said a remake would not be done well.
“that movie is a masterpiece and they're not gonna do a good job remaking it”
Morbid: Listener Tales 111: Camping Tales (Jun 25, 2026) · Listen from 45:55

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Episodes discussing it, by month of release.

Morbid Book Club: Killing The Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar
Morbid · Sep 25, 2026 · 2 h 11 min
Morbid hosts Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart talk with horror author Richard Chizmar about his Boogeyman trilogy finale, Killing the Boogeyman, and collaborating with Stephen King.
Listener Tales 111: Camping Tales
Morbid · Jun 25, 2026 · 1 h 31 min
Morbid hosts Alaina Urquhart and Ash Kelley, dressed as Mothman and Bigfoot, read and riff on five listener-submitted camping horror tales.