What stuff is real in the Blair Witch movie real?

The Blair Witch Project is a 1999 American found footage horror film directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, and starring Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, and Joshua Leonard. The film was shot in a documentary style and follows three student filmmakers who go missing in the Black Hills of Maryland while making a documentary about a local legend, the Blair Witch.

While the film is fictional, some of the elements in the film are based on real-life events and legends.

* The Blair Witch legend: The film is based on the legend of the Blair Witch, a woman who was said to have been hanged for witchcraft in the 18th century. The legend is said to have originated in Blair, Maryland, and has been the subject of numerous books and articles.

* The Rustin Parr killings: The film also draws inspiration from the Rustin Parr murders, which took place in Frostburg, Maryland, in the 1940s. Parr was a farmer who killed seven of his neighbors and was eventually found insane and committed to a mental institution.

* The documentary style: The Blair Witch Project was one of the first films to use the found footage style, which has since become a popular technique in horror films. The found footage style is designed to create a sense of realism and immediacy, and to make viewers feel like they are watching real events as they unfold.

While the Blair Witch Project is a work of fiction, it is based on real-life events and legends, which makes it all the more unsettling.