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25 years of 'The Blair Witch Project'

caption: Lionsgate's "Blair Witch" Midnight Madness Premiere installation at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. (Arthur Mola/Invision for Lionsgate/AP Images)
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Lionsgate's "Blair Witch" Midnight Madness Premiere installation at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. (Arthur Mola/Invision for Lionsgate/AP Images)

25 years ago “The Blair Witch Project” convinced millions of moviegoers that the movie might be real. By using the found footage film technique and a viral marketing campaign, the movie left a memorable mark on the horror genre.

NPR’s Brianna Scott looks at “The Blair Witch Project”’s legacy.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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