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The Blair Witch Project on Limited Edition Blu-ray in November

13 September 2024

It redefined a genre and sent shockwaves through cinemas worldwide and now, 25 years on from its original release, horror phenomenon The Blair Witch Project, the seminal film that put found footage firmly on the map, returns with a meticulously crafted Limited Edition Blu-ray Box set from horror aficionados Second Sight Films.

The must-own box set arrives on 11 November 2024 and is presented in a stunning new rigid slipcase with new artwork by Timothy Pittides and comes complete with a 184-page hardback book with archive production materials, new essays and an additional book 'Heather's Journal'.

There will also be a Standard Edition Blu-ray release and both versions are packed with exclusive extras, including a brand new restoration from the Hi-8 videotapes and 16mm film elements, supervised and approved by directors Eduardo Sanchez (V/H/S/2, Yellowjackets) and Daniel Myrick (Triple 7, Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2) and producers Greg Hale and Michael Monello, plus a brand new documentary, new commentary, previously unseen video footage, archival bonus material and more.

In 1994 three student filmmakers, Heather Donahue, Michael Williams and Joshua Leonard venture into the Black Hills Forest to uncover the truth behind the local legend of the Blair Witch. Armed with nothing but their cameras and curiosity, they disappear without a trace – until their footage was discovered one year later.

What unfolds is an unrelenting descent into fear, as their last days are laid bare in what has become one of the most disturbing and influential found-footage films of all time. Raw, relentless and eerily real, this visceral, nerve-shredding cinematic landmark taps into primal fears and changed the face of horror forever.

TheBlair Witch Project Limited Edition pack shot

The Blair Witch Project will be released on Limited Edition Blu-ray by Second Sight Films on 11 November 2024 at the pre-order price of £44.99. The film will also be released as a standard 2-disc Blu-ray edition on the same day at the pre-order price of £22.99.

BLU-RAY FEATURES:

  • A new Second Sight restoration from the Hi-8 videotapes and 16mm film elements, supervised and approved by the producers and directors
  • Includes restored and remastered Original Theatrical Cut and Festival Cut plus original-release version
  • New audio commentary by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson
  • Directors' and producers' audio commentary
  • The Blair Witch Documentary: a new feature-length Second Sight Films production
  • Deleted scenes, including previously unseen video and 16mm footage
  • The Blair Witch Project: Analogue Horror in a Digital World by Mike Muncer
  • Curse of the Blair Witch
  • Alternate Endings
  • Cannes 1999: Archive directors' interview
  • Trailers

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:

  • Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Timothy Pittides
  • 184-page hardback book with archive production materials and new essays by Stacey Abbott, Becky Darke, Adam Hart, Craig Ian Mann, Mary Beth McAndrews, Dr. Cecilia Sayad, Peter Turner and Heather Wixson
  • Heather's Journal book
  • Three collectors' art cards