Genres Horror Mystery
Keywords witch camping map wilderness legend maryland forest supernatural friends paranormal urban legend survival fear witchcraft evil found footage videotape paranoid hopeless pov (point of view) folk horror lost in the woods pseudo-documentary sinister depressing ambiguous faux documentary method filmmaking

Synopsis

In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.

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Trailer

Director & Writers

Daniel Myrick
Daniel Myrick
Director
Eduardo Sánchez
Eduardo Sánchez
Director
Daniel Myrick
Daniel Myrick
Writer
Eduardo Sánchez
Eduardo Sánchez
Writer

Cast

Heather Donahue
Heather Donahue
Heather Donahue
Joshua Leonard
Joshua Leonard
Joshua Leonard
Michael C. Williams
Michael C. Williams
Michael Williams
Bob Griffin
Bob Griffin
Short Fisherman
Jim King
Jim King
Interviewee (uncredited)
Sandra Sánchez
Sandra Sánchez
Waitress
Ed Swanson
Ed Swanson
Fisherman With Glasses (uncredited)
Patricia DeCou
Patricia DeCou
Mary Brown
Mark Mason
Mark Mason
Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited)
Susie Gooch
Susie Gooch
Interviewee with Child (uncredited)

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