On July 16, 1999, we were all introduced to “The Blair Witch Project,” an experimental piece that changed the face of cinema, particularly the horror genre, with its utilization of the “found footage” format of filmmaking, bringing with it an immersive, often grounded sense of realism. But nowadays, with some notable exceptions, the found footage genre has become a sort of gimmick and joke that we have grown tired of. With horror films experiencing a sort of resurgence in recent years, it was inevitable for someone to shake the foundation of the horror genre once again.
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On July 16, 1999, we were all introduced to “The Blair Witch Project,” an experimental piece that changed the face of cinema, particularly the horror genre, with its utilization of the “found footage” format of filmmaking, bringing with it an immersive, often grounded sense of realism. But nowadays, with some notable exceptions, the found footage genre has become a sort of gimmick and joke that we have grown tired of. With horror films experiencing a sort of resurgence in recent years, it was inevitable for someone to shake the foundation of the horror genre once again.