Horror · Mystery
American
1999 · Directed by Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sánchez · 81 min
Three student filmmakers travel to a small Maryland town to shoot a documentary about a local witch legend, then head into the surrounding forest with their cameras. The film presents itself as the raw footage they shot themselves, and builds its fear from unease rather than spectacle.
Why it matters in cinema history
A defining film of late-1990s independent cinema and the point where found-footage horror moved from cult curiosity to a commercial genre, helped by one of the first internet-driven film campaigns.
Watch with intention
Treat every shot as something the characters chose to record, and watch how their choices, arguments and blind spots shape what you can and cannot see.
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