This is always my answer when asked for the scariest movie I’ve ever seen. I have to start with a disclaimer to explain context and repeating the phrase “Hear me out” before finishing my analysis. This response is met with laughter for the most part. BUT it always makes for a more interesting answer than the usual titles.
A UA-camr named Goose Boose did a video like this during their series called Traumathon, although it was only ~17 minutes since they were releasing a video every day of October. It's always great to see you go this in depth with a subject you're clearly passionate about.
GooseBoose was actually one of the biggest influences in regards to me starting my channel, and that video itself was why. This video is sort of my take on that!
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This movie traumatized me when I was younger. But it’s since become a favorite of mine. It’s crazy how big the found footage genre became and how influential this film was. Plus A lot of internet media such as the Mandela catalogue or Marbel Hornets and others wouldn’t exist at least not in the same form without this movie. All the years later it’s still as effective as when it first came out. Love it
Agreed! I didn't know it wasn't real until the day after I watched it and remembered the end credits stating it was fictional. I knew nothing of the internet stuff until after I watched it.
The Blair Witch Project is my all-time favorite found footage film. I love the mythology and the viral marketing. Although I already knew it wasn't real when I watched it as a teen, I still found it scary. I still find it scary as an adult since it feels authentic, and the fear comes from what you don't see.
I don’t think that could be pulled off today. The combination of using unknown actors in conjunction with a time where you couldn’t just google everything can’t be replicated again. Now within 5 minutes someone would find their instagrams and know they’re still alive.
Me and my friends snuck into the movie theaters when we were kids and watched this for the first time i remembered that i couldn't sleep for a week this was by far the scariest movie ive ever saw
Hi, i got into your vids from your SM64 Iceburg and fell in love, i put your videos on and listen to them nonstop while working, please keep creating these gems
Man, do I love this! I'm happy someone recointed all the build-up and production of one of my favorite movies! You even caught just how special it was! While I never saw the movie during it's heyday. (I was like, 1.) But I did see it with my grandmother. She thought it was real even into the mid-2000s. So we were scared to death watching it together! Sure, I know now it's all fake. But seeing it with that context, late at night in a room that didn't even have proper flooring yet, it was special.
I remember my grandmother also believing the movie was real. I was 8 when this movie came out and was already terrified of watching the movie 😂 my gran would ask me “did you hear about those students who went missing in the woods??”. That just made me avoid the movie more 😂 I did watch Blair witch when I was 15 and ended up loving it. It’s my favourite horror movie of all time!
I had the ability to see Blair Witch Project in the theaters opening night with a pact theater at the age of 14. I thought it was terrifying because at the time...internet was still so new. There was no real way to know if it was real or not. I love it and still do to this day. I always tell people that the Blair Witch Project was an experience and not just a movie.
BWP is my favorite horror movie of my 62 years of being a horror movie enthusiast. I regret not seeing it in the theater but got the DVD and watched it for the first time on Halloween night in my dark basement. It wasn't dark for long though! LOL I'm pleased that the Last Broadcast was mentioned because it is wayyy similar to BWP and came out before it. If IRC, that fact was mentioned to Myrick and Sanchez, and they said they were not aware of this movie. I found that a bit questionable because they are horror film enthusiasts themselves, and they knew about all the other movies that are said influenced BWP but not THAT one?
Had a pretty crap month - managed to get food poisoning, a foot sprain and a really nasty cold all in the span of like 3 weeks. These videos kept me from going completely insane during those long hours in bed. You're doing God's work fren. o7
Usually I couldn't care less about how many subscribers somebody has.....but for the amount of work and love this dude puts into his videos, 39k subscribers seems criminally underrated in my opinion. I NEVER subscribe to anybody's channels for some reason....but this one is a no brainer......
Aw, thank you! That really means a lot! I still have a lot to learn in regards to structuring my scripts and writing them in a way that's engaging, but comments like this certainly motivate me in a way that I can't put into words, and it really means a lot! Thank you again, your words have really made my night!
Even if this isnt as popular as your icebergs, I love the way you very cleanly delve into topics you enjoy. I watched this while closing where I work, and it made it a lot easier. Thanks Nes!
My next video will be a more traditional iceberg, similar to my nintendo one! Thank you so much for enjoying it, I knew it wouldn't do as well as any of my other videos, but I really wanted to try doing an essay style video lol
Hi NEScRETRO. Just want you to know that even though this video has gotten less attention than your iceberg videos, it really does come through as a passion project and it's one of my favorite videos on your channel. Looking forward to the next upload, whatever it may be. Keep it up!
Eyy, getting close to 50k! Glad to see that partnering channels suck as yours and Sunflower are back to back reaching these milestones, really excited for future content and collaborations with other people!! Early congrats on 50k and hope to be here at 100k and beyond!!
Thank you!! I know this video wasn't much like my more popular ones, but my next one is going to be very similar to my Nintendo iceberg video, and is looking to be about 5 hours long!
@@NEScRETROHoly, so I have something to watch in my free time after colege, also, I just noticed how I wrote "suck" instead of "such" on the original comment, I feel bad now, it looks like a mean comment at first aaaa
This was a really interesting video, I had no idea there was so much behind The Blair Witch Project. Also, thank you for introducing me to 2:30am at a 7-11. It was a very cool watch and I really love stuff like it.
I just recently found your channel via your LoZ/SM64 icebergs and I absolutely love your long form content, you're extremely detailed while still being entertaining. Keep the amazing videos coming.
loved the video! i've adored the blair witch project for years but i learned so much from watching this. excited for more editorial videos from you, your channel is one of my favs.
i was born in 92 so this was the same experience I had. Me and my sister watched it secretly while mom was out of town and when we went on the website that's when I reeeeeally got scared
Being a person that loves to watch movies, I would personally love to see you talk about more popular horror movies or other scary things like an abandoned theme park iceberg or something. Once again awesome work and can't wait for the next video! :)
I really loved this video! You went into so much more detail than other media covering the film, which was so cool to see! Getting to learn about the whole timeline of events leading up to and after the film itself was a great way to show this info - I appreciate getting to learn more about the "ARG"-esque elements like the website, other documentaries, and lore-building All the information was presented in a fantastic manner, too, your pacing and editing style is wonderful! You can tell there is passion behind this work, and it makes the video even better. Keep it up! :D
I remember being 9 years old when this film came out. My mother and grandmother went to the movies to see it. I stayed at my grandmother's house playing Nintendo 64. When they got back, I stayed up til 4 am playing Mario Kart with my grandmother. Which actually happened all of the time. But I clearly remember them getting back and talking about how great the movie was.
Thank you for your informative video. I'm using it as a reference for my film history paper, and you'll be credited on my works cited page. My film class is studying the impact of found footage films and how they were groundbreaking at the right time. Your video explains this well. Thanks!
The sudden mention of Marble Hornets really got me, especially with so much of it being influenced by Blair Witch and then the trend of the "Slenderverse" args that were not only inspired by MH but also inspired directly by Blair Witch. I actually found out about the movie through EverymanHYBRID, another ARG series that came after Marble Hornets that repeatedly references Blair Witch and draws direct inspiration. Thank you for the video, just genuinely surprised at the mention
Glad you like the the Poughkeepsie tapes. That movie was really hopeless feeling, showing how (somehow) unstoppable and intelligent the murderer was. And when you see ALL the tapes, that just makes your heart sink. Interesting movie.
I really love this comprehensive deep dive into "The Blair Witch Project." I admit I've only seen the movie once, and while the hype kind of spoiled it for me and I don't find it that scary, I do have much respect for its place in horror film history and the lore is creepy. Maybe I need to rewatch this movie in a different atmosphere than the first time (with the lights on in early evening). But either way, I love this breakdown of the movie! Keep doing more, please!
Great video! I've always found this film fascinating, it gave me the chills when I was indeed to young to be watching it lol loved your analysis, you're really good at this kind of content!
If you look at the little things, it's scary. Like piles of rocks, rock formations have been knows as grave markings for ages, stick men woodo and the number 7 is a special number in a lot of religions
“at the age of 8, there was really no way to watch it…” man, tell that to my mom. Lol I saw it in theaters as a child. Terrified my little mind I still remember the specific nightmare I had that night.
I'm really happy to hear that people are liking it and are open to the idea of videos outside icebergs! I do still very much love icebergs though and will most likely always do them, because even if the format dies, it's still an efficient way to talk about facts in a long-format video. Come to think of it, they're kind of like the "did you know gaming" videos, just with the iceberg as a structure.
OH MY GOD THE MCPHEARSON TAPES! Man that takes me back! Waaay way back when the internet was much younger that thing was super rare, trying to find it, just to watch it was such a challenge! We use to think it was a real deal recorded alien abduction! We chalked up its difficulty to find with it being obscured by the government, god it was such a different time back then. People would say that the "movie" was a coverup and some would mention that the ended was different where there was a shootout and the father(I think) was carrying out the an alien body at the end with a close up!
I love the Blair Witch Project! It was definitely ground breaking, and being 13 years old when this came out it was THE MOVIE TO SEE! Nice video, and I love the use of the Resident Evil music in the background.
Again, I truly appreciate the effort you put into your videos and that first bit was nostalgia overload for me... I was a child in the 90s and the Blair witch project was HUGE when it came out. Great movie to research(and you did your research well, I might add!) and great video. ✌💚
Another gem from NEScRETRO. You basically nailed the editorial format. If you're OK with telling us, are you willing to give any hints as to what the next iceberg video you mentioned will be about?
I listen to your videos since i found them earlier this week, I have them on when Im gaming and trying to sleep :D love it all keep doing it my friend!
Thanks for giving me countless hours of interesting stuff to learn about while playing power wash sim. it's a relaxing game, I just can't stand silence.
There was one additional mockumentary you didn't mention, _The Burkittsville Seven_ , which takes a true-crime approach to the Rustin Parr murders in particular. It even opens with a talking head who dismisses not just the legend of the Blair Witch, but the very movie it ties into, as hokum. Specifically, it focuses on the eighth child Parr abducted, the one he made stand in the corner, and his own decades of psychological torment and downward spiral from the trauma of this event, though there are plenty of hints that the boy wasn't quite right before all that.
The reason why I didn't mention it was because that came out a while later after the film and initial mockumentaries, and was, from what I recall, made to hype up Blair Witch 2 Book of Shadows, which I didn't really want to get in to in this vid lol
You keep hitting me with these silent hill soundtracks, Ive noticed since at least the back-half of the video. Nice choice in music, man! Ive also found you through your nintendo iceberg, and since then have subscribed :) Maybe do a silent hill / horror video game video in the future aswell? :o
They're just the perfect mix of atmospheric, creepy, and comfy. It's hard to find songs that really hit all three of those notes for videos discussing something horror related
hey man, i see that you still heart every comment which is super nice to see but i’ve just discovered your channel and am disappointed that i’ve already finished every video!!! hope you’re doing alright and love your content
I'm quite literally, as I type this comment, recording my audio for my next video! It's going to be around 7-8 hours long! It's very close to being done!
Beautiful, the video is here! Now you can finish up that RE4 playthrough! 😁 I ended up listening to this while I was at work, despite never seeing Blair Witch myself. Part of me wants to know how your trip to Maryland was!
I actually already beat re4 before finishing the video lol. It was really great though, I loved it! The trip was a lot of fun! A friend of mine had to go to Baltimore for a concert, and was going alone. They're also a big Blair Witch fan, so I joined them and we did both the concert and the Blair Witch stuff!
@@MissSahna it was very convenient! I was just about done with the script when the idea of travelling along with them came up, so the timing was perfect
I remember every time I saw a pokemon use fireblast in the anime I'd go "oh Blair witch project!" Because the fire arranged as fire Kanji looked like the logo for this movie lmao
Would be awesome to see you do an ARG explanation video. You’ve mentioned them in at least a couple videos now and I don’t get what they are at all. They sound interesting but they definitely confuse me about how exactly they work. Especially on your super long horror/creepy UA-cam videos iceberg the term came up a lot
Damn, I haven’t seen that original Blair Witch trailer since I was a kid. I too read In a Dark Dark Room and that’s where I fell in love with horror. So much that I buy the book for the wife’s first grade class every year so kids can discover it too. 👻
I was in my late teens when this came out. The viral internet thing was real...I heard about the websites that were popping up from one of my friends before I ever saw the TV ads for the movie. I remember going to one of the sites and sort of figuring out that it was a marketing campaign, but it took me a little while...they did a really good job of projecting that this was a documentary and that this was real found footage...I mean of course after a bit I figured it out, but the whole thing was really well done and intriguing. Very ahead of its time. The movie itself wasn't even that great in my opinion, but all the stuff around it made it.
Love the content, Nescretro! Do you have any idea when your next iceberg will come out? I’ve been occasionally rewatching the OOT/Mario 64 ones, and I’d love to know when I can add another vid to my playlist
came here after seeing a tweet someone asking what was the best marketing campaign for a movie and everyone was replying the blair witch project. I've always known this movie had people fooled at release but i never knew the producers went to the extreme to make it seem like it was real. makes me wish i was a teen during those years instead of a toddler
Very good job on the video hon, please keep up the great work; I loved your video, but I'm not a huge fan of The Blair Witch project, haha! Gosh you know, I was in I think my fourth year of university when The Blair Witch Project came out - and straight off the bat I really disliked it. The entire concept of found footage seemed so pointless to me: the movie in itself was not scary. The thing that would presumably make it scary is if it were actually real. But... you know from the beginning that it isn't real. They just... filmed it as though it were shot in an amateur way. Meaning that on top of not being scary and not being real, it was annoying to watch a lot of the time. When it came out I couldn't fathom what the point was. What's scary about a movie that doesn't feature particularly scary events, and isn't real but is shot in a deliberately amateurish way as to make it look "as though it were real"? Unfortunately this led to an entire genre of horror movies called "found footage" to follow, all of which was based on this same premise: not scary and not real but shot in an amateurish way "as though it were real." As a fan of horror an suspense I had found myself endlessly wading through found footage titles in an attempt to find horror films that weren't found footage, because movie websites didn't distinguish between the two, they were just both listed under horror. Honestly, as someone from that generation, who watched Blair Witch in the theater when it was first released, I feel that it was immensely overrated and I don't like that sort of thing at all. Regardless though, I still really loved your video and really enjoy your content, please keep it up!
it's amazing the amount of mythology they created and how little of it was actually present in the movie. Likely my favorite horror movie. Great video
This is always my answer when asked for the scariest movie I’ve ever seen. I have to start with a disclaimer to explain context and repeating the phrase “Hear me out” before finishing my analysis. This response is met with laughter for the most part. BUT it always makes for a more interesting answer than the usual titles.
A UA-camr named Goose Boose did a video like this during their series called Traumathon, although it was only ~17 minutes since they were releasing a video every day of October. It's always great to see you go this in depth with a subject you're clearly passionate about.
GooseBoose was actually one of the biggest influences in regards to me starting my channel, and that video itself was why. This video is sort of my take on that!
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Them not being allowed to see each others character's motivation for the day, made their improvisation so real
This movie traumatized me when I was younger. But it’s since become a favorite of mine. It’s crazy how big the found footage genre became and how influential this film was. Plus A lot of internet media such as the Mandela catalogue or Marbel Hornets and others wouldn’t exist at least not in the same form without this movie. All the years later it’s still as effective as when it first came out. Love it
Hell House LLC is a lot of fun if you like found footage
Agreed! I didn't know it wasn't real until the day after I watched it and remembered the end credits stating it was fictional. I knew nothing of the internet stuff until after I watched it.
The Blair Witch Project is my all-time favorite found footage film. I love the mythology and the viral marketing. Although I already knew it wasn't real when I watched it as a teen, I still found it scary. I still find it scary as an adult since it feels authentic, and the fear comes from what you don't see.
The fact anyone thought this was real ( I did as a kid) is a testament to the quality of the actors and editors.
I don’t think that could be pulled off today. The combination of using unknown actors in conjunction with a time where you couldn’t just google everything can’t be replicated again. Now within 5 minutes someone would find their instagrams and know they’re still alive.
Me and my friends snuck into the movie theaters when we were kids and watched this for the first time i remembered that i couldn't sleep for a week this was by far the scariest movie ive ever saw
The inclusion of the web site sfx for each segment title card hit me with MASSIVE nostalgia.
Hi, i got into your vids from your SM64 Iceburg and fell in love, i put your videos on and listen to them nonstop while working, please keep creating these gems
Man, do I love this! I'm happy someone recointed all the build-up and production of one of my favorite movies! You even caught just how special it was! While I never saw the movie during it's heyday. (I was like, 1.) But I did see it with my grandmother. She thought it was real even into the mid-2000s. So we were scared to death watching it together!
Sure, I know now it's all fake. But seeing it with that context, late at night in a room that didn't even have proper flooring yet, it was special.
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I remember my grandmother also believing the movie was real. I was 8 when this movie came out and was already terrified of watching the movie 😂 my gran would ask me “did you hear about those students who went missing in the woods??”. That just made me avoid the movie more 😂 I did watch Blair witch when I was 15 and ended up loving it. It’s my favourite horror movie of all time!
I had the ability to see Blair Witch Project in the theaters opening night with a pact theater at the age of 14. I thought it was terrifying because at the time...internet was still so new. There was no real way to know if it was real or not. I love it and still do to this day. I always tell people that the Blair Witch Project was an experience and not just a movie.
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BWP is my favorite horror movie of my 62 years of being a horror movie enthusiast. I regret not seeing it in the theater but got the DVD and watched it for the first time on Halloween night in my dark basement. It wasn't dark for long though! LOL
I'm pleased that the Last Broadcast was mentioned because it is wayyy similar to BWP and came out before it.
If IRC, that fact was mentioned to Myrick and Sanchez, and they said they were not aware of this movie. I found that a bit questionable because they are horror film enthusiasts themselves, and they knew about all the other movies that are said influenced BWP but not THAT one?
@@jasongallman2032They all got together and promised they'd go.
You don't understand science.
Had a pretty crap month - managed to get food poisoning, a foot sprain and a really nasty cold all in the span of like 3 weeks. These videos kept me from going completely insane during those long hours in bed.
You're doing God's work fren. o7
Food poisoning is the absolute worst! Hope you're feeling a lot better, and I'm very happy to hear my videos have kept you company!
I hope you're feeling much better.
Always a good day whenever NescRetro uploads! Looking forward to see what I missed when I saw this movie
this deserves way more views man
Usually I couldn't care less about how many subscribers somebody has.....but for the amount of work and love this dude puts into his videos, 39k subscribers seems criminally underrated in my opinion. I NEVER subscribe to anybody's channels for some reason....but this one is a no brainer......
Aw, thank you! That really means a lot! I still have a lot to learn in regards to structuring my scripts and writing them in a way that's engaging, but comments like this certainly motivate me in a way that I can't put into words, and it really means a lot! Thank you again, your words have really made my night!
Even if this isnt as popular as your icebergs, I love the way you very cleanly delve into topics you enjoy. I watched this while closing where I work, and it made it a lot easier. Thanks Nes!
My next video will be a more traditional iceberg, similar to my nintendo one! Thank you so much for enjoying it, I knew it wouldn't do as well as any of my other videos, but I really wanted to try doing an essay style video lol
i found your channel today and have now binged all of it keep up the good work all of your videos are really good.
Let's go!! New upload! I've actually never seen the blaire witch before but I'm excited to learn
the 90's got PLENTY of bangers in the genre In The Mouth of Madness, Event Horizon, Candyman, The People Under the Stairs just to name a few
@@DiRTyWoRK_TV event horizon is pretty good! I need to watch The People Under the Stairs!
Amazing video... deserves a lot more views... covers pretty much everything blair witch... great production quality! Kudos!
Hi NEScRETRO. Just want you to know that even though this video has gotten less attention than your iceberg videos, it really does come through as a passion project and it's one of my favorite videos on your channel. Looking forward to the next upload, whatever it may be. Keep it up!
Happy to see you're still at it, great content!
YEEEESSSS! I love seeing a new upload from this channel. All of your videos are top-tier, bro.
Oh, hell yeah, this is going in my warm season horrors playlist!!
YES! You're back
Eyy, getting close to 50k! Glad to see that partnering channels suck as yours and Sunflower are back to back reaching these milestones, really excited for future content and collaborations with other people!! Early congrats on 50k and hope to be here at 100k and beyond!!
Thank you!! I know this video wasn't much like my more popular ones, but my next one is going to be very similar to my Nintendo iceberg video, and is looking to be about 5 hours long!
@@NEScRETROHoly, so I have something to watch in my free time after colege, also, I just noticed how I wrote "suck" instead of "such" on the original comment, I feel bad now, it looks like a mean comment at first aaaa
Recently got into your channel cause of the iceberg videos but honestly, i looove this style of videos as well! can't wait to see more!
This was a really interesting video, I had no idea there was so much behind The Blair Witch Project. Also, thank you for introducing me to 2:30am at a 7-11. It was a very cool watch and I really love stuff like it.
I just recently found your channel via your LoZ/SM64 icebergs and I absolutely love your long form content, you're extremely detailed while still being entertaining. Keep the amazing videos coming.
Banger video, your style of creation really lended well to the retelling of the Blair Witch "universe" being laid out in the first half.
loved the video! i've adored the blair witch project for years but i learned so much from watching this. excited for more editorial videos from you, your channel is one of my favs.
You have no idea how happy seeing your video in my sub box made me! Thank you so much! Less then an hour? Dang it lol. You are amazing!
i was born in 92 so this was the same experience I had. Me and my sister watched it secretly while mom was out of town and when we went on the website that's when I reeeeeally got scared
Awesome analysis! This is the video I needed all along!
Being a person that loves to watch movies, I would personally love to see you talk about more popular horror movies or other scary things like an abandoned theme park iceberg or something. Once again awesome work and can't wait for the next video! :)
I am very much a theme park nerd, so that would definitely be up my alley!
Been rewatching your icebergs for a while now, stoked to see a new video to ruin by watching 10 times!
It's much shorter than my other videos, and the content is different, but I'll be doing another iceberg next, so look forward to that!
Great video as always, I saw the blair witch project earlier this year. Another deep dive into a horror film would be interesting 👍
I really loved this video! You went into so much more detail than other media covering the film, which was so cool to see! Getting to learn about the whole timeline of events leading up to and after the film itself was a great way to show this info - I appreciate getting to learn more about the "ARG"-esque elements like the website, other documentaries, and lore-building
All the information was presented in a fantastic manner, too, your pacing and editing style is wonderful! You can tell there is passion behind this work, and it makes the video even better. Keep it up! :D
I remember being 9 years old when this film came out. My mother and grandmother went to the movies to see it. I stayed at my grandmother's house playing Nintendo 64. When they got back, I stayed up til 4 am playing Mario Kart with my grandmother. Which actually happened all of the time. But I clearly remember them getting back and talking about how great the movie was.
One of my favourite video makers talking about one of my favourite films! Great!
Your commentary is so good dude, I'm serious. I'll always be looking forward to your next video!
Thank you for your informative video. I'm using it as a reference for my film history paper, and you'll be credited on my works cited page. My film class is studying the impact of found footage films and how they were groundbreaking at the right time. Your video explains this well. Thanks!
Oh thank you! That sounds like a very entertaining paper to write! Good luck!
You're back!!
Always a great day when NEScRETRO posts a new video!
true true
The sudden mention of Marble Hornets really got me, especially with so much of it being influenced by Blair Witch and then the trend of the "Slenderverse" args that were not only inspired by MH but also inspired directly by Blair Witch. I actually found out about the movie through EverymanHYBRID, another ARG series that came after Marble Hornets that repeatedly references Blair Witch and draws direct inspiration. Thank you for the video, just genuinely surprised at the mention
I was just thinking about your videos. Cannot wait to watch this later today!!
Glad you like the the Poughkeepsie tapes. That movie was really hopeless feeling, showing how (somehow) unstoppable and intelligent the murderer was. And when you see ALL the tapes, that just makes your heart sink. Interesting movie.
I don't understand why youtube didn't notify me about this video, but I'm sure this is going to be another banger!
I really love this comprehensive deep dive into "The Blair Witch Project." I admit I've only seen the movie once, and while the hype kind of spoiled it for me and I don't find it that scary, I do have much respect for its place in horror film history and the lore is creepy. Maybe I need to rewatch this movie in a different atmosphere than the first time (with the lights on in early evening). But either way, I love this breakdown of the movie! Keep doing more, please!
Great video! I've always found this film fascinating, it gave me the chills when I was indeed to young to be watching it lol loved your analysis, you're really good at this kind of content!
I’ve analyzed this movie to death but I’m happy to see your perspective on it, love your channel so much. Hope you’re doing well 😊❤️
If you look at the little things, it's scary. Like piles of rocks, rock formations have been knows as grave markings for ages, stick men woodo and the number 7 is a special number in a lot of religions
“at the age of 8, there was really no way to watch it…”
man, tell that to my mom. Lol I saw it in theaters as a child. Terrified my little mind I still remember the specific nightmare I had that night.
If Alien was Jaws in space, The Blair Witch Project was Jaws in the woods.
Yo, blessed with a video! Today is gonna be a good day.
Really glad to hear more videos like this are a possibility. It was super interesting and I'm interested to see what others you have in mind!
I'm really happy to hear that people are liking it and are open to the idea of videos outside icebergs! I do still very much love icebergs though and will most likely always do them, because even if the format dies, it's still an efficient way to talk about facts in a long-format video. Come to think of it, they're kind of like the "did you know gaming" videos, just with the iceberg as a structure.
Good job! This is very thorough and impressive 😊
OH MY GOD THE MCPHEARSON TAPES! Man that takes me back! Waaay way back when the internet was much younger that thing was super rare, trying to find it, just to watch it was such a challenge! We use to think it was a real deal recorded alien abduction! We chalked up its difficulty to find with it being obscured by the government, god it was such a different time back then. People would say that the "movie" was a coverup and some would mention that the ended was different where there was a shootout and the father(I think) was carrying out the an alien body at the end with a close up!
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I love the Blair Witch Project! It was definitely ground breaking, and being 13 years old when this came out it was THE MOVIE TO SEE! Nice video, and I love the use of the Resident Evil music in the background.
Again, I truly appreciate the effort you put into your videos and that first bit was nostalgia overload for me... I was a child in the 90s and the Blair witch project was HUGE when it came out. Great movie to research(and you did your research well, I might add!) and great video. ✌💚
Another gem from NEScRETRO. You basically nailed the editorial format. If you're OK with telling us, are you willing to give any hints as to what the next iceberg video you mentioned will be about?
It'll be another video game one for sure, since I've now gone two videos without talking about any games lol.
Awesome documentary. Good script, good editing, and perfect level of detail.
Great video ! Thanks for adding more information about the movie,very insightful
I listen to your videos since i found them earlier this week, I have them on when Im gaming and trying to sleep :D love it all keep doing it my friend!
I'm, at this moment, finishing up a script to my next video! It should be up in August!
Thanks for giving me countless hours of interesting stuff to learn about while playing power wash sim. it's a relaxing game, I just can't stand silence.
Blessed saturday, thank you so much ❤💕
this video literally made my day, thank you so much
Please do more of these kinda videos man this was so peak
I really liked this one! thanks for the content :)
Well done! Nice info piece on Blair Witch Project! Such a great film...! Will always be a classic!
Thank you! I really enjoyed making this video!
Loved seeing Grave Encounters here! One of my faves.
I personally really loved Grave Encounters, and its sequel is very unique. If you haven't seen it, check it out!
@@NEScRETRO I liked Grave Encounters 2 quite a bit, but the original is an absolute classic ^^
18:15 I saw this film at this theater, one of the Ritz theaters in Philadelphia. Cool to see some video of the place here.
There was one additional mockumentary you didn't mention, _The Burkittsville Seven_ , which takes a true-crime approach to the Rustin Parr murders in particular. It even opens with a talking head who dismisses not just the legend of the Blair Witch, but the very movie it ties into, as hokum. Specifically, it focuses on the eighth child Parr abducted, the one he made stand in the corner, and his own decades of psychological torment and downward spiral from the trauma of this event, though there are plenty of hints that the boy wasn't quite right before all that.
The reason why I didn't mention it was because that came out a while later after the film and initial mockumentaries, and was, from what I recall, made to hype up Blair Witch 2 Book of Shadows, which I didn't really want to get in to in this vid lol
@@NEScRETRO With that in mind, the true-crime angle makes more sense, as IIRC that was the director's original vision for _Book of Shadows_
This video was so well done 👍
Great movie and great video discussing it?
You keep hitting me with these silent hill soundtracks, Ive noticed since at least the back-half of the video. Nice choice in music, man! Ive also found you through your nintendo iceberg, and since then have subscribed :) Maybe do a silent hill / horror video game video in the future aswell? :o
They're just the perfect mix of atmospheric, creepy, and comfy. It's hard to find songs that really hit all three of those notes for videos discussing something horror related
hey man, i see that you still heart every comment which is super nice to see but i’ve just discovered your channel and am disappointed that i’ve already finished every video!!! hope you’re doing alright and love your content
I'm quite literally, as I type this comment, recording my audio for my next video! It's going to be around 7-8 hours long! It's very close to being done!
I was 24 or 25 when I saw this film in 1999. I left the theater thinking “Wtf did I just watch?”
I can't wait until my kids are older so I can pretend it's real all over again just to scare them
Phenomenal time capsule, very thorough
I love the history of this movie it’s so so interesting. I watched both docs that go with the main film and loved them just as much.
I like essay videos keep them and your icebergs coming
Oh my god... I watched The Outwaters in May of this year and When I saw the ending, I was screaming bloody murder.
Beautiful, the video is here! Now you can finish up that RE4 playthrough! 😁 I ended up listening to this while I was at work, despite never seeing Blair Witch myself. Part of me wants to know how your trip to Maryland was!
I actually already beat re4 before finishing the video lol. It was really great though, I loved it! The trip was a lot of fun! A friend of mine had to go to Baltimore for a concert, and was going alone. They're also a big Blair Witch fan, so I joined them and we did both the concert and the Blair Witch stuff!
@@NEScRETRO That's awesome, glad they didn't have to go alone. And pretty convinient!
@@MissSahna it was very convenient! I was just about done with the script when the idea of travelling along with them came up, so the timing was perfect
I remember every time I saw a pokemon use fireblast in the anime I'd go "oh Blair witch project!" Because the fire arranged as fire Kanji looked like the logo for this movie lmao
That's hilarious, I never even thought of that!
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Would be awesome to see you do an ARG explanation video. You’ve mentioned them in at least a couple videos now and I don’t get what they are at all. They sound interesting but they definitely confuse me about how exactly they work. Especially on your super long horror/creepy UA-cam videos iceberg the term came up a lot
0:55 in a dark dark room… now that’s a name I haven’t heard in years…
Damn, I haven’t seen that original Blair Witch trailer since I was a kid. I too read In a Dark Dark Room and that’s where I fell in love with horror. So much that I buy the book for the wife’s first grade class every year so kids can discover it too. 👻
Hi when is the next video may i ask in know these take soo long love the videos
earned a sub for this one big dawg
Fantastic video!!
I was in my late teens when this came out. The viral internet thing was real...I heard about the websites that were popping up from one of my friends before I ever saw the TV ads for the movie. I remember going to one of the sites and sort of figuring out that it was a marketing campaign, but it took me a little while...they did a really good job of projecting that this was a documentary and that this was real found footage...I mean of course after a bit I figured it out, but the whole thing was really well done and intriguing. Very ahead of its time. The movie itself wasn't even that great in my opinion, but all the stuff around it made it.
that zoobooks commercial just entered my mind for the first time in 25 years
@@chrispember172 it's so nostalgic!!!!
Love the content, Nescretro! Do you have any idea when your next iceberg will come out? I’ve been occasionally rewatching the OOT/Mario 64 ones, and I’d love to know when I can add another vid to my playlist
It should be within a month, I'm very close to finishing it!
@@NEScRETRO sounds awesome man, can’t wait to see more of your content!
came here after seeing a tweet someone asking what was the best marketing campaign for a movie and everyone was replying the blair witch project. I've always known this movie had people fooled at release but i never knew the producers went to the extreme to make it seem like it was real. makes me wish i was a teen during those years instead of a toddler
I literally live 20 minutes from Burkitsville lol.. 301 babyyyyyyyyy 🖤💛❤️
Nice!! When I traveled to Maryland, I stayed in Baltimore, and the drive out there was really pretty. I absolutely loved it!
I’ve never seen this before! I’ll add it to my list of 150+ movies to watch 😂
Very good job on the video hon, please keep up the great work; I loved your video, but I'm not a huge fan of The Blair Witch project, haha! Gosh you know, I was in I think my fourth year of university when The Blair Witch Project came out - and straight off the bat I really disliked it. The entire concept of found footage seemed so pointless to me: the movie in itself was not scary. The thing that would presumably make it scary is if it were actually real. But... you know from the beginning that it isn't real. They just... filmed it as though it were shot in an amateur way. Meaning that on top of not being scary and not being real, it was annoying to watch a lot of the time. When it came out I couldn't fathom what the point was. What's scary about a movie that doesn't feature particularly scary events, and isn't real but is shot in a deliberately amateurish way as to make it look "as though it were real"? Unfortunately this led to an entire genre of horror movies called "found footage" to follow, all of which was based on this same premise: not scary and not real but shot in an amateurish way "as though it were real." As a fan of horror an suspense I had found myself endlessly wading through found footage titles in an attempt to find horror films that weren't found footage, because movie websites didn't distinguish between the two, they were just both listed under horror. Honestly, as someone from that generation, who watched Blair Witch in the theater when it was first released, I feel that it was immensely overrated and I don't like that sort of thing at all. Regardless though, I still really loved your video and really enjoy your content, please keep it up!
Great job 👏
3:58 imo end of evangelion is cosmic/psychological horror so it counts
That's true!