This faux documentary, originally shown in the run-up to the release of 'The Blair Witch Project' and helped create the belief that that film was in fact real. It tells us how the three student filmmakers who feature in that film had gone to Burkittsville, Maryland, to investigate the legend of the Blair Witch then disappear in the woods… never to be seen again, and how their recordings were discovered a year later. This also goes into the legend and goes into some detail when discussing various events linked to the Blair Witch. Various 'experts' are interviewed and give their views; some appear sceptical others seem to believe the commonly held details of the story.Unfortunately I watched this after watching the film; I think it would have added to the sense of dread if I'd seen this first as the various details mentioned in the film are explained in detail here. These details are discussed in such a matter of fact way that people could be expected to believe much of it is real or at the very least that there must be a real Blair Witch legend that inspired the film… there isn't. There is also a believable use of re-enactments; historical evidence and even 'archive footage' of a convicted killer who was linked to the legend. I watched this immediately after watching the film and really enjoyed the way it the way it gave us details of the legend. Overall I thought this was an impressive companion piece to the film; it is well worth watching even if you don't usually bother watching DVD extras.

CONTAINS SPOILER Well firstly I'm a massive fan of the film Blair Witch project, i first saw it when it was out at the cinema and i thought it was excllent, really scary and to this day i don't think any other horror film has come close to being as cleverly done ( the marketing was genius!) I first saw the curse of the Blair witch on the bonus footage of the DVD of the Blair witch.I was utterly gripped! It was so incredibly eerie it really put the jitters up me (i might add i'm not easily spooked and i was watching it in broad daylight too!).Even from the opening sequence i got chills up my spine, everything about this documentary is spot on for me, even down to the female narrators voice.I thought it very clever how they continued with the whole "this is a true story" angle. I enjoyed the back stories of Eileen Treacle who was dragged into the river by an unseen entity and the letters to the sheriff who supposedly refused to believe there were paranormal reasons behind the students disappearance.I actually found this documentary scarier than the film itself. An absolute must see for Blair witch fans! 13 years after the film was made and i still get shivers down my spine!

I watched this on a rainy Sunday night and I have to admit that I was more scared by this than the film. It was so meticulosly created, and appeared so authentic, that i could imagine something like this happening in real life and that is what scared me so much. While the film didn't scare me as much as i would have liked (the hype or maybe it was just a bad movie)this documentary made me want to see the film again and give it another look. Maybe i'll have a renewed appreciation for it.I give Curse of the Blair Witch 10/10

I hate to say, this "mockumentary" didn't impress me. Although it was very informative on the(fake) "Blair Witch" legend, it added some very annoying characters to the scene. I hated the idiotic and obese sheriff Ronald Cravens, who thought the whole thing was a hoax. Pretty smug. I also didn't care for the fact that it was presented without stating the fact that this "mockumentary" was fictitious. Otherwise, I guess it was okay. The only way to really experience the phenomenon and terror of "The Blair Witch Project" is to see the film. I'm a hardcore fan of "The Blair Witch Project", so I guess it's for hardcore fans only. It's also somewhat scarier to see "The Blair Witch Project" without any knowledge of the back story or what's in the film. Basically what I'm saying is, see the movie.