A witch lives in the woods of Burkittsville. Well, not actually.
But 20 years ago, after the release of “The Blair Witch Project,” concerned viewers and people thought the students, who were really actors, were missing. That was in part due to marketing techniques by Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick, who created a website and flyers that made it appear that the students had disappeared.
That meant calls to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office, which was listed on promotional materials. Even to The Frederick News-Post.
And the filming did not even take place in woods near Burkittsville. That was in Seneca Creek State Park.
There are still call-backs to Burkittsville in the movie, and features reporter Crystal Schelle and producer Heather Mongilio met at a cemetery in Burkitsville to talk about the movie.
Schelle also spoke with Sánchez about the movie’s lasting effects on the town.
Then food and education reporter Katryna Perera goes back to school with her food review. Perera tried lunches at elementary, middle and high schools, and she was pleasantly surprised with what she found.