5 "The Blair Witch Project" (with Aaron Kheifets and Halle Kiefer)

Sean Kilby is joined by comedy writer Halle Kiefer and actor/comedian Aaron Kheifets to discuss one of the most iconic (and successful) indie-horror flicks of all time, The Blair Witch Project. A pioneer in the found-footage genre, this was perhaps the first film to truly capitalize on the internet as a marketing tool. At the time of its release, many moviegoers believed the trio of actors featured in the film had actually gone missing and were presumed dead. This lead to Blair Witch becoming an international phenomenon with an unprecedented box office for such a low budget movie. But does the movie still feel as frightening today as it did when it first debuted?

All three of us vividly recall seeing this movie when it was first came out in theaters, but none of us have gotten around to rewatching it recently, making this a perfect candidate for the Hold Up Hold Up treatment. Halle is a horror movie buff (and has even seen the most recent Blair Witch sequel) so her contributions to the conversation were particularly valuable. Meanwhile, Aaron is our first repeat guest on the podcast and provided his usual incisive and hilarious take on the movie. And this time around Sean went deep on the trivia, sharing several behind-the-scenes nuggets to help us understand the film a bit better.

The Blair Witch Project exhibits a number of inventive techniques and ingenious storytelling tricks, many of which still work today. But is the movie still scary? And if it's not, does that mean the film simply doesn't hold up?

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You can find Halle Kiefer on http://www.hallekiefer.com/ & follow her at @hallekiefer