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There is no witch?

posted 8 years ago by StarrKitty
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*Spoilers*

I saw a very interesting theory that maybe Mike and Josh were the real killers and they killed Heather. I'm not saying I agree, but it's an interesting angle. Here's the link:

https://youtu.be/YASj8IuQ_Yw

[–] TwoThousandOneMark 8 years ago

Lots of able theories, none of which are right nor wrong, which helps the film as it keeps to our imaginations championing our enjoyment of it all.

I think the witch is real in a supernatural sense, who can bewitch living ppl to do her bidding.
The basement I could see it being Josh who physically killed Heather & then Mike, while Josh was essentially a puppet to her spell. Just as the story of the man who'd done similar in the basement (corner) previously.

The official canon dossier apparently says the cabin/house was burned down before 1994, which supports the supernatural effects of the film proper (them being lost & in circles). The video tapes were found buried beneath the cabin's remains.
I heard that on a credible podcast so I can't personally confirm the source.

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[–] isaacsumner (1) 5 years ago

Yeah, it can't just be the two men. The noises at night and the stick dolls hanging from the trees couldn't have been done by them.

I think they were supernaturally influenced and decided murder would be fun.

[–] GordianNott (137) 5 years ago

My take on it has always been that there are 1 or more serial killers in the area who prey on the locals, who have turned the unsolved crimes into a legendary witch.

[–] americanadian25 8 years ago

Its mostly left ambiguous. Definitely some fairly convincing theories that there's no witch.

Blair Witch Series Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nedY8Ja-SBM

[–] ThulsaDoom88 7 years ago

THERE'S NO GODDAMN BLAIR WITCH!

-Book Of Shadows-

~Stop Now Before I Kill You All.A Word To The Wise From Your Friend Pennywise~

[–] oubrioko (88) 7 years ago

There is no witch?

Well, there's no Blair, so . . .

[–] ExTechOp (2741) 5 years ago

I don't find anything in the final version of the film to suggest Mike & Josh were anything but additional victims.

The clincher to me is how they wound up at "the same tree" despite following the river downstream. The only reasonable explanation (in a horror film) has to be supernatural.

[–] TheBrianLad (36) 5 years ago

It's a fun theory, but I don't think it is in any way what the filmmakers were going for. If you look at the mythology surrounding the film, it has no legs whatsoever.

"Their tapes, film reels, and cameras, along with Donahue's journal, were discovered a year later by a University of Maryland anthropology class on a trip to the area, buried beneath the foundation of a hundred-year-old house. Forensic examination of the site indicated that the soil and rocks above and around the site of the discovery had not been disturbed previously, making the equipment an out-of-place artifact whose presence at the site could not be explained by conventional scientific and forensic knowledge."

If Mike and Josh were the killers, how did that bag get there? There's nothing to suggest that Josh or Mike were forensics prodigies, or nothing to suggest they even studied it. They were both film guys.

[–] [deleted] 3 months ago

nah