10 Horror Movies Loved By Critics But Hated By Audiences

10. The Blair Witch Project

Let's be honest: In hindsight, The Blair Witch Project was original. It wasn't, however, particularly scary. The hype for this was huge, which likely contributed to the disappointing 56% audience score. Critics showed up for the "found footage" pioneer, giving it a fresh 87%.

The Blair With Project tells the tale of three film students who've traveled to a small town to shoot a documentary about the Blair Witch, a murderous local legend. Much of the movie shows our protagonists interviewing townspeople and gathering clues about the legend. The project takes a hard turn once the students get lost in the woods and eventually discover a ramshackle, abandoned house.

Critic Lloyd Rose of the Washington Post wrote that The Blair Witch Project was "The scariest movie I've ever seen". The film does have ambience, and the disorientation of the cast as they foray deeper into oblivion is convincing. The ending, while not gory, is still unnerving.

Viewers weren't as convinced. The pace was a bit slow, and some of the tension-building scenes lacked payoff. As one viewer stated on Rotten Tomatoes, "So, this is what all the fuss was about. Yawn."