10 Promising Horror Movies That Totally Sucked

Blair Witch comes from the Paranormal Activity school of sequels – it takes all the gimmicks from the first film, adds a new cast and pretends it’s a new movie.

It’s a sign of how hackneyed and desperate the movie is that the main character is Heather’s brother who after twenty years has decided to go back into the Burkittsville woods to look for her. Some newly discovered “found footage” gives him hope, making you wonder how closely he watched The Blair Witch Project (which - spoiler alert - ends in exactly the same way).

Come to think of it, if this movie’s set in a world where the events portrayed in the first movie really happened, where does that leave Book Of Shadows? Are the filmmakers planning a follow-up to that sequel too? Will it feature the survivors going back into the woods for oh some reason? Why am I even typing this?

Blair Witch is essentially the 2016 remix version of the original, full of characters who run away screaming “What was that?” or stand around calling each other’s names. Eventually, they discover the house from the first film and if you can’t guess what happens next, say hello to your new favourite film.