Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000)

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (also known as Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows) is a 2000 American psychological horror film co-written and directed by Joe Berlinger, and starring Jeffrey Donovan, Kim Director, and Erica Leerhsen. It is the sequel to the wildly successful 1999 film The Blair Witch Project. Stylistically quite different from the first film, director Berlinger's story revolves around a group of people fascinated by the mythology surrounding The Blair Witch Project who go into the Black Hills where the film was shot, and documents their subsequent psychological unraveling.

Originally conceived as a psychological thriller and meditation on mass hysteria, Artisan Entertainment re-cut Berlinger's original film, altering the soundtrack as well as making large editing changes and adding additional footage. The film received generally poor reviews and did not do well at the box office despite several marketing gimmicks.

Synopsis

In November 1999, a group of young tourists—Stephen and his pregnant wife, Tristen, who are researching the Blair Witch for a book they are writing; Erica, a Wiccan; and Kim, a goth psychic—arrive in Burkittsville, Maryland, after seeing The Blair Witch Project. Jeff, a local man, is their tour guide and a paranormal investigator who says his equipment will capture any supernatural events that happen while they visit the Blair Witch site.

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