![]() It is safe to say “Curse” bears the markings of great craftsmanship - or at least a very macabre sense of humor. Sanchez and company have broken the rules with this TV special, and with their movie, but to give away too much would spoil the fun. Add movie clips to the mix and the result is a mind game made by skilled hands. ![]() According to various Burkittsville representatives, something horrible happens in this community every 50 or 60 years.Īlthough the documentary-style approach to “Curse” isn’t exactly new, technology and recent innovations have propelled this form of filmmaking into territory that blurs the line between reality and fantasy. A year later, her accusers and several children from the town disappeared. Kedward, accused of witchcraft, was tied to a tree in the forest and left to die in the middle of winter. ![]() “Curse,” made in traditional docu style, parades experts, witnesses and law enforcement agents in front of the camera to construct the mythology of the Blair Witch, beginning with the tale of Elly Kedward, an Irish immigrant living in Blair, the former name of Burkittsville, in 1785. The students, Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael Williams, trace the local lore of the Blair Witch, a ghostly old female figure said to haunt these parts. The elements of the story, as told here, involve three Montgomery College film students who disappear while making a documentary in the woods near Burkittsville, Md. ![]()
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