Peter Turner is a film and media studies lecturer at Bracknell and Wokingham College, UK, and a regular contributor to MediaMagazine and Splice, among other publications.

I could have read another 200 pages on how The Blair Witch Project was made... but Turner still manages to make excellent use of his 83, allotting enough space for the film's unique origins, creation, meaning, marketing, and legacy to satisfy.

• Introduction1. The Making of The Blair Witch Project2. The Aesthetics of Artificial Authenticity3. Who Am I? Positioning the Spectator and Identification4. Fear of the Dark: Witches, Women and the Woods5. Marketing, Reception and LegacyBibliography

Peter Turner is a film and media studies lecturer at Bracknell and Wokingham College, UK, and a regular contributor to MediaMagazine and Splice, among other publications.

I could have read another 200 pages on how The Blair Witch Project was made... but Turner still manages to make excellent use of his 83, allotting enough space for the film's unique origins, creation, meaning, marketing, and legacy to satisfy.

• Introduction1. The Making of The Blair Witch Project2. The Aesthetics of Artificial Authenticity3. Who Am I? Positioning the Spectator and Identification4. Fear of the Dark: Witches, Women and the Woods5. Marketing, Reception and LegacyBibliography

Peter Turner is a film and media studies lecturer at Bracknell and Wokingham College, UK, and a regular contributor to MediaMagazine and Splice, among other publications.

I could have read another 200 pages on how The Blair Witch Project was made... but Turner still manages to make excellent use of his 83, allotting enough space for the film's unique origins, creation, meaning, marketing, and legacy to satisfy.

• Introduction1. The Making of The Blair Witch Project2. The Aesthetics of Artificial Authenticity3. Who Am I? Positioning the Spectator and Identification4. Fear of the Dark: Witches, Women and the Woods5. Marketing, Reception and LegacyBibliography