The Blair Witch Project
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The Blair Witch Project is a 1999 independent horror film presented as found footage, famous for its minimalist style, viral marketing, and massive box-office success relative to its tiny budget.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blair Witch | 4 |
| The Blair Witch Project canonical | 3 |
| The Blair Witch Project (for Blair Witch film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4631456 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Blair Witch Project Context triple: [Bill Block, notableWork, The Blair Witch Project]
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A.
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense is a 1999 supernatural thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, best known for its atmospheric tension, twist ending, and Bruce Willis’s role as a child psychologist treating a boy who claims to see dead people.
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B.
The Fog
The Fog is a 1980 supernatural horror film directed by John Carpenter, centered on a coastal town haunted by vengeful ghosts who return shrouded in an eerie, glowing mist.
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C.
Cloverfield
Cloverfield is a 2008 found-footage-style monster disaster film produced by J. J. Abrams, known for its viral marketing campaign and intense, first-person depiction of a giant creature attacking New York City.
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D.
Saw
Saw is a 2004 horror film that launched a popular franchise known for its psychological terror, elaborate death traps, and twist ending.
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E.
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary is a horror novel by Stephen King about a burial ground with the power to resurrect the dead, leading to terrifying consequences for a grieving family.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Blair Witch Project Target entity description: The Blair Witch Project is a 1999 independent horror film presented as found footage, famous for its minimalist style, viral marketing, and massive box-office success relative to its tiny budget.
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A.
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense is a 1999 supernatural thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, best known for its atmospheric tension, twist ending, and Bruce Willis’s role as a child psychologist treating a boy who claims to see dead people.
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B.
The Fog
The Fog is a 1980 supernatural horror film directed by John Carpenter, centered on a coastal town haunted by vengeful ghosts who return shrouded in an eerie, glowing mist.
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C.
Cloverfield
Cloverfield is a 2008 found-footage-style monster disaster film produced by J. J. Abrams, known for its viral marketing campaign and intense, first-person depiction of a giant creature attacking New York City.
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D.
Saw
Saw is a 2004 horror film that launched a popular franchise known for its psychological terror, elaborate death traps, and twist ending.
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E.
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary is a horror novel by Stephen King about a burial ground with the power to resurrect the dead, leading to terrifying consequences for a grieving family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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found footage film ⓘ horror film ⓘ independent film ⓘ |
| boxOfficeUSD | 248000000 ⓘ |
| budgetUSD | 60000 ⓘ |
| castMember |
Bob Griffin
NERFINISHED
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Ed Swanson NERFINISHED ⓘ Heather Donahue NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim King NERFINISHED ⓘ Joshua Leonard NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael C. Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Patricia DeCou NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandra Sánchez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Neal Fredericks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director |
Daniel Myrick
NERFINISHED
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Eduardo Sánchez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Artisan Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Daniel Myrick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eduardo Sánchez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Seneca Creek State Park, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | handheld camera ⓘ |
| franchise | Blair Witch franchise ⓘ |
| genre |
found footage
ⓘ
horror ⓘ psychological horror ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Blair Witch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Heather Donahue (character)
NERFINISHED
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Joshua Leonard (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Williams (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketingStrategy | viral marketing ⓘ |
| musicBy | Tony Cora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFormat | mockumentary ⓘ |
| notableFor |
found footage presentation
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low-budget high-grossing box office success ⓘ minimalist style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Three student filmmakers disappear in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary about the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind. ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Gregg Hale
NERFINISHED
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Michael Monello NERFINISHED ⓘ Robin Cowie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1999-07-14 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 81 ⓘ |
| setIn |
Burkittsville, Maryland
NERFINISHED
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Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | forest ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | October 1994 ⓘ |
| writer |
Daniel Myrick
NERFINISHED
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Eduardo Sánchez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Blair Witch Project Description of subject: The Blair Witch Project is a 1999 independent horror film presented as found footage, famous for its minimalist style, viral marketing, and massive box-office success relative to its tiny budget.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Blair Witch
this entity surface form:
Blair Witch
this entity surface form:
The Blair Witch Project (for Blair Witch film)
this entity surface form:
Blair Witch
this entity surface form:
Blair Witch