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| Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 Synopsis |
Artisan Entertainment's Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 delves deeper into the legend of the infamous Blair Witch and the unspeakable evil wrought in the Black Hills near Burkittsville, Maryland.
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 takes place in present-day Burkittsville, after the events chronicled in The Blair Witch Project. Four young people have signed up for a tour of the Black Hills, the latest Blair Witch-inspired moneymaker dreamed up by Jeff Patterson, a black sheep townie with a murky past. They set up camp near the foundation of the house that belonged to Rustin Parr, the old hermit who was hanged for the murders of seven children, a crime that bore the mark of the Blair Witch. In the morning, the campers awake with no memory of having gone to sleep and five hours stolen from their lives. They return to Jeff's residence, an abandoned 19th Century warehouse at the edge of Burkittsville, to try to piece together what happened.
But the strange occurrences haven't ended with that night, as legend and reality become frighteningly entwined. Bizarre symbols appear on their bodies, children's plaintive crying is heard, phantasmagoric visions confound their eyes, and fleeting apparitions suggest the villainy of the distant past. In the woods, a grisly discovery at Coffin Rock recalls a deadly chapter in the history of the Blair Witch. No longer sure what is real and what is imagined, the five young people start to unravel psychologically, eyeing one another with suspicion and edging ever closer to mass hysteria. Too late, they realize that when they left the woods, they didn't leave alone...
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Theatrical release: October 27, 2000
The film was shot in Baltimore, MD.
The characters of Erica and Kim collectively represent Damien Echols, the subject of Joe Berlinger's acclaimed documentary PARADISE LOST: THE MURDERS AT ROBIN HOOD HILL (1996). Damien, who was convicted to death (on extremely shoddy evidence) for the murder of three little boys, seems to have been framed by the police based on his propensity for black clothing and admission to being a Wiccan.
BOOK OF SHADOWS was named after a book of witchcraft that police found in Damien Echol's possession. This book was used against him in his trial.
As in the first film, the characters have the same first names as the actors who play them.
Joe Berlinger names Stanley Kubrick's THE SHINING and Roman Polanski's ROSEMARY'S BABY as influences.
Erica Leerhsen (Erica) studied witchcraft with a Wiccan to prepare for her role in the film.
Eduardo Sanchez and Daniel Myrick, the directors of the first film, could not oversee this project because they were working on a romantic comedy. They both approved of the choice of Berlinger for director.
The Blair Witch Webfest (at www.blairwitch.com) ran from October 18, 2000 to October 20, 2000 and featured interviews with director Berlinger and all of the stars, as well as horror movie experts including Fangoria Magazine's editor and EXORCIST Linda Blair.
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