# Blair Witch not an orig. idea **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 16, 2000, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blair-witch-not-an-orig-idea/7313 "2000-02-16T03:45:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![okwdvc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@okwdvc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/okwdvc)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blair-witch-not-an-orig-idea/7313/1 "2000-02-16T03:45:00Z")
This is my first post so please forgive me if this has been discussed before. I recently came across a film called “Cannibal Holocaust” It was made in the mid-70’s and the film is based on footage found years later after the original film crew was murdered. Of course it was all totally bogus. The film was dubbed a “Video Nasty” because of it’s graphic violence. It goes to show that no idea is original. Does anyone else have info on Cannibal Holocaust" ---
**Author:** ![suiyobi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@suiyobi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suiyobi)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blair-witch-not-an-orig-idea/7313/2 "2000-02-16T04:33:00Z")
here’s a link: [http://extra.newsguy.com/~drkwatrs/features/cholocaust/home.html](http://extra.newsguy.com/~drkwatrs/features/cholocaust/home.html) (hope that worked) ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blair-witch-not-an-orig-idea/7313/3 "2000-02-16T04:56:00Z")
Interesting stuff, but not apparently related to one of Cecil’s columns, so I’m moving it to General Questions. Jill ---
**Author:** ![Babar714](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Babar714](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babar714)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blair-witch-not-an-orig-idea/7313/4 "2000-02-16T05:21:00Z")
Also not original scripts: Romeo&Juliet Schlinder’s List Lost World: Jurassic Park and every other horror film I can imagine… shall I go on? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blair-witch-not-an-orig-idea/7313/5 "2000-02-16T05:52:00Z")
Seriously folks. Check [this out](http://www.the11thhour.com/archives/091999/features/factandfiction1.html). * * * **-PIGEONMAN-** [The Legend Of PigeonMan](http://www.hotkey.net.au/~guanolad/pigeonman/) - **Shadow of the Pigeon** - Weirdo of the Night ---
**Author:** ![Wicked\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2acd7d/32.png) [@Wicked\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wicked_Blue)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blair-witch-not-an-orig-idea/7313/6 "2000-02-16T05:58:00Z")
Actually, there was an independant movie called The Last Broadcast made in 1998, before The Blair Witch Project, which gives a documentary-type account of the murder and/or disapperance of three youths in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey searching for the Jersey Devil. A fourth youth is the only one to return alive, and is subsequently arrested. Fangoria magazine had a big article about it two issues or so ago. 🙂 Rose * * * I told you not to be stupid, you moron. ---
**Author:** ![Wicked\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2acd7d/32.png) [@Wicked\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wicked_Blue)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blair-witch-not-an-orig-idea/7313/7 "2000-02-16T06:01:00Z")
Hey Guano, you read my mind 🙂 Rose * * * I told you not to be stupid, you moron. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blair-witch-not-an-orig-idea/7313/8 "2000-02-16T12:41:00Z")
Blue Twylight, You beat me to it! I saw an opportunity to shamelessly invite people to my page ([http://pw1.netcom.com/~heliboy/filmunderground.htm](http://pw1.netcom.com/~heliboy/filmunderground.htm)). I have a review of _The Last Broadcast_ on the “REVIEWS” page. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blair-witch-not-an-orig-idea/7313/9 "2000-02-16T12:42:00Z")
Let me try that again. [http://pw1.netcom.com/~heliboy/filmunderground.htm](http://pw1.netcom.com/~heliboy/filmunderground.htm)