Dan and I were on the very minimalist side, keeping everything very subliminal and very low.

After all, they never wanted the audience to find out exactly who or what the Blair Witch was.

Little did they know their day of fun yielded a seriously creepy scene.

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When we came across the stick men in the trees, that wasnt scary, he explains.

Get away from the crew, and crew, get away from the actors.

This is serious stuff!

THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, from left: Joshua Leonard, Michael C. Williams, 1999, © Artisan Entertainme

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There was never a time when we were like, Oh my God, whats happening?

Are we going to die?

It was a camping trip with boom boxes.

On-set Seamstress

No clothing budget, no problem!

The cast wore their own duds and solved their own wardrobe malfunctions during the eight-day shoot.

I would call [co-star Heather Donahue] and go, Heather, could you do me a favor?

Could you sew my pants?

Thank God she brought her sewing kit out there.

If only shed brought a GPS.