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| Kim Director | ... | Kim Diamond | |
| Jeffrey Donovan | ... | Jeffrey Patterson | |
| Erica Leerhsen | ... | Erica Geerson | |
| Tristine Skyler | ... | Tristen Ryler (as Tristen Skyler) | |
| Stephen Barker Turner | ... | Stephen Ryan Parker | |
| Kurt Loder | ... | Himself | |
| Chuck Scarborough | ... | Himself | |
| Bruce Reed | ... | Burkitsville Resident #1 | |
| Lynda Millard | ... | Burkitsville Resident #2 | |
| Deb Burgoyne | ... | Burkitsville Resident #3 | |
| Andrea Cox | ... | Burkitsville Resident #4 | |
| Joe Berlinger | ... | Burkitsville Tourist #1 | |
| Sara Phillips | ... | Burkitsville Tourist #2 | |
| Lanny Flaherty | ... | Sheriff Cravens | |
| Pete Burris | ... | MBI Man #1 | |
| Briton Green | ... | Stoner #1 | |
| Erik Jensen | ... | Stoner #2 | |
| Peggy K. Chang | ... | Foreigner #1 | |
| Tony Tsang | ... | Foreigner #2 | |
| Anja Baron | ... | Foreigner #3 | |
| Kevin Murray | ... | Doctor | |
| Keira Naughton | ... | Nurse | |
| Lauren Hulsey | ... | Eillen Treacle | |
| Ed Sala | ... | MBI Man #2 | |
| Tyler Zeisloft | ... | Teenager #1 | |
| Richard Kirkwood | ... | Teenager #2 | |
| Justin Fair | ... | Teenager #3 | |
| Raynor Scheine | ... | Rustin Parr | |
| Brilane Bowman | ... | Ham Lady | |
| Kennen Sisco | ... | Peggy | |
| Robert M. Kelly | ... | MBI Man #3 | |
| Dina Napoli | ... | Reporter, WBAL | |
| Landra Booker | ... | Reporter, Fox 45 | |
| Jacqui Allen | ... | Reporter | |
| Sloane Brown | ... | Reporter, WJZ 13 | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Nasi Glekas | ... | Security Guard | |
| Karen Tsen Lee | ... | (voice) | |
| Heidi Burger | ... | Print Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Heather Donahue | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Brian Dragonuk | ... | Angry Citizen at Courthouse (uncredited) | |
| Roger Ebert | ... | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Armen Garo | ... | Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Cathy Haase | ... | First Nurse (uncredited) | |
| Rick Kain | ... | On Cammera News Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Joshua Leonard | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Julie Mabry | ... | Hiker in Woods (uncredited) | |
| Chad Ridgely | ... | Photographer (uncredited) | |
| Ryan Slattery | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Michael C. Williams | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Joe Berlinger | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Daniel Myrick | (characters) and | |
| Eduardo Sánchez | (characters) | |
| Dick Beebe | (written by) and | |
| Joe Berlinger | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Bill Carraro | .... | producer | |
| Kevin J. Foxe | .... | associate producer | |
| Daniel Myrick | .... | executive producer | |
| Eduardo Sánchez | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Carter Burwell | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Nancy Schreiber | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Sarah Flack | |||
Casting by | |||
| Will Cantler | |||
| Bernard Telsey | |||
| David Vaccari | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Vincent Peranio | (as Vince Peranio) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Justin Scoppa Jr. | |||
| Rob Simons | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Steve George | (as Steven H. George) | ||
| Susan Kessel | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Melissa Toth | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Gina W. Bateman | .... | key makeup artist | |
| John Caglione Jr. | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Joseph A. Campayno | .... | makeup artist | |
| Lisa Hazell | .... | hair stylist | |
| Charmaine Henninger | .... | hair stylist | |
| Janice Kinigopoulos | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Cheryl 'Pickles' Kinion | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Bill Carraro | .... | unit production manager | |
| Dana Robin | .... | assistant unit production manager | |
Art Department | |||
| Edward Bellafiore | .... | art department coordinator | |
| Billy Crush | .... | assistant props | |
| Michael Davis | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Susanna Glattly | .... | scenic foreman | |
| Ted Lubonovich II | .... | propmaker | |
| Scott T. Pina | .... | construction foreman | |
| Lester Poser | .... | assistant property master | |
| Michael Sabo | .... | set dresser | |
| Helen Williams Ward | .... | storyboard artist | |
| Brook Yeaton | .... | property master | |
| Silvija L. Moess | .... | scenic artist (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Tom Fleischman | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Dan Fulton | .... | sound intern | |
| Bobby Johanson | .... | adr engineer | |
| Malaika Langa | .... | audio post coordinator | |
| Tony Martinez | .... | sound editor | |
| Jay Meagher | .... | production sound mixer | |
| Branka Mrkic | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Jac Rubenstein | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Warren Shaw | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Paul P. Soucek | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Eric Strausser | .... | apprentice sound editor | |
| Steven Visscher | .... | supervising foley editor | |
| Daniel Ward | .... | assistant sound editor | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Wilfred Caban | .... | special effects coordinator (as Will Caban) | |
| Tamara Carlson | .... | fabrication crew: K.N.B Effects Group | |
| Kevin Carter | .... | special effects contact lenses | |
| Steven Kirshoff | .... | special effects coordinator | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Randall Balsmeyer | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Daniel Leung | .... | digital compositing supervisor | |
| Matt McDonald | .... | digital compositor | |
| Christopher Dusendschon | .... | in-show optical process and effects compositor: THDX (uncredited) | |
| Christopher Dusendschon | .... | optical element Hazeltine colorist: THDX (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| G.A. Aguilar | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Jill Brown | .... | stunt double | |
| Blaise Corrigan | .... | stunts | |
| Chuck Jeffreys | .... | stunts | |
| Jason Noto | .... | stunt driver | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Wayne Arnold | .... | film loader | |
| John C. Barber | .... | grip | |
| Sean Patrick Crowell | .... | key grip | |
| Rusty Gardner | .... | video assist operator: second unit | |
| Michael Gearhart | .... | grip | |
| Abbot Genser | .... | still photographer | |
| Tim Gordon | .... | electrician | |
| Craig Haagensen | .... | director of photography: second unit | |
| Jay Kemp | .... | gaffer | |
| Richard Klompus | .... | video assist operator | |
| Ralph Mendoza | .... | camera operator: SpaceCam | |
| Michael Proscia Jr. | .... | gaffer (segment) | |
| Mark Walpole | .... | additional second assistant camera | |
Casting Department | |||
| Joe Adams | .... | casting: Los Angeles | |
| Pat Moran | .... | casting: Baltimore | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Catharine Fletcher Incaprera | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Mara Majorowicz | .... | key costumer | |
| Erica Westheimer | .... | assistant to costume designer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Erin Crackel | .... | apprentice editor | |
| Charlene Hamer | .... | assistant editor | |
| James Nichols Jr. | .... | assistant editor | |
| Shawn Nuzzo | .... | post-production associate | |
| Alan Oxman | .... | additional editor | |
| Tina Pacheco | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Robert Zorella | .... | editorial production assistant | |
| John Marston | .... | editorial technician (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Carter Burwell | .... | music recordist | |
| Carter Burwell | .... | musician | |
| Ed Gerrard | .... | music supervisor | |
| Gman | .... | musician | |
| Joe Lisanti | .... | music editor: temp music | |
| Marilyn Manson | .... | executive soundtrack producer | |
| Deirdre O'Hara | .... | music consultant | |
| David Torn | .... | musician (as SPLaTTeRCeLL) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Charles E. Bauer | .... | driver | |
| Mike Easter | .... | transportation co-captain | |
| Michael Luckeroth | .... | driver | |
| Gerald Titus | .... | driver | |
| Douglas A. Walk | .... | transportation captain | |
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Attracted by the film `The Blair Witch Project' hoards of film fans have been pouring into the small town of the film. One such group books onto a `Blair Witch Hunt' tour to camp in the woods and see the sights. When they awake the next morning to find their camera equipment smashed, 5 hours unaccounted for and their film hidden in the same spot as the film from the original movie they are unsure what happened. However as they replay the video tape they notice some very weird things.
Undeterred by bad reviews I decided to watch this film on television the other night. Initially I was impressed by the idea, instead of following the original movie, the sequel twists the idea of the original as a documentary and presents it as a film but then uses the film to present another story that is `in the real world'. Conceptually this was quite clever and I was drawn in by it. Sadly this didn't last very long and it wasn't long before it became quite an ordinary film that wasn't creepy in any way and was actually quite dull.
The plot is interesting interesting enough to keep me watching anyway. The twists are the end are meant to be horrifying and perhaps surprising but by then all they got out of me was an `oh' of vague interest. For most of the film it is noisy chat and fake surprises and creepy goings-on. They didn't work as the film felt very trashy and uninvolving. The gore and flashed edits of violence were supposed to keep us guessing I think but they only served to numb me to the film, as did the occasional dream/fantasy sequence. It was a shame as it was a clever idea and had some good bits in it but the delivery let it down.
The direction is very plain and doesn't manage to build an air of suspense anywhere near as well as in the original, resulting in a rather boring series of scenes punctuated by `scares' that don't work. The cast don't really help either, they don't come across as real people and it is hard to care for such as self important group of people who are walking stereotypes the goth, the witch, the college boy etc. At least in the original we got to see them break down and become more afraid during the film here they could be the cast from any teen horror movie.
As you may have guessed I'm not a big fan of teen slasher movies but Blair Witch was much more than that and traded on atmosphere that was it's strength. By throwing in gore from the very start and having tonnes of little imagined scenes of horror, Book of Shadows loses that strength and becomes a movie that lives and dies on it's ability to scare. Sadly the originally good idea doesn't scare and remains `interesting' and nothing more. It is a shame that they had to make this film as it won't satisfy those who like their horror creepy or those who like it bloody.