25 years on, The Blair Witch Project leaves its mark on horror — and the film's stars
![The Blair Witch Project shocked Hollywood in 1999, becoming a smash hit in part due to an online marketing campaign that used what might now be termed "fake news." An extreme close-up of an eye and eyebrow.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.3988689.1721244958!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/the-blair-witch-project.jpg)
Michael C. Williams and Joshua Leonard co-starred in the horror film that popularized the found footage subgenre. But the actors describe being underpaid, facing harassment from moviegoers, and continue to fight for credit and residuals as the multimillion-dollar franchise lives on.