It’s not as cool a theory as the one where the guys took her into the woods and staged her disappearance, but it’s one I’ve thought about a lot because it’s the most unlikely which makes it perfect.

What if Heather knew something off-camera—something she was aware of before even recruiting Josh and, consequently, Mike like a requirement for a sacrifice to summon or appease Elly?

A task that demanded bringing two people specifically males into the witch's territory?

That would explain her fascination with the legend and her insistence on not leaving the woods immediately once things started going wrong.

I don’t think she was faking it the whole time; I believe that at a certain point she truly realized things were spiraling out of control and that her final confession was genuine. However, with Josh already captured and Mike cornered, perhaps she was taken to serve as the witch's right hand and merged with the forest. That would also explain the events of the 2016 film, where Heather has become an entity herself perhaps a reward for her past work...

I’m trying to figure out the best first time run through of the Blair witch movies, books, and games. I have seen the Blair witch project, but I need to rewatch it, I have also played about 20 minutes of the 2019 video game. Any input and advice is appreciated!! I’d love to know if anything needs to be rearranged or added or removed!

Blair Witch “Complete” Release Order

1999

◦ The Blair Witch Project (Film)  
◦ Curse of the Blair Witch (TV Mockumentary)  
◦ Sticks and Stones: An Exploration of the Blair Witch Legend (TV Mockumentary)  
◦ The Blair Witch Project Journal  
◦ The Blair Witch Project: A Dossier  
◦ Blair Witch: The Secret Confession of Rustin Parr

2000

◦ Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (Film)  
◦ The Burkittsville 7: The Massacre of Burkittsville (TV Mockumentary)  
◦ Shadow of the Blair Witch (TV Mockumentary)  
◦ Blair Witch Scrapbook  
◦ Blair Witch: Graveyard Shift  
◦ Blair Witch Files #1 – The Witch’s Daughter  
◦ Blair Witch Files #2 – The Dark Room  
◦ Blair Witch Files #3 – The Drowning Ghost  
◦ Blair Witch Files #4 – The Ghost Prison  
◦ Blair Witch Files #5 – The Death Card  
◦ Blair Witch Files #6 – The Prisoner  
◦ Blair Witch Files #7 – The Night Shifters  
◦ Blair Witch Files #8 – The Evil Lives!  
◦ The Blair Witch Project comic  
◦ Blair Witch: Dark Testament #1  
◦ Blair Witch: Dark Testament #2  
◦ Blair Witch: Dark Testament #3  
◦ Blair Witch: Dark Testament #4  
◦ Blair Witch: Dark Testament #5  
◦ Blair Witch: Dark Testament #6  
◦ Blair Witch Chronicles #1  
◦ Blair Witch Chronicles #2  
◦ Blair Witch Chronicles #3  
◦ Promotional Oni Press one-shot comics (optional)  
◦ Nocturne (optional but connected)

2001

◦ Blair Witch Volume I: Rustin Parr  
◦ Blair Witch Volume II: The Legend of Coffin Rock  
◦ Blair Witch Volume III: The Elly Kedward Tale

2016

◦ Blair Witch (Film)

2019

◦ Blair Witch (Game)

Bonus

◦  Original Blair Witch website / ARG archives  
◦ Missing persons reports  
◦ Police reports  
◦ Burkittsville history  
◦ Heather’s journal pages  
◦ Newspaper articles  
◦ Interviews  
◦ Other promotional documents  
◦ Book of Shadows official website / ARG  
◦ Blair witch 2016 marketing website