The Blair Witch Project (1999) - Trading Card #5

August 1825, one year after Blair was reborn as the town of Burkittsville. Eleven witnesses testified to seeing a pale woman's hand reach up and pull ten-year-old Eileen Treacle into the shallow waters of Tappy East Creek. Her body was never recovered. For thirteen days after the drowning, Tappy Creek was clogged with oily bundles of sticks and the water soon became fouled and unusable. Front: A mid-19th century illustration of the Eileen Treacle incident. 

Eileen TreacleI'm no art historian, but this illustration does not invoke the mid-19th century for me. Yes, I know it is an insignificant knit to pick at, but...

The story behind the illustration does succeed at adding another creepy flourish to the Blair Witch's spooky backstory.

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Published on December 02, 2024 12:31
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