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The Blair Witch Files #1
The Witch’s Daughter
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185 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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October 10, 2014
The scariest thing about this book is the contest running on the final pages that offers a chance to win an all expenses paid visit to the set of The Blair Witch Project Part 3. As far as I know, they never made a BWP3, but those last couple pages have me wondering if anyone won and, if so, where did they visit? And were they ever seen again?!
December 8, 2010
OMG. This book is scary! Maybe it's because I read it at midnight, when everyone's asleep that makes it so heart-pounding. It is full of suspense, mysteries and paranormal elements.
The main character, Justin visits his grandpa in a hospital. His parents tells him that grandpa Harper is insane. When he sees Harper, the latter keeps telling him that a 16-year-old girl is seeking revenge and is going to kill him for what he has done in his teenage years.
Harper makes Justin promise that he is going to investigate the whole matter. While Justin continues to find out peculiar things, he is also attracted to a hospital volunteer called Leslie. When he tells Leslie about his quest to find out the truth about a girl called Lee Irwin (later Lee Pappert), as he is asked by his grandpa, Leslie exclaims that Lee Pappert is, in fact, her deceased grandmother.
Justin is elated and he asks for Leslie's help in uncovering the secret behind his grandpa's fear. What Justin doesn't know is that Leslie has her own secrets, and he would soon realize that Leslie is actually not what he think she is.
Dark, chilling and suspenseful, The Witch's Daughter is a book you wouldn't want to miss! Make sure you read it at night!
The main character, Justin visits his grandpa in a hospital. His parents tells him that grandpa Harper is insane. When he sees Harper, the latter keeps telling him that a 16-year-old girl is seeking revenge and is going to kill him for what he has done in his teenage years.
Harper makes Justin promise that he is going to investigate the whole matter. While Justin continues to find out peculiar things, he is also attracted to a hospital volunteer called Leslie. When he tells Leslie about his quest to find out the truth about a girl called Lee Irwin (later Lee Pappert), as he is asked by his grandpa, Leslie exclaims that Lee Pappert is, in fact, her deceased grandmother.
Justin is elated and he asks for Leslie's help in uncovering the secret behind his grandpa's fear. What Justin doesn't know is that Leslie has her own secrets, and he would soon realize that Leslie is actually not what he think she is.
Dark, chilling and suspenseful, The Witch's Daughter is a book you wouldn't want to miss! Make sure you read it at night!
April 5, 2023
i read this at 11 😳
December 16, 2013
I wasn't a big fan of the first Blair Witch movie, it was ok, but I loved the second one. This story was pretty awesome, it's a continuing story from the first movie. I liked how they had it set up like a real case file, with Cade Merrill's notes. I'm excited to read the other short stories in this series!
August 9, 2014
Quick easy read
November 7, 2015
Not a awful story, but the ending was a bit weak. There was some legitimately creepy stuff in the book and it was a quick read, so if your a Blair Witch fan check it out.
July 27, 2022
It’s not a scary story like people seem to think, but it is a good story. I’ll definitely read the rest of the series.
April 21, 2020
I will give you advanced warning, there is a lot of rambling in this review. Having finished the book here minutes ago, the irritation is seething.
Heavy spoilers and personal opinions.
"Not suitable for twelve years old."
Yeah, okay sweetie.
I don't even know where to go with this.
I love The Blair Witch.
I love horror anthology and a monster of the week format, like old school Supernatural (back when it was good with competent writers).
This book series should be right up my alley.
My mum has had these books for years now, handed them to me a few years ago and I've only just got around to fishing them out to give them a go. With only nine books in total, all below 200 pages it should take less than a week to read if I buckle down and stop fluttering about doing other things like I typically do.
Naturally, I set them up in order and was ready and raring to go.
Book one: The Witch's Daughter.
I already don't know if I even want to read the others.
Truthfully, it was a really infuriating read.
I believe they are books at a teen audience, but that shouldn't excuse being nothing but a bag of slap in the face cliches and teeth grittingly instant emotions and solutions that logistically make no sense.
You can't put everything down to; "Oh, the witch made that happen," which is seems is exactly what this author seems to want you to do. Throw logic to the wind because the horror of the Blair Witch.
My biggest example: Leslie Wolf.
From the get go you instantly think she's Lee Irwin, Justin instantly becomes frustratingly infatuated with her to the point of obsessive thoughts about her mere seconds after his granddad just died.
"I'm sad, my granddad just died but I must run after Leslie and make sure she's okay!"
Right, okay, so we're assuming he's under an influence so she can pull the wool over her eyes...only she's pulled the wall over everyone's eyes because Leslie isn't Leslie and she isn't Lee she's a drama student put on an assignment to create and play a character while involving other unseeming people, including a man who is in the hospital and is clearly mentally tormented by you and his grandson who probably isn't in the best place emotionally thanks to this drama.
Right...
But wait, it seems she was really Lee Irwin all along!
Or was she?
I couldn't give two shits.
I didn't within five chapters and didn't by the end when it turned into a whole mess that you can guess if you have two brain cells you can rub together.
You can't fake me out with a fake out of your fake out and think I couldn't see that fake out coming.
Not to mention that I didn't give two tosses about Lee Irwin to begin with.
Now, I delve into fanfiction, both reading and writing and I've seen (and when I was younger fell victim to) the 'You must feel bad for the character because their life sucks and everyone is a dick to them' trope.
Thankfully, I grew out of that in the writing phase (I hope).
However, you become desensitized to it because it gets to be too much.
Yes, some people's lives suck and boy do they suck, constantly pushing the 'woe is me' vibe gets just as irksome and Justin's constant thoughts about Leslie.
Also; "These boys bullied me, would hit me and tied me to a tree in the cold in a grand scheme to get rid of me permanently without the intent of death...so in revenge I'm going to burn one alive and split another's dead open with a new axe (which is misspelled multiple times too), that'll teach them."
This seems almost like a bit of an exaggerative reaction.
Not to say they weren't complete and utter assholes, they were, cartoonishly so, but burning alive is an absolutely horrific way to go and the two, in my eyes, don't compare.
Bitch, you aren't Jason Voorhees.
Yes, it sucked major balls but did you die?
No, in fact you almost ended up somewhere better than where you were in the end because of their ridiculous plan.
It also kind of annoyed me how she would describe her being hit in a separate instance to 'being tortured'.
Lee was abused, no denying that at all but them tying you to a tree with the intention of you being found isn't torture if the years of physical and verbal abuse beforehand isn't included in that.
But that's just a nitpick in writing on my part, the author probably meant collectively but that isn't how it came across.
Anyway...I think I'm done writing now.
Maybe I'll continue, maybe not.
I'm just disappointed that this is now associated with The Blair Witch.
Heavy spoilers and personal opinions.
"Not suitable for twelve years old."
Yeah, okay sweetie.
I don't even know where to go with this.
I love The Blair Witch.
I love horror anthology and a monster of the week format, like old school Supernatural (back when it was good with competent writers).
This book series should be right up my alley.
My mum has had these books for years now, handed them to me a few years ago and I've only just got around to fishing them out to give them a go. With only nine books in total, all below 200 pages it should take less than a week to read if I buckle down and stop fluttering about doing other things like I typically do.
Naturally, I set them up in order and was ready and raring to go.
Book one: The Witch's Daughter.
I already don't know if I even want to read the others.
Truthfully, it was a really infuriating read.
I believe they are books at a teen audience, but that shouldn't excuse being nothing but a bag of slap in the face cliches and teeth grittingly instant emotions and solutions that logistically make no sense.
You can't put everything down to; "Oh, the witch made that happen," which is seems is exactly what this author seems to want you to do. Throw logic to the wind because the horror of the Blair Witch.
My biggest example: Leslie Wolf.
From the get go you instantly think she's Lee Irwin, Justin instantly becomes frustratingly infatuated with her to the point of obsessive thoughts about her mere seconds after his granddad just died.
"I'm sad, my granddad just died but I must run after Leslie and make sure she's okay!"
Right, okay, so we're assuming he's under an influence so she can pull the wool over her eyes...only she's pulled the wall over everyone's eyes because Leslie isn't Leslie and she isn't Lee she's a drama student put on an assignment to create and play a character while involving other unseeming people, including a man who is in the hospital and is clearly mentally tormented by you and his grandson who probably isn't in the best place emotionally thanks to this drama.
Right...
But wait, it seems she was really Lee Irwin all along!
Or was she?
I couldn't give two shits.
I didn't within five chapters and didn't by the end when it turned into a whole mess that you can guess if you have two brain cells you can rub together.
You can't fake me out with a fake out of your fake out and think I couldn't see that fake out coming.
Not to mention that I didn't give two tosses about Lee Irwin to begin with.
Now, I delve into fanfiction, both reading and writing and I've seen (and when I was younger fell victim to) the 'You must feel bad for the character because their life sucks and everyone is a dick to them' trope.
Thankfully, I grew out of that in the writing phase (I hope).
However, you become desensitized to it because it gets to be too much.
Yes, some people's lives suck and boy do they suck, constantly pushing the 'woe is me' vibe gets just as irksome and Justin's constant thoughts about Leslie.
Also; "These boys bullied me, would hit me and tied me to a tree in the cold in a grand scheme to get rid of me permanently without the intent of death...so in revenge I'm going to burn one alive and split another's dead open with a new axe (which is misspelled multiple times too), that'll teach them."
This seems almost like a bit of an exaggerative reaction.
Not to say they weren't complete and utter assholes, they were, cartoonishly so, but burning alive is an absolutely horrific way to go and the two, in my eyes, don't compare.
Bitch, you aren't Jason Voorhees.
Yes, it sucked major balls but did you die?
No, in fact you almost ended up somewhere better than where you were in the end because of their ridiculous plan.
It also kind of annoyed me how she would describe her being hit in a separate instance to 'being tortured'.
Lee was abused, no denying that at all but them tying you to a tree with the intention of you being found isn't torture if the years of physical and verbal abuse beforehand isn't included in that.
But that's just a nitpick in writing on my part, the author probably meant collectively but that isn't how it came across.
Anyway...I think I'm done writing now.
Maybe I'll continue, maybe not.
I'm just disappointed that this is now associated with The Blair Witch.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 8, 2023
I’m not sure what’s happening recently but I’ve been positively tearing through books. I was on the old Blair Witch website tonight for a bit of a spook and remembered this book and thought, sure, why not?
And while this is obviously a YA book it was still rather eerie! You lose the vagueness of the witch a bit sadly, but there were enough creepy aspects and twists to keep me reading super fast. And it only took me an hour to get through.
Also something tragic - in my PDF there’s a contest at the back of the book to visit the set of ‘Blair Witch 3’, which never happened :(
I reallyyyy want to go rewatch the films now!
And while this is obviously a YA book it was still rather eerie! You lose the vagueness of the witch a bit sadly, but there were enough creepy aspects and twists to keep me reading super fast. And it only took me an hour to get through.
Also something tragic - in my PDF there’s a contest at the back of the book to visit the set of ‘Blair Witch 3’, which never happened :(
I reallyyyy want to go rewatch the films now!
December 23, 2024
I would have loved this book 24 years ago, right in the thick of Blair Witch on VHS and Book of Shadows, as it stands I first discovered it 24 years later! The nostalgia game plays a strong part here. It does a pretty nice job of a quick fun mythology expansion and stays faithful to all of the main elements of the Blair Witch story.
Recommended?: I discovered this whilst searching on eBay for the rare new Blu Ray release. Having watched the restored movie and curse of the Blair witch documentary in the last 2 weeks this book hits all the main beats of the movies. It’s a quick read. Skews quite YA. But still has some value and fun elements to the story. Basic, but good creepy fun.
Recommended?: I discovered this whilst searching on eBay for the rare new Blu Ray release. Having watched the restored movie and curse of the Blair witch documentary in the last 2 weeks this book hits all the main beats of the movies. It’s a quick read. Skews quite YA. But still has some value and fun elements to the story. Basic, but good creepy fun.
December 13, 2020
Definitely a young adult quick read. I enjoyed how it tied into the original movie, but that's about it. The story seemed reserved and held back, PG13 young adult style. It was also rather predictable. I think we all knew the volunteer was the "witch's daughter". Although the end did have me guessing a little bit. definitely not too memorable.
March 8, 2024
I own the whole series and I've been a fan since book 1. I wish there were more in the series but I revisit these books often as Blair Witch is my favorite horror franchise.
If you're looking for good world building and expansion of the Blair Witch mythos then you can't go wrong here.
If you're looking for good world building and expansion of the Blair Witch mythos then you can't go wrong here.
October 26, 2025
My grandma gave this to me as she knows i really like horror books bonus it was old , it wasn’t what i was expecting. I thought Leslie was genuinely going to turn out to be Lee Irwin yet she was a drama student?! Crazy!!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 29, 2018
One of the dumbest books I've ever read...
July 7, 2022
Brilliant little lore for any Blair Witch fan. A little on the YA, and the ending was a bit last second, but nice little extra history. If point horror did Blair witch, this is worth a read.
March 10, 2025
I love Blair Witch, so anything giving me a little more to the story is always welcome. I want to read the rest now.
April 23, 2025
It really feels a bit scary.
June 26, 2025
Interesting take to the Blair Witch Series. I liked the use of different narrators but did not like the ending.
However, it is a fun and quick read!
However, it is a fun and quick read!
October 4, 2025
This book has the worst ending I have ever encountered in any medium. It’s simply astonishing.
April 30, 2014
After watching the film of the Blair Witch Project once again and reading the accompanying Dossier, I decided to venture into the series of books which have more of a prose angle, rather than a compilation of documents and interviews. There are some narrative interjections which stray from the main third person perspective of the book, adding additional background like post-it notes on a page. This is how the stories tie in with the respective background behind the entire series of novels.
Cade Merrill is cousin of Heather Donahue, the female member of the three students who went into the Black Hills Forest to film her Blair Witch documentary (fictionally of course). In this first book, she investigates into the case of one Lee Parpat who supposedly is responsible for a series of grisly murders. On a pathway of revenge, she seeks her final victim, one Harper Lee, who was responsible for her misery during a difficult childhood. But how? Lee is supposedly the daughter of the infamous Blair Witch. Harper Lee's grandson is out to find the truth behind it all.
This novel goes in several different directions. When you think you are beginning to understand what exactly is going on with Lee and whether she really did commit those murders, a new piece of evidence is thrown into the mixture, changing your views entirely. Personally, I would say it just contributes to the realism of a real investigation. You could possibly say some earlier sections of the book foreshadow the later events, but otherwise, the ending in particular was quite a surprise to me. The book certainly reinforces the terrifying reputation of the Blair Witch name (or at least terrifying in my opinion) and so you may not want to read this in the dark if you are frightened very easily.
Recommend for fans of the film and horror novels.
Cade Merrill is cousin of Heather Donahue, the female member of the three students who went into the Black Hills Forest to film her Blair Witch documentary (fictionally of course). In this first book, she investigates into the case of one Lee Parpat who supposedly is responsible for a series of grisly murders. On a pathway of revenge, she seeks her final victim, one Harper Lee, who was responsible for her misery during a difficult childhood. But how? Lee is supposedly the daughter of the infamous Blair Witch. Harper Lee's grandson is out to find the truth behind it all.
This novel goes in several different directions. When you think you are beginning to understand what exactly is going on with Lee and whether she really did commit those murders, a new piece of evidence is thrown into the mixture, changing your views entirely. Personally, I would say it just contributes to the realism of a real investigation. You could possibly say some earlier sections of the book foreshadow the later events, but otherwise, the ending in particular was quite a surprise to me. The book certainly reinforces the terrifying reputation of the Blair Witch name (or at least terrifying in my opinion) and so you may not want to read this in the dark if you are frightened very easily.
Recommend for fans of the film and horror novels.
January 13, 2017
Around the time Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 was hitting theatres, Random House began issuing a series of young adult novels, each one a different "Case File" containing a different story that may or may not be related to the Blair Witch. The first one was The Witch's Daughter. For all its imperfections and problems, I still really enjoyed The Witch's Daughter; I read it cover-to-cover in one sitting. It's a brisk little read that does manage to send some chills down your spine, especially if you're as into the Blair Witch "legend" as I am. In this book, a young man's grandfather tells the story of how he and some friends tortured a young girl when they were kids. He firmly believes the girl is still out to kill him. All his friends met their untimely demise decades earlier. The girl's link to the Blair Witch takes this story some interesting places I don't wish to spoil here. It's truly written for the hardcore Blair Witch fanatic. Others may find little to enjoy here.
June 2, 2023
My hands were actually DRIPPING with sweat, It was short simple read and I did'nt want it to end!
February 8, 2016
A great YA series of the Blair Witch films.
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