Among the group are graduate students Stephen and his pregnant girlfriend, Tristen, who are researching mythology and mass hysteria Erica, the Wiccan daughter of an Episcopal minister and Kim, a goth with psychic proclivities. Local resident Jeff, a former psychiatric patient and obsessed fan, orchestrates a group tour of locations featured in the film. In November 1999, tourists and fans of The Blair Witch Project descend on the small town of Burkittsville, Maryland, where the film was set. The film is contextualized in the beginning blocks of text as a dramatic reenactment of events that occurred after The Blair Witch Project was released into theaters. It was panned by critics, but was a financial success, grossing $47.7 million worldwide against its $15 million budget. The film was released in theaters in North America and the United Kingdom on October 27, 2000. Among the changes were a new soundtrack, additional editing, and the integration of entirely new sequences. Originally conceived by Berlinger and co-writer Dick Beebe as a psychological thriller and meditation on mass hysteria, Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 was significantly altered in postproduction, which Berlinger would later claim compromised his original vision. Its plot revolves around a group of people fascinated by the mythology surrounding the film The Blair Witch Project they go into the Black Hills where the original film was shot and experience supernatural phenomena and psychological unraveling. Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 is a 2000 American horror film directed and co-written by Joe Berlinger and starring Jeffrey Donovan, Stephen Barker Turner, Kim Director, Erica Leerhsen, and Tristine Skyler.
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