(BBS) GENERAL LORE Blair / Burkittsville On Jun. The cover is painted by artist Charles Patterson and the magazine contains a story (also illustrated by Patterson) called The Book of Shadows, which features the Blair Witch. (BWC)ДЎ912 вЂ“ Rustin ParrвЂ™s twin brother, Dale, dies in a hunting accident. Local folklore attributes these deaths to the Blair Witch. (BWL)ДЎ911 вЂ“ Burkittsville town records show that the Pryce family (Darren, Amanda, Mortimer, Barry and Joseph) all passed away this year from influenza. Weeks later their bodies are found at Coffin Rock, tied together at the arms and legs and completely disemboweled. Although Weaver returns, one of the search parties does not. Eight-year old Robin Weaver is reported missing and search parties are dispatched. Hale writes of his difficulties establishing a church in the town of Burkittsville. (CBW, BWL)ДЎ827 вЂ“ In his journal entries this year, Dr. For 13 days after the drowning, the creek is clogged with oily bundles of sticks. Eleven witnesses testify to seeing a pale womanвЂ™s hand reach up and pull ten-year old Eileen Treacle into Tappy East Creek. 17, 1825 вЂ“ The Tappy East Creek incident. (CBW, BWL)ДЎ824 вЂ“ Burkittsville is founded on the remains of the township of Blair after a railroad developer stumbles across the abandoned town. This rare book, commonly considered fiction, tells of an entire town cursed by an outcast witch. 1809 вЂ“ A book about the Blair Witch legend is discovered, entitled The Blair Witch Cult. They vow never to speak Elly KedwardвЂ™s name again. Fearing a curse the entire township flees as soon as the weather breaks. 1786 вЂ“ All of Elly KedwardвЂ™s accusers, and half of the town of BlairвЂ™s children, vanish. 1785 вЂ“ Several children in the township of Blair accuse Elly Kedward of luring them into her home to draw their blood in order to create вЂњmagic potions.вЂќ Kedward is found guilty of witchcraft and banished from the village during a particularly harsh winter. (CBW)ДЎ769 вЂ“ The registry of the seafaring vessel, The Reliant, shows that a woman named Elle Kedward sailed from Ireland to Baltimore in the summer of this year. (BWD)ДЎ734 вЂ“ The township of Blair, Maryland is founded. Along the way he encounters unexpected difficulties, and Pheypo is forced to return to Baltimore having failed to accomplish his mission. This is the history of the Blair Witch, as told by those that lived it, those that studied it, and those whose lives it has claimed.ДЄlso See: 20 Years on, Nothing Compares to TBWP Part I: Thou Shalt Not Suffer a Witch to Live Timeline (1632 вЂ“ 1939)ДЎ632 вЂ“ Martin Pheypo leads a party of twelve men into the Appalachians, planning to establish a trading post and a garrison. One not etched in stone, but written in blood. You can read the lore, you can study the mythology, and you can learn the historyвЂ¦ but none of that guarantees understanding, because the real story often hides between the lines of text, shrinking away from the light.Дoes something evil lurk in the Black Hills forest in and near Burkittsville, Maryland? Those of the skeptical persuasion often scoff at such a notion.Д«ut history? History tells a different story. The truth of Elly Kedward and the Black Hills will always be somewhat illusory. But, as HeatherвЂ™s own family knows all too well, thatвЂ™s not always true, because sometimes the legend of the Blair Witch doesnвЂ™t leave anything behind to bury. вЂњEtched in stone,вЂќ she said, referring to the grave markers that surrounded her in that Burkittsville cemetery.

Heather Donahue once said the evidence of the Blair Witch legend could be seen all around us.

With the release of the Blair Witch game for the Xbox One and PC, the video game industry joins Hollywood in continuing to exploit centuries of Maryland folklore and tragedy, seeming to forget that behind the legends and the whispers the history of the Blair Witch is one which lays claim to a large number of real life victims, all of which deserve to be remembered and have their voices heard.

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