Blair Witch Chronicles Collection
Written by Jen Van Meter
Art by Tommy Lee Edwards, Bernie Mireault, Guy Davis, & Tom Fowler
Following the 1999 release of Artisan Pictures’ The Blair Witch Project, the world became aware of an urban legend birthed in the dark forests of Burkittsville, Maryland. The Blair Witch Project was a chilling and innovative example of horror cinema, but it was only a part of the story. These unique comic book tales expand on the legend of the Blair Witch, delving deeper into the origins of the mysterious woman Elly Kedward and the influence her presence has had on the small East Coast town over the years. From the murders at Coffin Rock and the tragic story of Rustin Parr, through the ’50s and schoolboy pranks gone wrong to the ’90s and a Wiccan coven’s attempts to cleanse the woods, the true mystery of the Blair Witch has only begun to be unraveled.
ISBN: 978-1929998043
Collects The Blair Witch Project & The Blair Witch Chronicles #1-4:
The Blair Witch Project
Blair Witch Project
July 1999
Written by Jen Van Meter
Art by Guy Davis, Bernie Mireault & Tommy Lee Edwards
In 1785, Elly Kedward was driven out of the Township of Blair in North Central Maryland. A year later, her accusers started disappearing under mysterious circumstances. Fearing Elly had cursed them all, the people of Blair fled, abandoning their town and giving birth to a legend. This one-shot comic works in conjunction with the recently unearthed documentary shot by a film crew who never returned to relate their experience. It fleshes out the mystery, relating the frightening stories of other people who have had run-ins with the mysterious, mythical Blair Witch, a new staple of modern horror. Written by Jennifer Van Meter, it contains three stories by three of comics top illustrators: Guy Davis, Bernie Mireault, and Tommy Lee Edwards.
Blair Witch Chronicles #1
Blair Witch Chronicles #1
March 2000
Written by Jen Van Meter
Art by Guy Davis
In the tradition of the film, The Blair Witch Project, and the original Oni Press comic book, this all-new mini-series delves into the legend of horror. Writer/researcher Jen Van Meter has cracked open the dusty history of the Blair Witch and found more first-hand encounters with the mysterious figure. In our opening book, we travel back to the 1950s. A teenage prank in the Black Hills goes horribly wrong, leaving two people dead and the others afraid to talk — until now! Rejoining Jen for this first issue is Guy Davis, one of the artists from the original comic book.
Blair Witch Chronicles #2
Blair Witch Chronicles #2
May 2000
Written by Jen Van Meter
Art by Bernie Mireault
Continuing Oni Press and Artisan Entertainment’s explorations into the dark mythos of the Blair Witch! Hunting is a dangerous sport on its own, but when you track game in the Witch’s forest, it takes on even more frightening perils. Local tradition says that hunters must take a tribute to Elly Kedward before entering the woods. When one hunter defies that tradition, he returns with more than he bargained for.
Blair Witch Chronicles #3
Blair Witch Chronicles #3
June 2000
Written by Jen Van Meter
Art by Tom Fowler
Following the success of the film and comic book, The Blair Witch Project, Oni Press and Artisan entertainment re-team for four new stories inspired by the Blair Witch mythology! It’s the early 1990s, and a group of naïve Wicca have been hired to cleanse the woods of Burkittsville of an evil spirit that has been tormenting the townspeople. Believing that they are working for the greater good, they perform their spells and return home with the hope that their magick worked. What they discover, however, is that they’ve brought a small piece of the curse home with them, and it proves to be their doom.
Blair Witch Chronicles #4
Blair Witch Chronicles #4
July 2000
Written by Jen Van Meter
Art by Bernie Mireault
In the 1800s, new settlers moved into the abandoned Blair Township to build a new community, Burkittsville. Every attempt to build on the site of the old Blair church, however, is met with a cataclysmic demise. Fed up with the power the evil forces are having over his town, the Burkittsville minister goes into the woods with a flock of his faithful to try to drive whatever demons lurk there away — until he himself becomes overtaken by powers he can’t control.