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Post by twana on Jul 27, 2011 19:25:30 GMT -6
Was Burkittsville really founded on the same site as an earlier town named Blair?
I've always wondered this.
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Post by EllysOwl on Jul 28, 2011 19:31:41 GMT -6
Hello. In the Blair Witch Project The Dossier, compiled by D. A. Stern, "Several Children (in Blair) accuse Elly Kedward of luring them into her home to draw blood from them. Kedward is found guilty of witchcraft, banished from the village during a particularly harsh winter, and presumed dead" this happened in 1785. In 1786, just a year later..."By midwinter all of Kedward's accusers, along with half the town's children, vanish. Fearing a curse, the townspeople flee Blair and vow never to utter Elly Kedward's name again" Flash forward to 1824..."Burkittsville is founded on the Blair site." In 1941, "a total of 7 children are abducted from the area surrounding Burkittsville, Maryland. An old hermit named Rustin Parr walks into a local market and tells the people there that he is "finally finished." After police hike for four hours to his secluded house in the woods, they find the bodies of seven missing children in the celler...." Buy the book on EBAY if you want to know more!  |
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Post by twana on Jul 28, 2011 20:15:38 GMT -6
I meant in REAL LIFE, not according to the mythology.
I have that dossier on order right now.
I'm getting geared up for "The Trial of Elly Kedward" ;D
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Post by EllysOwl on Jul 29, 2011 20:08:34 GMT -6
I meant in REAL LIFE, not according to the mythology.
I have that dossier on order right now.
I'm getting geared up for "The Trial of Elly Kedward" ;D What do you mean geared up for the trial of Elly Kedward? What did I miss? Can I be on the witness stand? Lol! |
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Post by Tweek on Jul 29, 2011 20:23:14 GMT -6
Only Dan K knows where TTOEK is heading... and when we'll get there  |
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Post by EllysOwl on Jul 29, 2011 21:13:45 GMT -6
Only Dan K knows where TTOEK is heading... and when we'll get there Oh Wow!! I can't wait Tweek! I can't wait to find out more!! ;D |
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Post by twana on Jul 30, 2011 15:37:38 GMT -6
So ... was Blair really there before Burkittsville?
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Post by bw.asylum on Aug 1, 2011 17:12:30 GMT -6
So ... was Blair really there before Burkittsville? Nope, all part of the good ol' Blair Witch mythology. Although, in reality Burkittsville was founded in 1824. |
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Post by EllysOwl on Aug 1, 2011 18:01:33 GMT -6
So ... was Blair really there before Burkittsville? Nope, all part of the good ol' Blair Witch mythology. Although, in reality Burkittsville was founded in 1824. I love the sense of realism in the mythology! Stickfigure anyone? |
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Post by twana on Aug 1, 2011 18:54:52 GMT -6
Yes, I knew Burkittsville was really founded in 1824.
As far as Blair before it, I was unsure.
Thanks for the answer.
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