Cade Merrill is the cousin of Heather Donahue, one of the three students who disappeared when they went into Maryland's Black Hills to research a documentary on the legend of the Blair Witch. Searchers found only their camp and some film footage which became 'The Blair Witch Project', the cult box-office success of Summer 1999.Cade subsequently collected further case files, in the hope of finding the person who holds the key to the mystery of the Blair Witch. Each 'file' narrates an individual case, with occasional inserted observations noting Cade's own research and verification of the facts. A teenage girl's photographs open an unknown chapter in the life of killer Rustin Parr. But do they also set loose a new murderer who is following in Parr's bloody footsteps?

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Blair Witch Files .

There are 192 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2000 by Hachette Children's Group .

Aged only 13 at the time, Cade Merrill's life was completely changed by his cousin's disappearance. A brilliant student, Cade subsequently devoted his life to researching the Blair Witch. Through the internet, he was able to find people who had heard stories of the Blair Witch, and began collecting relevant artefacts. It soon emerged that Heather Donahue was one of dozens of people who had encountered the evil of the Blair Witch. Cade is publishing his findings in The Blair Witch Files to bring more attention to the legend and to elicit further information about this tragic and fascinating story.