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Stephen King, horror’s reigning master, admits he was genuinely terrified by “The Blair Witch Project,” even pausing mid-film to turn it off during a hospital recovery. The found-footage chiller’s psychological dread left even the man behind “It” and “The Shining” unsettled — proving that raw, low-budget terror can haunt even the most seasoned scare architect. He draws a parallel to “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” recalling how both films weaponize isolation and ambiguity to amplify fear — reminding us that sometimes, the scariest horrors live just beyond what we see.

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