The real blair witch Moll Dyer

This accused witch was the inspiration for the witch in the blair witch project movie.

Credits:

Images

Leonardtown, maryland by Doug Kerr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougtone/8146403314 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ - the words "Doesn't look like it weighs 875 pounds.".

20130821-OC-RBN-2764 by U.S Department of Agriculture at https://www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov/12308593123 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Pottery funnel of cylindrical shape, Roman Wellcome Moo14567.jpg by Wellcome blog post at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pottery_funnel_of_cylindrical_shape,_Roman_Wellcome_M0014567.jpg - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en - Picture is cropped

Fainting in Providence by cometstarmoon at https://www.flickr.com/photos/calistan/6101299993 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Cotton Mather.jpg by Peter Pelham at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cotton_Mather.jpg - PD-US – published in the U.S. before 1923 and public domain in the U.S.

Music

Witchy Britches by RW Smith at YouTube Audio Library

Sources:

http://www.thebaynet.com/articles/1016/a-halloween-tale-the-legend-of-moll-dyer.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moll_Dyer

http://www.witchcraftandwitches.com/witches_dyer.html