The Black Hills Forest is located just outside of Burkittsville, Maryland, in Frederick County. It's the location of many incidents involving the Blair Witch legend; however, evidence indicates that the local Native tribes may have believed that the woods were haunted or infested by a malevolent presence long before Elly Kedward came to the area. In 1994, Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael Williams went into the Black Hills Forest to film a documentary.