Horror in the High Desert (2021)

Outdoor enthusiast's 2017 disappearance; friends reveal chilling details. Perfect for fans of true crime and eerie mysteries.

Genres: Horror

Cast

  • Cast member 1
  • Cast member 2
  • Cast member 3
  • Cast member 4

Your Status

Horror in the High Desert(2021)

Movie1h 20mEnglishHorror
5.6
User Score
IMDb
Director: Dutch Marich
Writer: Dutch Marich

Where to Watch

subscription

Prime Video
fuboTV

Free

Tubi TV
The Roku Channel
Plex

purchase

Overview

In July 2017, an experienced outdoor enthusiast vanished in Northern Nevada while on an outdoor excursion. After an extensive search, he was never located. On the three-year anniversary of his disappearance, friends and loved ones recall the events leading up to his vanishing, and for the first time, speak about the horrifying conclusion of his fate.

My Friends' Ratings

None of your friends have rated this yet.

Featured Comments/Tips

Spoilers

Boring and inconsistent storyline. The last 20 min are the found footage part and they are not that suspenseful. When I say inconsistent I mean that plot points contradict themselves often. "I thought it was unusual that he didn't bring his dog when he went missing. He always brings his dog." When he recounts stumbling on the creepy events the first time he didn't have his dog with him so clearly he didn't always bring his dog. [spoiler] The highly rated professional private investigator didn't know about his social media channel with over 50k followers (and never really investigated a anything). The fact that when he investigates the creepy shack he does so at night "to be subtle" and uses an infrared camera but also uses a flashlight. The killer can see in the dark, but needs a torch, no he can see in the dark again. [/spoiler] It was well produced and well acted but really slow and boring.

I walked in to this movie playing half way through. My wife said it was a documentary about a guy that disappeared and I believed her. After the movie ended and I was thoroughly unsettled she confided it was not real.

Basically, for the majority of the runtime, it's a generic recounting of a mysterious disappearance, like what you can see in every other true crime documentary. Except that this is a mockumentary, so keeping the viewer's attention is more challenging if it feels too ordinary/real. The whole time, I had the feeling that I had already seen a documentary about this disappearance, and that's because it strongly reminded me of the real case of a YouTuber named Kenny Veach (I recommend looking it up for curiosity). The mockumentary part wasn't filmed badly, but the final impression is greatly saved by the last 20 minutes of found footage, which gives you chills. It's a shame that the first part of the film doesn't bring anything interesting and it's just a simple, yet drawn-out, bridge to the main section โ€” Gary's last moments.

Another disappointing film that was over sold. The first hour is rather dull as itโ€™s all interviews used to set the story, problem is that the story just isnโ€™t very interesting. The finale didn't live up to the hype.

People are saying the ending was terrifying but really he just seemed like some guy who wanted to be left alone. I'm not a big fan of the genre in general so maybe that plays a part too. It was very well edited though, in that it seemed like a real documentary so I'll give it props for that but other than that I was mostly just bored

Tiktok hyped it so I watched it,but smoke is bigger than the fire.

boring mockumentary that concludes with boring found footage. no tension, no point, no character

Like a procrastinating compulsive masturbator: it holds its own but waits too long to get started. A decent found footage horror film that waits until the third act to realize it forgot to put in the horror.

sorry but that was really boring. ist 1h fakedocu and 10mins horror. not enough for me.

A solid found footage mockumentary type deal. I agree with Caeser below that it was believable and a nice story to follow. 9/10 for the genre 7/10 overall.

Featured User Reviews

None of your fellow watchers have a review yet.

VideosYouTube

Leave a Comment/Tip

140 characters remaining

Write a Review

10000 characters remaining

Set Alert

We'll notify you when Horror in the High Desert becomes available on:

Report an Issue

What's wrong with this page?

Create New List

0/125 characters (minimum 5)

Examples:

  • Sci-Fi Classics
  • Date Night Movies
  • Shows to Watch with Kids
  • Award Winners

Horror in the High Desert Poster

100%
Horror in the High Desert Poster

Available in 13 Countries

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท

Argentina

Subscription

Plex
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ

Australia

Subscription

Tubi TV
Plex
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท

Brazil

Subscription

Plex
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Canada

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด

Colombia

Subscription

Plex
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

France

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช

Germany

Subscription

Plex
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ

India

Subscription

Plex
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Italy

Subscription

Plex
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต

Japan

Subscription

Plex
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ

Mexico

Subscription

Tubi TV
Plex
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ

New Zealand

Subscription

Plex
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

United Kingdom

Loading

...