Director
Dutch Marich
10 films
Dutch Marich is an American filmmaker, writer, producer, and editor best known for creating the Horror in the High Desert series. Raised in rural Nevada, Marich built a strong following within the found footage community through his slow-burn mockumentary style, blending realistic interviews, regional folklore, and investigative horror. His work on Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva, Horror in the High Desert 3: Firewatch, and Horror in the High Desert 4: Majesty helped establish the franchise as one of the most acclaimed modern found footage series of the 2020s. Marich is currently developing the fifth and reportedly final installment in the series, widely rumored to be titled Horror in the High Desert 5: Mantis.
Best known for
Horror in the High Desert
2021 · Writer, Director
On Plex
Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva
2023 · Writer, Director
On Filmzie
Horror in the High Desert 3: Firewatch
2024 · Writer, Director
Horror in the High Desert 4: Majesty
2025 · Daniel Prince, Director
Reaptown
2020 · Director, Writer
On Filmzie
Infernum
2019 · Director, Writer
Filmography 10
Horror in the High Desert 4: Majesty
2025 · Daniel Prince, Director
Horror in the High Desert 3: Firewatch
2024 · Writer, Director
Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva
2023 · Writer, Director
On Filmzie
Horror in the High Desert
2021 · Writer, Director
On Plex
Reaptown
2020 · Director, Writer
On Filmzie
Infernum
2019 · Director, Writer
Miserable Sinners
2018 · Director, Writer
The Dark Hand
2016 · Dan Kovak, Director
Hunting
2015 · Director, Writer
Bleed Out
2011 · Director, Writer