Director

Dutch Marich

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.

Often works with

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David Morales
6 titles together
Horror in the High Desert, Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva, Horror in the High Desert 3: Firewatch
Suziey Block
5 titles together
Horror in the High Desert, Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva, Horror in the High Desert 3: Firewatch
Brooke Bradshaw
4 titles together
Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva, Horror in the High Desert 3: Firewatch, Reaptown
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Dani Colleen
4 titles together
Reaptown, The Dark Hand, Miserable Sinners
Michael Barbuto
3 titles together
Infernum, The Dark Hand, Bleed Out
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Eric Mencis
3 titles together
Horror in the High Desert, Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva, Horror in the High Desert 3: Firewatch

Full filmography · 10

Horror in the High Desert 4: Majesty
as Daniel Prince and Director and Writer
2025
Horror in the High Desert 3: Firewatch
Writer and Director
20245.1
Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva
Writer and Director
20235.4
Horror in the High Desert
Writer and Director
20215.8
Reaptown
Director and Writer
2020
Infernum
Director and Writer
2019
Miserable Sinners
Director and Writer
2018
The Dark Hand
as Dan Kovak and Director and Writer
2016
Hunting
Director and Writer
2015
Bleed Out
Director and Writer
2011