Dutch Marich
Directing
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.
Known for
Horror in the High Desert
March 27, 2021
Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva
March 1, 2023
Horror in the High Desert 3: Firewatch
March 31, 2024
Reaptown
September 28, 2020
Horror in the High Desert 4: Majesty
December 5, 2025
Infernum
December 10, 2019
The Dark Hand
March 1, 2016
Hunting
October 3, 2015
Miserable Sinners
January 1, 2018
Bleed Out
January 1, 2011
Behind the camera10
- 2025Horror in the High Desert 4: Majesty Director, Writer, Executive Producer
- 2024Horror in the High Desert 3: Firewatch Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Editor
- 2023Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
- 2021Horror in the High Desert Writer, Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer
- 2020Reaptown Director, Writer
- 2019Infernum Director, Writer
- 2018Miserable Sinners Director, Writer
- 2016The Dark Hand Director, Writer
- 2015Hunting Director, Writer, Executive Producer