Horror in the High Desert comes into the field of mockumentaries with a simple premise: A hike goes missing in the High Desert of Nevada, and people try to find out how and why. The mystery is part of the plot, and it revolves around how family members, closed ones, and police forces, manage to find the clues, one by one, of what truly happened with Gary, the protagonist.
Missing persons is quite the over used plotline, but it always manages to capture the imagination by its sheer concept. The idea of getting lost in the wilderness of the Nevada forests and mountains is quite the spooky thought, and so the movie tries to play that while juxtaposing the beauty of nature with the horrors that lurk underneath its facade.
The movie takes its time to build up the mood and set the scene. It takes a while, and I can see that turning away a lot of people. It is the kind of movie that you need some patience to get into, particularly if you are watching it alone, but, ultimately, it does manage to deliver with a very simple yet effective horror fest of found-footage proportions near the end, which I'm sure fans of movies such as The Blair Witch Project, will enjoy. Fair warning, it takes a while, and I would certainly have preferred it to be a little more fast paced, but still, an entertaining and spooky flick for fans of the genre.
Missing persons is quite the over used plotline, but it always manages to capture the imagination by its sheer concept. The idea of getting lost in the wilderness of the Nevada forests and mountains is quite the spooky thought, and so the movie tries to play that while juxtaposing the beauty of nature with the horrors that lurk underneath its facade.
The movie takes its time to build up the mood and set the scene. It takes a while, and I can see that turning away a lot of people. It is the kind of movie that you need some patience to get into, particularly if you are watching it alone, but, ultimately, it does manage to deliver with a very simple yet effective horror fest of found-footage proportions near the end, which I'm sure fans of movies such as The Blair Witch Project, will enjoy. Fair warning, it takes a while, and I would certainly have preferred it to be a little more fast paced, but still, an entertaining and spooky flick for fans of the genre.
