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The Bloody Disgusting-powered Screambox is home to a variety of unique horror content, from originals and exclusives to cult classics and documentaries. With such a rapidly-growing library, there are many hidden gems waiting to be discovered.

Here are five recommendations you can stream on Screambox right now.

Horror in the High Desert

One of the most fruitful uses of found footage in recent memory, Horror in the High Desert is a pseudo-documentary chronicling the bizarre events that stem from the 2017 disappearance of a hiker in the Nevada wilderness.

Writer-director Dutch Marich achieves verisimilitude with smart direction and authentic performances. In classic true crime doc fashion, information is strategically unveiled to maximize impact. The methodical pacing pays off with an incredibly unnerving final 15 minutes of found footage. You’ll immediately want to follow it up with the equally effective sequel, Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva, also on Screambox.

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Filmmaker Dutch Marich’s highly effective found footage horror movies Horror in the High Desert (2021) and Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva (2023) are both now streaming on Screambox, a one-two punch of nightmare fuel that delves into mysterious disappearances in the Nevada wilderness. And we’ve learned more sequels are on the way.

In addition to the already announced Horror in the High Desert 3, which is “almost out,” Marich has taken to social media to announce fourth and fifth installments!

“Part four and five have already started preproduction,” Marich teases.

Stay tuned for more on parts three, four and five as we learn it.

Turn the lights completely off, turn the surround sound volume all the way up, and stream Horror in the High Desert and Horror in the High Desert 2 on Screambox tonight.

In the original Horror in the High Desert (2021), “In July 2017, outdoor enthusiast Gary Hinge went missing in northern Nevada.

Found footage films are usually at their best when they keep the authenticity high and the complexity low, with the best of the best found footage movies favoring chilling simplicity above all else. The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity are two of the all-time greats for a reason, both stripped down, low-budget found footage efforts that still terrify to this day.

Filmmaker Dutch Marich has been tapping into those vibes with his own bone chilling found footage franchise, which kicked off with Horror in the High Desert in 2021 and now continues this year with sequel Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva. The unsettling found footage franchise delves into mysterious disappearances in the Nevada wilderness.

These deeply effective found footage movies bring maximum terror with their minimal approaches to the sub-genre, and they’re Both now streaming on Screambox today!

Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva is a Screambox Exclusive!

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But in the end, everyone can rest and sigh in relief. When the credits roll, and they wake up, everything is over. After all, nothing of it is real, right?

Some horror movies are built precisely on this aspect of the general design of horror. The more real, the better. And people are...

Infernum is a ghost story from director Dutch Marich. To be distributed by Indican Pictures, Infernum tells the tale of a mysterious phenomenon, in which sounds portend the appearance of apparitions. Infernum, the Latin word for Hell, stars Suziey Block (Wonder Valley), Clinton Roper Elledge […]

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