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(movie) Horror In The High Desert(2021) – there is hope for mockumentary/found footage!

Just when you think there is no more hope for found footage and mockumentaries, the vast sea of boring lookalikes and clones has expired its reign and there is a void. But, not anymore. This little movie, directed and written by Dutch Marich shows how can you make a good and creepy movie with little budget. Well, the movie is a mockumentary about disappearance of Gary Hinge(Eric Mencis), who was an experienced outdoor expert and vanished in the desert of Nevada. There are couple of interviewees like Gary´s sister Beverly, private investigator Salerno and couple of Gary´s friends who talk bout what could happen and we find out that Gary discovered something really creepy in the deep desert when he smelled smoke and stumbled upon a little cabin. Last third of the movie are videos of Gary´s last night and then movie turns into found footage run and scare action. The villain(s) look awesome that little minutes we see them on screen and overall atmosphere is ominous and hopeless, almost made me believe that really happened. The only illogical hole in the script for me was: someone drove Gary´s pickup truck on the other side of desert to fool authorities, but how did he or they get back to where they live, far in the desert? On foot? Anyway, this is a superb movie. Chilling and creepy. Recommendation.

(movie) Shudder´s Glorious(2022) is an interesting psychodelic horror idea.

Shudder somehow became trademark for quality horror lately and this is really an interesting idea made into movie. Ryan Kwanten of True Blood fame stars in this one as Wes, guy who just came through painful breakup with Brenda(Sylvia Grace Crim) and he travels along highway and he himself does not know where. Wes stops at a little rest stop and drinks himself to oblivion as he burns Brenda´s and his stuff and passes out. When he comes to, he runs to toilet to puke and realizes he is locked inside with a voice coming from glory hole(J.K. Simmons is brilliant as a voice). That voice presents itself as god Ghat and asks favor of Wes, then things start to complicate. Well, this maybe doesn´t sound promising or inviting but you gotta watch this one, believe you me. This is practically a one man movie, with couple of actors appearing in couple of minutes but Kwanten did a hell of a job with this one. I love how psychodelic parts collide with mindfuck and cosmic horror in this one. This is a good movie. Directed by Rebekah McKendry.

(movie) The Fear Footage(2018) is an anthology found footage horror!

Director/writer Ricky Umberger managed to create a superb movie with little budget but great story. This is an anthology horror done in found footage style, not unlike some of the V/H/S sequels. Story goes around deputy Leo Cole who vanished without trace while investigating a house that was demolished but reappeared. The footage is from his body cam. While investigating the house Leo watched couple of segments of this anthology movie. In almost every anthology horror, there is one or couple of fillers, but not in this one. All of the segments are interesting, gory, from creepy clown story, across cultists to abandoned demonic church in the woods, all of them just rule. The overall wrapping up of the main story is also done great and left me wanting for more. This proves how little money you need if you have a great story and know your horror. Hats off!