History Film / MeganIsMissing

But as the kidnapper's attention turns towards Amy, nothing can prepare her for the horror to come, and she may well end up the next one to disappear forever...

Not to be confused with [[Film/Megan that other film with a character called Megan]]

* DaylightHorror: [[spoiler: Several instances, like when Josh is watching Amy in the background of the bridge scene, or more disturbingly, after he finishes burying her alive, when he turns around to leave, the sun has just started coming up.]]

* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The whole film purports to be based on six separate incidents involving teenage girls and sexual predators, none of which have been specified (though the Wikipedia page for Ward Weaver, the murderer of Miranda Gaddis and Ashley Pond, states without citation that this film is loosely based on that particular case).

''Megan is Missing'' is a 2011 [[PsychologicalHorror Psychological horror]] film about two teenage girls who encounter an internet predator. It was directed by Michael Goi and stars Amber Perkins, Rachel Quinn, and Dean Waite.

Megan Stewart is a promiscuous 14-year-old girl with a troubled past. Her best friend Amy Herman is unpopular and socially awkward and clings to her relationship with Megan as a lifeline to social acceptance. They go to parties, chat on cell phones, share secrets with each other, and spend time online. One day, Megan is introduced by an online friend of hers to a boy by the name of Josh. The two of them bond quickly, and Megan finds herself attracted to him, telling Amy about him and eventually agreeing to meet him. Megan vanishes soon after, never to be seen again.

* TooDumbToLive: Amy, we know you've gone through hell, but [[spoiler:was it really the best idea to go off all by yourself in a secluded area, ''twice'', RIGHT AFTER reporting who you believe to be a potentially dangerous kidnapper? And it was already insinuated that you might be in danger? And Josh said that he might come after you?]]

* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The whole film purports to be based on six separate incidents involving teenage girls and sexual predators, none of which have been specified.

* AdultFear: This movie is ALL about the fear of losing children to online predators and boy does it hammer the point home. Over and over...

* HateSink: [[spoiler:Not only is Josh a ManipulativeBastard who kidnapped, tortured, raped and murdered two teenage girls, [[KarmaHoudini he gets away with it too!]] And the scariest part about him is [[AdultFear people like him exist in the real world.]]]]

''Megan is Missing'' is a 2011 horror drama about two teenage girls who encounter an internet predator. It was directed by Michael Goi and stars Amber Perkins, Rachel Quinn, and Dean Waite.

* DuelingMovies: With ''Film/{{Trust}}'', another independent film dealing with the subject of online predators that was released around the same time. The films differ widely in their presentation of the topic, though, with ''Trust'' focusing more on the [[RapeAsDrama dramatic effects of rape]] and ''Megan Is Missing'' being more of a ScareEmStraight-type film [[spoiler: complete with a far darker and {{squick}}ier ending.]]

''Megan is Missing'' is a 2011 horror drama about two teenage girls who encounter an internet predator. It was directed by Michael Goi and stars Amber Perkins, Rachel Quinn and Dean Waite.

Megan Stewart is a promiscuous 14-year-old girl with a troubled past. Her best friend Amy Herman is unpopular and socially awkward, and clings to her relationship with Megan as a lifeline to social acceptance. They go to parties, chat on cell phones, share secrets with each other, and spend time online. One day, Megan is introduced by an online friend of hers to a boy by the name of Josh. The two of them bond quickly, and Megan finds herself attracted to him, telling Amy about him and eventually agreeing to meet him. Megan vanishes soon after, never to be seen again.

* AxCrazy: Josh. At first he looks like a nice and gentle boy. Turns out he's a psychopathic murderer and sexual sadist. Amy in-universe even calls him "crazy".

** Josh's excuses for not showing his face on webcam.

** The majority of the movie is an occasionally creepy but mostly normal found footage movie about two teenage girls and the eventual disappearance of one. Then the last twenty-two minutes become pure terror.

* PresentDayPast: Set in 2007, but features technology more common now: most glaring is that the characters have video chats on their phones. While smartphones with this feature did exist in 2007, it seems unlikely that the characters would have such a phone at 13/14 years old at that time (being that the phones in question would be ridiculously expensive). It was probably done for ease of storytelling, and possibly slightly justified as the characters are mentioned as living in a relatively wealthy area of California.

->''Megan and Amy are best friends. They share secrets. They chat with guys online. And in a few days, they will never be seen again.''

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler: Both Megan and Amy]].

* DisposingOfABody: [[spoiler: Josh manages to dispose of Megan's body and kill Amy in one fell swoop when he buries the barrel containing her corpse as well as Amy herself. While Amy is still alive.]]

* RapeAsDrama: [[spoiler:Happens to Amy at Josh's hands, and definitely happened to Megan before ''and'' after her disappearance.]]

* RapeAsDrama: [[spoiler:Happens to Amy at Josh's hands, and definitely happened to Megan before her disappearance.]]

* RapeAsDrama: Happens [[spoiler:to Amy at Josh's hands]], and definitely happened to Megan before her disappearance.

* RapeAsDrama: [[spoiler:Happens to Amy at Josh's hands, and definitely happened to Megan before her death]].

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickName: Josh isn't the main antagonist's real name. And he makes it very clear when to Amy when he abducts her.