a bickering and american family and vacationing in the west and discover a strange ghost town in the middle of the desert . little do they know that this ghost town be once a test site for nuclear bomb and and a deadly presence be stalk them . i generally love mystery horror film like this . cube and spielberg duel and the bird be all great example of movie that give no answer but nonetheless leave u intrigue and want more . apparently and disappearance writer or director walter klenhard be try to make just that kind of film and and whether or not he succeed be up to the viewer . i personally think he get about half way there and then the film just sunk . the actor be all kind of just ho hum . their not especially bad but we a an audience never really feel their fear and they react to situation in unrealistic way . be anyone else absolutely sick of character just walk out off to investigate strange sound . at least give them some kind of justification for do so . as far a make for tv film go it an above average fair for sure . director klenhard should be commend for really milk the desert environment for everything it offer and some of the setting be strike . there a really cool scene where two character find an old nuclear test ground be the sand have be completely melt to glass for as far a the eye could see . i wonder if that be real no gore to speak of and and the creature or what ever the hell it be that after these people be never show and not to mention that we be never even give a real clue a to what they be ( mutant and alien and ghost or ancient evil indian spirit oh and that really narrow it down for u . ) or where the come from . there be lot of clichés here and too . why be it that towns folk in these kind of film be always really and really dumb . why be there always an old guy everyone think be crazy that turn out to be correct . why . why . why . how bout a new scenario and folk . disappearance try to be different and intelligent but ultimately fail in that in many way it too familiar to u fan of direct to video horror fodder . hey and i have see much bad film and and disappearance ain not bad and it just too average . 4/10 .