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Six friends accidentally invite the attention of a demonic presence during an online séance and begin noticing strange occurrences in their homes.

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Lean, suspenseful, and scary, Host uses its timely premise to deliver a nastily effective treat for horror enthusiasts.

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Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News 02/07/2021
3/4
An effective shocker for our quarantine times. Go to Full Review
Adam Nayman Sight & Sound 02/07/2021
For what it is, it works. Go to Full Review
Philip De Semlyen Time Out 12/05/2020
4/5
Until someone makes a film about a haunted sourdough starter, this ingenious horror movie will remain the zeitgeistiest thing to emerge from lockdown. Go to Full Review
David Day Horror Movie Talk Sep 18
4/10
Host brings literally nothing new to the table at all. Everything I saw during my watching of this movie is stolen whole cloth from another found footage movie of varying title. Go to Full Review
Kat Halstead Common Sense Media Jun 11
A number of lockdown horrors made an impact in the early 2020s, but this clever Zoom-based chiller makes smart use of what became a very familiar medium during that time. Go to Full Review
Rocco T. Thompson Rue Morgue Magazine 07/03/2024
an of-our-moment frightener whose storyline takes a back seat to its penetrating undertone of disconnected anxiety, made all the more impactful by how authentically it captures our now daily ritual of grasping for each other across the digital void. Go to Full Review
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Jaidyn F. @RT14794269 2d I really liked this movie See more R T @RT68034831 2d As an avid horror fan since 6yrs, old Host really scared me! It doesn’t reinvent the online séance/found-footage horror formula, but it executes it so well that it feels fresh anyway. The pacing, tension, and inventive jump scares kept escalating, and it constantly found clever new visual angles to make familiar ideas feel genuinely frightening. I recommend it highly for any horror fanatic looking for a major high quality scare or where I loved it the most as a kid, at a sleepover! See more Max M @Wookie95 May 17 Horrible Start builds up some tension but no real plot or resolution. Quite cheap ending too. See more Garry A @heavyg May 17 I could have done without just watching the girls talk to themselves during the first 20 minutes. It turned out to be decent movie. I did get startled a couple times. See more Andre D @Mz.bxk May 7 Intense must watch, loved the plot, feel bad for teddy catching strays but if you have low patience with common sense Jenna will get under your skin like no one ever has See more joy D @joy.do May 4 I always find it hard to immerse myself in found footage horror films but I found this to be by far the best execution of the concept. I was in constant tension and scanning each room of the characters in the zoom call waiting for the jump scare. The acting is good and most of the characters feel real. The short runtime of 50 minutes is also refreshing and the movie doesn't overstay its welcome. Final act is too rushed and just generally exaggerated. Recommended if you don't absolutely hate the typical tropes of the genre like the stupid mistakes of characters, or the fact that there are always moments where they just have to pick up the camera when running away from monsters See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Six friends accidentally invite the attention of a demonic presence during an online séance and begin noticing strange occurrences in their homes.
Director
Rob Savage
Screenwriter
Rob Savage, Gemma Hurley, Jed Shepherd
Production Co
Shadowbox Films Inc. , Boo-Urns
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 30, 2020
Runtime
57m