It’s particularly exciting when you see the genesis of a film on the internet, but even more rewarding when you then witness its creation and success, especially in 2020! Director Rob Savage came up with the ingenious plan of creating a horror out of lockdown, in a different way to what we’ve all experience, because Host isn’t your usual Zoom call…

With welcomingly eerie echoes of The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity, we witness six friends who get together for their regular zoom call but this time instead of a quiz, one member has arranged for a medium to join them and conduct a séance. In order to add to the spookiness, another friend decides to make up a devastating story that isn’t true but then… oh yes… strange occurrences start to take over their individual homes! Check out the trailer below for this Shudder Original from Vertigo Releasing:

Host will be released in cinemas and on digital platforms on 4th December, with special Halloween screenings taking place on 31st October, with an exclusive cast and crew Q&A.