Host

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Host

2020

57m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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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

An effective shocker for our quarantine times.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 7, 2021

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Adam Nayman

Sight & Sound

For what it is, it works.

Feb 7, 2021

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Philip De Semlyen

Time Out

Until someone makes a film about a haunted sourdough starter, this ingenious horror movie will remain the zeitgeistiest thing to emerge from lockdown.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 5, 2020

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Kat Halstead

Common Sense Media

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.

Jun 11, 2025

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Rocco T. Thompson

Rue Morgue Magazine

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.

Jul 3, 2024

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Akos Peterbencze

Frame Rated (Medium)

...in a genre that’s challenging enough itself with various forms (see also the brilliantly written and shocking 2018 masterpiece Searching), Host took advantage of a global pandemic in a delicious way.

Jul 26, 2023

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Justin H

The Movie is Fantastic at the same time it is thrilling

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/06/25

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Dusty R

This was a fun little ride of a movie and finishes up in an hour. The brief glimpses and quick scares were great. I was standing in my gym close to the TV and actually found myself backing away for fear of the next scare. Great stuff !

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/04/25

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Logan L

I have seen Host three times now, and I have to say it’s one of the most tense, eerie horror movies out there even viewing it years removed from the COVID-19 pandemic and everything that came along with that mess. By time the tension really picks up and things start happening, you forget that this movie is only an hour long because you feel like you’re trapped with the characters in this nightmare scenario. Sure, everything in this movie except for the situational premise (zoom call POV, very original because who would’ve thought this would ever work for a horror movie?) has been done before, but the way it’s done here will still make you hold your breath in anticipation of what’s coming next until the very last jump scare that rounds out the movie. Host is terrific for what it is and is a must-see for anyone who’s a fan of found footage-style horror.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/21/25

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Julia T

The style and background noise made this genuinely unbearable.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/18/25

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Alexander T

This movie is very scary. Wow. It has lots of suspense and is just a great movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/11/25

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Rob W

Think Blair Witch Project but as a pandemic zoom seance. Very original and clever!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/10/25

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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

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