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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Critics Consensus

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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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

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.

Rated: 4/10

Sep 18, 2025

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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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Tank B

W.O.W. Brilliant, seducing, true horror at its finest. Made in little to no budget during the pandemic, this thriller gives you everything you could ask for. Horror veterans will love it and newbies will have nightmares for weeks. One of the best of its kind, Host is short, to the point, and unforgiving.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/09/25

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Eddie M

Wowww what a short film👏🏾 for the director to make a movie during covid for something that we can all relate to during the unfortunate was amazing ill be honest the beginning was a little slow but finally once the film found the way to get me interested i was in 100%, to add humor to the film in horror is hard but adding it in such scene to keep the dialogue going is phenomenal i dont get scared or startled but the scares were good(i didnt get scared to make it clear lol) great film👍🏾

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/04/25

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Dave K

Overrated clap clap clap clap clap. The acting is poor, what little plot is there barely breathes, and the story is contrived and unoriginal spin of overused unimaginative jump and spook scares.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/31/25

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Tyler J.

Effing SPOOKY - wow, also called on Covid core

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/26/25

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Bradley H.

I think everyone thought this was good because they were locked inside their house all year and anything seemed enjoyable. I didn’t see it until 2024 so the world was back to normal and I could see how unentertaining the movie actually is.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/21/25

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Jackson M.

Host is so freaking scary, but also really fun and also the acting is INCREDIBLE

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/20/25

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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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