Horror movie zoom call11/2/2023 ![]() ![]() I was skeptical at first because a Zoom horror movie really felt like a cash in, but Host left me pleasantly surprised. In fact, the acting is so great, it’s like you’re on the Zoom call with the six friends. Despite this, the references to Covid-19 in the movie are quite subtle, and do not at all take away from the genuineness of the movie. That’s right, for those of you who were concerned: the filming of this movie was responsibly distanced. It actually stars these same friends and essentially had them working as their own cinematographers and producers, with a little help from stunt experts. Inspired by a prank that Savage pulled on his friends over Zoom, using his own house and a cleverly inserted clip of the Spanish film Rec, Host is about a virtual seance that goes haywire when one of the friends accidentally summons a demonic spirit. Refreshingly though, rather than dwell on the virus itself, which would have been the obvious choice for director Rob Savage-and definitely the more depressing choice- Host takes the classic “haunting” premise, combines Paranormal Activity scares with Unfriended social media flair, and pieces it all into today’s context, resulting in an entertaining and spookily relevant thrill ride. We had to expect that, sooner or later, a movie would be created during lockdown over Zoom, and it’s only fitting that during this nightmarish time in history, it’s a horror flick.
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