


All the actors operated their own cameras, pulled off their own practical effects and lit their own scenes while Savage directed them remotely. Host released within the first few months of the stay at home order in 2020, and Social Distance made its appearance during November 2020. The movie stars Haley Bishop ( Deep State), Radina Drandova ( Dawn of the Deaf), Edward Linard ( The Rebels), Jemma Moore ( Doom: Annihilation), Caroline Ward ( Stalling It) and Emma Louise Webb ( The Crown). During the COVID-19 pandemic, horror creators have turned to webcam services such as Zoom as a means of making new movies. Six friends accidentally invite the attention of a demonic presence during an online séance and begin noticing strange occurrences in their homes. When an evil spirit starts invading their homes, they begin to realize they might not survive the night. Once its time for your movie night, everyone should be able to join the meeting through the invitation you sent out. Host follows six friends who hire a medium to hold a séance via Zoom during lockdown - but they get far more than they bargain for as things quickly go wrong. Entertainment Webcam Horror Films Reflect Our Current Digital Hell Scary movies are a barometer of what society fearsand our current virtual reality is pretty terrifying.

Shudder is the latest to unveil its filmed-in-quarantine project with the horror feature Host, which is set to premiere on the streaming platform July 30.ĭirected by Rob Savage ( Dawn of the Deaf), who wrote the script with Gemma Hurley and Jed Shepherd, Host was shot remotely in the actors’ homes during quarantine and adheres to social distancing rules with inventive ways to deliver the scares, stunts and surprises expected from a horror pic. Just when so many of us have become desensitized to the mundane horror of never-ending Zoom meetings and the isolation of quarantine, comes a movie that explores just that.
