

There have been a few movies to use video chat as a crutch, such as horror movies “Unfriended,” “Unfriended: Dark Web,” and critically acclaimed mystery, “Searching.” While it is easy to compare and contrast, “Host” is a bit more realistic and scarier. But when an evil spirit is conjured, things quickly go wrong.

The premise of the movie is straight forward six friends hire a medium to hold a seance over a Zoom call during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Host” was directed and co-written by Rob Savage and released exclusively on Shudder on July 30. Well, we got our first movie that was shot on a Zoom call. It feels like Zoom and Skype have become a way of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Alex Behunin, Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor
