![]() But of course, an evil spirit shows up and begins terrorizing the group in each of their separate locations. Host is a film seen through several small screens, over the linked-up video call of six friends who hold a séance during quarantine. Shudder-the thriller, horror, and suspense-themed streaming service-recently announced that a new film coming their catalog on July 30, Host, was made during the coronavirus lockdown, with the cast and crew strictly following social distancing guidelines. Still, Seance is a smart, satisfying movie and a promising debut by Barrett.Finally there's a film that expresses the true horror of Zoom calls. They're still appealing, as many seem driven by loneliness, but if the few connections that are made on-screen could have been emotionally elevated a little bit, their impact could have been much stronger. But the mood also extends to the characters, who sometimes seem half-frozen themselves. When something suddenly jumps out, it carries a bigger shock. The movie's mood, which matches the ever drifting snow, is chilled and quiet, enhancing the quality of the scary scenes. Sometimes the movie plays right into them (as when one character decides to practice her ballet, alone, in the dark, with headphones on, while a killer is loose), and other times, nothing is what it seems. The feature directing debut by screenwriter Simon Barrett ( You're Next, The Guest, Blair Witch) - who also directed the wrapraound segment of V/H/S/2 - Seance shows a definite awareness of movie history and horror clichés. Inspired by gory Italian horror classics, this hushed, wintry movie mixes things up and keeps viewers guessing by cleverly alternating supernatural, nightmare imagery with human-created scares.
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