‘ZOOM’ A NEW KIND OF SCARY!
18th August 2020
‘Host’ is a new kind of horror movie! It was shot during quarantine at a number of actors’ homes and adheres to social distancing rules with inventive ways to deliver the scares, stunts and surprises. The actors operated their own cameras, pulled off their own practical effects and lit their own scenes whilst Savage directed them remotely.
We chatted over Zoom about the success, filming in lockdown, friendship and creativity.
The Plot : Six friends get together during lockdown for their weekly zoom call. It’s Haley’s turn to organise an activity and instead of a quiz, she’s arranged for a Medium to conduct a séance. Bored and feeling mischievous, Jemma decides to have some fun and invents a story about a boy in her school who hanged himself. However, her prank gives license for a demonic presence to cross over, taking on the guise of the boy in Jemma’s made-up story. The friends begin noticing strange occurrences in their homes as the evil presence begins to make itself known, and they soon realise that they might not survive the night.
