Host (2020) KILL COUNT - Summary

Summary

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The speaker introduces Host, a 2020 British found footage film about a group of friends who conduct a seance over Zoom during the COVID-19 lockdown and unleash a malevolent spirit. The speaker praises the film's realism, creativity, scares and kills, and explains how it was made under quarantine conditions with minimal crew and improvised dialogue. The speaker also counts the number of deaths in the film, awards the best and worst kills, and mentions the filmmakers' upcoming projects. The summary ends with the speaker thanking the patrons and the audience.

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1. Host is a British found footage film released in 2020.
2. Host was inspired by a prank video posted by filmmaker Rob Savage on Twitter.
3. Host was produced and released under quarantine conditions, with the actors filming themselves in their own homes.
4. Host is a screen capture film that uses the actual Zoom program with its official permission.
5. Host has a runtime of 56 minutes and features a zoom call time limit as a plot device.
6. Host involves a group of friends who conduct a seance by Zoom that goes wrong when one of them invents a fake spirit.
7. Host has eight deaths, six of them women and two of them men, with an average of one kill every seven minutes.
8. Host has a lot of practical effects and stunts performed by the actors and stunt team, with minimal visual effects to enhance them.
9. Host received critical acclaim and led to a deal with Blumhouse and Sam Raimi for the filmmakers.
10. Host writer Jed Shepherd is making a real-time horror video game starring the ladies from Host.