10 Horror Movies That Brutally Punish Your Curiosities

From Rob Savage, Gemma Hurley and Jed Shepherd, last year's Host was a dollop of great horror at a time when horror hounds needed it most.

With the very real world having largely shut down, Host proved to be one of the freshest, most unique horror movies to come along in many a year. While we'd seen online-driven efforts previously - such as Unfriended and Smiley - Host was a different level of quality and terror across the board.

As its lead characters find themselves quarantining at home, Host sees a group video chat take a turn for the sinister when curious Haley decided to spice things up by hiring a medium to perform a séance during said catch-up.

To be specific, it's not necessarily the séance itself that causes things to go array; more how one of the group, Jemma, lies about making contact with a deceased friend. It's from here on out that things get spooky, as this prank summons a real spirit who, by the time Host concludes, has caused the death of six of our main characters, and presumably killed the remaining two.

Famously, Host was impressively put together in just 12 weeks, filmed solely through Zoom, and relied on each of its cast members to do their own lighting, make-up and general setup work.