50 Greatest Horror Movies Of The 21st Century
35. Host (2020)
Plot: During the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of British students experience supernatural hauntings during a Zoom call.
Host could be called '2020: The Movie'.
As a movie filmed through Zoom during the pandemic, it's a film intrinsically tied to that year, and let's be real, 2020 was a real-life horror story and this terrifying scare-fest conjures the emotions associated with that year awfully well.
Still, it's also a very uplifting film in a different sort of way, in that it's a lovely display of creativity and innovation in an unprecedented time when the world had gone to s**t. Even when they were all in lockdown, this cast and crew were able to come together and deliver one of the finest horror films of the decade so far - that's something to treasure.
It's a very strong horror film beyond the historical context though. The characters are engaging, the pacing is watertight and the film's great jump scares prove that, in the right hands, that often-maligned scare tactic can work really well.