Premium Formats, they call them, and I have experienced almost every single format out there.īut one in particular always eluded me for various reasons: 4DX.ĤDX is a premium format that allows films to be projected with various practical effects like rain, wind, strobe lighting and motion-seats. And now there’s a bevy of options to see your movie in such as RealD 3D, Dolby, IMAX, and Laser Projection.

I mean, who doesn’t? The chance to see a great horror movie up on the biggest screen possible is one of the simplest pleasures in life.

Warning: This article includes Scream VI spoilers. The film is produced by Douglas Cox of Shadowhouse Films, in association with Boo-Urns. Host is written by Savage, Gemma Hurley and Jed Shepherd Savage and Shepherd also serve as executive producers. “ is a great horror film that cleverly uses the idea of a Zoom séance to fashion a story that’s uniquely realistic and terrifying, with jaw-dropping stunts done entirely by the actors,” says Craig Engler, Shudder’s General Manager. “Due to social distancing precautions, Savage never set foot in the same room as his actors at any point during production and instead directed them remotely.” The film stars Haley Bishop ( Deep State), Radina Drandova ( Dawn of the Deaf), Edward Linard ( The Rebels), Jemma Moore ( Doom: Annihilation), Caroline Ward ( Stalling It) and Emma Louise Webb ( The Crown), who also operated their own cameras, helped pull off their own practical effects, and lit their own scenes, notes the press release. When an evil spirit starts invading their homes, they begin to realize they might not survive the night.” “ Host is the story of six friends who hire a medium to hold a séance over Zoom during lockdown, but they get far more than they bargain for as things quickly go wrong. In the tradition of the very first V/H/S and Unfriended, Shudder is answering the call with Host, a new Zoom-based horror film from Rob Savage ( Dawn of the Deaf) that will premiere on Thursday, July 30th.Ĭommissioned, written, produced and set to be released in under three months, Host was shot remotely during quarantine, all filmed by the actors in their own homes.

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