“Host:” Quarantine Horror for the Online Generation (Review)
Shudder’s Host (not a particularly original title, I must say) attempts to bring the spooks to “the quarantine generation” by presenting us with a scary Zoom call during lockdown.
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Aling Nene, is pregnant and almost at her due date. She’s cleaning the household while Tatay Rode and Elai, the eldest daughter is taking care of the harvest while the youngest son, Detoy is still asleep in their room. Aling Nene sees an “Aswang” near their house and starts to panic. She tells Tatay Rode about this but he shoves it off and laughs. At night, Elai and Tatay Rode argues about her future. While they sleep, Aling Nene dreams about the “Aswang” she saw in the woods. She wakes up from her dream. She hears the sound of the “Aswang” and immediately wakes up Tatay Rode and he’s about to give a fight. But then, the alleged “Aswang” turns to be real human soldiers who wants their house and lot for the Kaliwa Dam project. The two children runs off while Aling Nene tries to secure their future. The parents were killed trying to save their children. While the two finds out the truth when they got away from the soldiers. The future now lies in the hands of the two children.
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Aling Nene, is pregnant and almost at her due date. She’s cleaning the household while Tatay Rode and Elai, the eldest daughter is taking care of the harvest while the youngest son, Detoy is still asleep in their room. Aling Nene sees an “Aswang” near their house and starts to panic. She tells Tatay Rode about this but he shoves it off and laughs. At night, Elai and Tatay Rode argues about her future. While they sleep, Aling Nene dreams about the “Aswang” she saw in the woods. She wakes up from her dream. She hears the sound of the “Aswang” and immediately wakes up Tatay Rode and he’s about to give a fight. But then, the alleged “Aswang” turns to be real human soldiers who wants their house and lot for the Kaliwa Dam project. The two children runs off while Aling Nene tries to secure their future. The parents were killed trying to save their children. While the two finds out the truth when they got away from the soldiers. The future now lies in the hands of the two children.
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Written By:Jean A. Evangelista
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Runtime:13 minutes
Studio:Alak at Pelikula Production
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