The trailer for Hosts sets the story up as a home invasion piece, but it becomes evident quickly that the invaders aren’t regular criminals out simply for burglary or murder. It is clear that there is a supernatural element at play here. This film is described as a “possession thriller” possibly making the title a bit of a play on words. Are the Hosts the ones hosting dinner, or the ones hosting evil entities in their bodies?

Are the Hosts the ones hosting dinner, or the ones hosting evil entities in their bodies?

A voice-over at the beginning of a trailer makes this feel like a fairy tale or a fable where we might learn a valuable moral lesson by the end. I have to wonder if this family was targeted specifically for something one of them has done rather than just being the victims of poor judgement as far as who to invite to Christmas Eve dinner. Looks like this one is going to give us a lot of blood and tension!

Dark Sky Films brings Hosts to Digital + VOD on October 2nd, 2020. 

Plot Synopsis
On Christmas Eve, an innocent couple become hosts to a malicious entity. Throughout the night they proceed to terrorize a family of five in unimaginably violent and disturbing ways. But these demonic possessions won’t end with this unfortunate family; they mark just the beginning of a horrific worldwide epidemic. Beneath its nerve-jangling suspense, the film offers a dark and bloody insight into how lying to your loved ones can not only alienate them, it can completely destroy your bonds with them forever.