Hosts

Hosts

Make yourself at home.

Directed by Richard Oakes, Adam Leader

Produced by Dark Fable Media, Odins Light

202089 min4.9 / 10

A relentless, graphically violent possession horror that weaponizes Christmas domesticity into a nightmare of sustained terror and gore.

On Christmas Eve, an innocent couple become hosts to a malicious entity. Throughout the night they terrorise a family of five in unimaginably violent and disturbing ways.

Questions people ask

  • Does Hosts end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 100% of films.

  • Is Hosts scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is Hosts violent? Yes, very. More violent than 99% of films.

  • Is Hosts easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.

  • Is Hosts sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

24/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity71

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise18

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Hosts

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Hosts

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Hosts, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Hosts, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Hosts, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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