It should be no surprise to anyone that the pervasive world of social media is finding its way into more and more horror cinema: as for the new breed of influencers which inhabit this world, their pursuit of ‘likes’, the drive for more and more content, the fight for revenue generation – of course this is going to lead to horrifying scenarios and set-ups. It’d be weird if it didn’t.
Joining the ranks, step up Z director Brandon Christiansen with his latest film Superhost, a tale of travel vloggers Teddy and Clare (Osric Chau, Sara Canning) who are desperate to avoid oblivion, i.e. a dwindling series of returns on their ventures/adventures. There’s a lot riding on their upcoming stay at the super-modern des res Sugar House; their relationship is as fragile as their brand, in its own way. Things look good at Sugar House initially, despite some, shall we say ‘oddities’ in the house – but after a few hiccups, Teddy and Clare decide to try and make the best out of their situation, including playing on their apparently unhinged hostess, Rebecca (Gracie Gillam), who is sure to be good for the channel – right?
Warped Perspective has a Blu-ray copy of Superhost, a Shudder Original release, to give away to one of the site’s UK-based readers. What do you say? All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is to email the site (keri AT warped-perspective.com) with ‘Superhost’ as your title. The competition will be drawn on Friday, 8th April.
Good luck!
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