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‘Host’ Filmmakers Tease the Upcoming Horror Movie They’re Making With Sam Raimi

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If you’re a fan of Shudder’s Host and you want to learn as much as you can about the production, you’ll want to give a listen to the latest episode of Bloody Disgusting’s Boo Crew Podcast, which features a nearly hour-long interview with director Rob Savage and co-writer Jed Shepherd. Savage and Shepherd touch upon everything from the real seance the cast conducted prior to filming the 60-minute movie to the film’s VFX and how they were pulled off remotely by the team, and they even tease a behind the scenes featurette that’s coming soon.

During the chat, Savage and Shepherd also touch upon what they’ve got in the works post-Host, again promising “an amazing follow-up” film they’re hoping to make. As they note, whether or not that movie gets made will largely depend on how many people stream Host through Shudder. But one movie that’s definitely in the works is a one-location supernatural feature being produced by Sam Raimi. That project was announced before Host became an indie horror sensation, and the duo tells the Boo Crew that it’s going to be something special.

We’ve got a great script that we’re really excited about. It’s not a spoiler to say that it’s in this similar supernatural space, but it pushes in a much different direction from Host,” Savage explains. “It’s one of those ideas where you hear it, it’s very simple, and you’re amazed that nobody’s ever done it before. When we first talked about it, we immediately Google’d and we couldn’t believe that nobody happened upon this idea before. It feels so fundamental in the way that it tackles the horror genre.”

He continues, “So we’re really hoping that when the world goes back to normal that’ll be the next thing we do outside of the found footage genre.”

Yeah, it’s one of those ideas where, like, I’m constantly watching old horror movies thinking, ‘It must be from this. It’s too good to be true.’ But it’s not. It’s original,” Shepherd adds.

Speaking about a recent table-read of the script, Savage notes, “Working with [Sam Raimi] is an absolute dream for both of us. He’s a filmmaker who really inspired us.”

You can listen to the full Episode #147 below, which also provides some clues in regards to Easter eggs and expanded mythology that you can find when you revisit Host on Shudder!

Writer in the horror community since 2008. Editor in Chief of Bloody Disgusting. Owns Eli Roth's prop corpse from Piranha 3D. Has four awesome cats. Still plays with toys.

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Matilda Firth Joins the Cast of Director Leigh Whannell’s ‘Wolf Man’ Movie

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Pictured: Matilda Firth in 'Christmas Carole'

Filming is underway on The Invisible Man director Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man for Universal and Blumhouse, which will be howling its way into theaters on January 17, 2025.

Deadline reports that Matilda Firth (Disenchanted) is the latest actor to sign on, joining Christopher Abbott (Poor Things),  Julia Garner (The Royal Hotel), and Sam Jaeger.

The project will mark Whannell’s second monster movie and fourth directing collaboration with Blumhouse Productions (The Invisible Man, Upgrade, Insidious: Chapter 3).

Wolf Man stars Christopher Abbott as a man whose family is being terrorized by a lethal predator.

Writers include Whannell & Corbett Tuck as well as Lauren Schuker Blum & Rebecca Angelo.

Jason Blum is producing the film. Ryan Gosling, Ken Kao, Bea Sequeira, Mel Turner and Whannell are executive producers. Wolf Man is a Blumhouse and Motel Movies production.

In the wake of the failed Dark Universe, Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man has been the only real success story for the Universal Monsters brand, which has been struggling with recent box office flops including the comedic Renfield and period horror movie The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Giving him the keys to the castle once more seems like a wise idea, to say the least.

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