

This time, the two things had converged, and I’m not ashamed to admit that it made the horror playing out on the screen far more immersive and effective.


Throughout the film’s 57-minute run time, I kept being absorbed by the fact I was watching these Zoom calls play out on the device I regularly use for video calling friends and family. My Galaxy Tab S7 Plus has been a staple device in my life throughout the pandemic whether that has been watching films or using video calling apps to connect with people in my life. That's a large screen for a tablet - and the resolution is fantastic at 1752 x 2800 - but it's also significantly smaller than my TV. With my housemate enjoying video games in our living room on our TV, I took to my Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Plus and its 12.4-inch Super AMOLED display to watch Host. It specifically uses Zoom - software that many of us have had to wrangle with over the course of 2020 - and the film was specifically made and set within the pandemic to ensure it feels more real. Rains, Jeremy Holm, Larry Fessenden, Ezra Buzzington, and Kristina Klebe.After over six months of regularly using video calling software to speak to colleagues around the world and various calls with friends and family, Host has more impact than it would have had it released in 2019. Brooklyn 45 premiered at this year’s SXSW with positive reviews from critics. When an unplanned séance goes wrong, the friends discover they don’t know each other as well as they believed. Written and directed by Ted Geoghegan, the period horror piece follows old friends gathering to mourn the loss of a dear at the close of World War II.

On June 9, Shudder will also release Brooklyn 45. The film is also remembered for winning the first-ever Oscar for Best Makeup. It stars David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne, and John Woodvine, among others. Fans flocked to watch the movie which grossed $62 million over a $5.8 production budget, leading to the 1997 An American Werewolf in Paris sequel, although not as successful as the first movie. While the premise seems pretty frightening, Landis - who also penned the script - added much humorousness to savvily dose the horror and the comedy moments. As a result, one of them turns into a werewolf himself. Released in 1981, the story sees two American friends attacked by a werewolf in England. On Thursday, June 1, Shudder subscribers can watch the beloved An American Werewolf in London on their favorite streamer. Here are all the release dates for the new TV series and movies coming out via the streaming service this month. A classic comedy horror movie directed by John Landis is one of the scariest films heading to Shudder in June 2023.
