Host 2020

Zoom séance kicks off during lockdown

During the July 2020 lockdown in London, Haley arranges a weekly Zoom call for her friends. They gather for a virtual séance led by the medium Seylan, who stresses that spirits deserve respect. Most of the group treats it as a game, while Haley takes it more seriously.

Teddy is cut off from the call

As the session unfolds, Teddy is forced to leave when his girlfriend Jinny disconnects him from the chat. The rest of the group continues the séance with growing unease. The split between participants sets a tense tone for what follows.

Jemma senses a deceased school friend

Jemma claims she feels a chilling tension around her neck and starts crying, insisting she can sense a school friend who died by hanging. Her fear adds to the eerie atmosphere of the online gathering. The others react with skepticism and growing discomfort.

Seylan's connection drops; prank revealed

Seylan's internet cuts out, breaking the connection. Jemma confesses she invented the story about the deceased friend out of boredom, which enrages Haley and strains the group's dynamics. The séance is left in a fragile, unsettled state.

Hauntings intensify around the house

The surviving members experience a string of terrifying phenomena: Haley's chair is pulled by an unseen force, faint legs appear in Caroline's attic, Haley's camera shows a ghostly presence in the hallway, and Emma's wine glass shatters without contact. The events shift from rumor to undeniable danger. Fear and confusion mount as the house seems alive.

Haley reopens contact with Seylan

Haley gets back in touch with Seylan and asks a series of questions to determine the spirit's nature. Seylan quickly confirms that the entity is not friendly. The group clings to any hint of control as the danger grows.

Tulpa theory and demon enters

Seylan explains that Jemma's prank may have created a tulpa, a thought-form capable of taking the guise of the deceased and inviting a demon into the living world. She instructs them to close the séance, but the demon interrupts and severs the connection again. The warning goes unheeded as fear overrides reason.

The group struggles to close the session

The group believes the ordeal is over and begins to leave, but the demon continues to intrude on their feeds. The call deteriorates as distorted images flicker on screens and irrational panic sets in. The danger deepens despite their attempts to end the session.

Radina discovers Alan's body

Radina exits the room, unaware that her boyfriend Alan's body hangs behind her on screen. The unsettling moment heightens the sense that the danger is closer than anyone realizes. The online gathering has turned into a deadly trap.

Caroline is attacked on camera

Caroline's Zoom background loops while the real Caroline is attacked as the demon smashes her head into the keyboard. Haley and Jemma watch in horror as the on-screen violence unfolds. The fate of the group grows increasingly grim.

Emma confronts the demon with a mask and footprints

Emma uses a face filter that places a masked, invisible figure in her living space. The demon approaches, causing her to scatter flour on the floor to reveal footprints as cupboards burst open. She scrambles to escape and retreat to her bedroom.

Teddy returns and is killed in the garden

Teddy reappears on the call only to be driven into a terrifying chase in the garden. The demon, taking a humanoid form, knocks him down and a lighter drops, starting a fire that consumes him. The group realizes the threat is no longer contained to the screens.

Emma dies during her escape attempt

Emma finally opens a window to escape but trips and falls to her death amid the escalating chaos. The haunting has claimed another victim as the group spirals deeper into horror. The online world and the real world blur in the deadly trap.

Jemma breaks into Haley's home

Jemma arrives at Haley's house and checks the Zoom laptop to confirm Emma and Teddy's deaths. The demon smashes a bottle and destroys the kitchen as Haley and Jemma try to flee, using the camera flash to light their way. The pair race through a haunted house to safety.