# Host (2025)

> A troubled student confronts folklore-born terror inside an isolated reform school where obedience, cruelty, and maternal rage blur the line between victim and cause.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7486391

## Facts

- Runtime: 125 min
- Genres: Horror
- Director: Pairach Khumwan
- Cast: Thitiya Jirapornsilp, Veerinsara Tangkitsuvanich, Pisitpol Ekpongpisit, Narinthorn Na Bangchang, Weeraya Zhang, Nutkitta Poonsukwattana, Sanutcha Janchoom, Panjai Sirisuwan
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38624355/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, oppressive, dread-filled, late night horror viewing, folk horror marathon

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