very low budget internet horror fable from the trans writer—director jane schoenbrun.th grade and there was an internet lockdown hit called host, and a little bit of paranormal activity. so a young woman joins an internet game, an occult game, in which what you have to do is say, "i want to go to the world's fair" three times and you have to prick yourfingers — so, shades of candyman. and the idea is that then you'll start to change somehow. and we start to see videos that she's posting about her life, and does she start to change or is it alljust in her mind? meanwhile, somebody else gets in touch with her. she can't see the man, but we can. and on the one hand, it is a creepy horror movie. it's also very much a film about the way in which young people relate to the internet, the way in which it can be isolating but can also be a community. it's interesting that jane schoenbrun describes themself as somebody who grew up and understands the internet, rather than a film being made by somebody who's outside of it. so that's why i say it reminded me very much of eighth gr