Bloat trailer teases a horror unfolding over long-distance video calls

A woman seen on a video call stands in her kitchen holding a knife. In the top left is an image of her husband on the other end of the call.

After the success of coronavirus Zoom nightmare Host, it was only a matter of time before more video call-based horror movies rolled out.

Next up is Bloat, a film that unfolds via video calls between a soldier and his family who are vacationing abroad in Japan. The problem? After almost drowning, one of their sons starts to exhibit some unusual symptoms — and the dad has to contend with things via ever-glitchy long distance technology.

Ben McKenzie and Bojana Novakovic star in writer/director Pablo Absento’s modern take on the found footage genre.

Bloat is in theatres and on demand from March 7.

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