The Host may refer to:

• The Host (Canterbury Tales), a character in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales
• The Host (novel), a 2008 novel by Stephenie Meyer
• The Host, a 1991 novel by Peter Emshwiller

• The Host (2006 film), a South Korean monster film by Bong Joon-ho
• The Host (2013 film), a film based on Stephenie Meyer's eponymous 2008 novel
• The Host (2020 film), a Dutch mystery thriller film

• "The Host", a song by Built to Spill from Ancient Melodies of the Future (2001)

• "The Host" (Star Trek: The Next Generation), the 97th episode in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation
• "The Host" (The X-Files), an episode of the television series The X-Files

• Lorne (Angel), a character on the television series Angel

• Host (disambiguation)