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DVD Released (Y/M/D): 2010-01-26

Genre: Thriller

Sub-genre: Horror

Director: Bruce McDonald

Stars: Stephen McHattie , Lisa Houle , Georgina Reilly , Hrant Alianak , Daniel Fathers , Beatriz Yuste , Tony Burgess , Boyd Banks , Rick Roberts (voice), Hannah Fleming , Rachel Burns , Laura Nordin

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Synopsis: It's not just the snow storm that's chilling in this Canadian zombie movie from director Bruce McDonald (THE TRACEY FRAGMENTS). Stephen McHattie (WATCHMEN) stars as controversy-courting radio DJ Grant Mazzy, who can only find work in Pontypool, Ontario, where he broadcasts his show from the church basement. The monotony of relaying the small-town news of a blizzard is broken when Grant begins to report strange stories of violence to his listeners. It is soon revealed that there's a virus infecting the whole town, and Grant and his coworkers barricade themselves in the office. But the virus doesn't use the standard methods of blood or air for its transmission; instead, language is responsible for the disease, which leaves Grant wondering whether it is better to spread the news or keep quiet. Source: RottenTomatoes.com

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