PONTYPOOL (2008)
January 23, 2026 : 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm
“Fiercely intelligent and original…Riddled with nail-biting tension and scenes that are quite simply scary as hell.” – Dread Central
Directed by veteran cult Canadian filmmaker Bruce McDonald (Hard Core Logo), PONTYPOOL arrived at a moment of zombie-film oversaturation and managed to prove there was still plenty of life left in this (un)dead genre. How? Not with big-budget effects or gimmicky thrills, but by hitting on the terrifying idea of a virus that can only be stopped by willfully and knowingly descending into incoherent madness. When the hosts of a small-time morning radio show are forced to interpret and report the incoming news of a zombie apocalypse outside, PONTYPOOL reveals that the plague is spread through language itself, and only by completely ceasing to make sense of or comprehend one another can humanity possibly survive. Simultaneously produced as a radio play, this minimalist, mostly gore-less thriller never leaves the confines of the radio station, yet it remains one of the smartest, most original horror films of the 21st century. It’s no wonder Consequence of Sound dubbed it one of the 100 scariest movies of all time.
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