Pontypool (2009)

Directed by Bruce McDonald
← Inspired by 1 films

When disc jockey Grant Mazzy reports to his basement radio station in the Canadian town of Pontypool, he thinks it's just another day at work. But when he hears reports of a virus that turns people into zombies, Mazzy barricades himself in the radio booth and tries to figure out a way to warn his listeners about the virus and its unlikely mode of transmission.

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  1. The Thing (1982)
    "Bruce McDonald's siege film inherits The Thing's epistemological horror — the threat is in language and identity, not just the body." source

Pontypool (2009), directed by Bruce McDonald, was inspired by 1 earlier film — including The Thing. Check out the citations below.