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Grant Mazzy (McHattie) is a big-city shock radio DJ who has lost his job and moves to the small Ontario town of Pontypool, where he frustrates his new station manager, Sydney (Houle).<\/p>\n

Nothing ever happens in Pontypool, so when Mazzy arrives at the station to start his show one wintry morning, he and his team are surprised by strange reports from town.<\/p>\n

The station\u2019s tiny crew find themselves holed up in their church basement studio, trying to piece together what\u2019s happening outside as disturbing details pour in. Callers are making very little sense, and it seems like the English language itself is infected with a strange virus.<\/p>\n

\u201cMcDonald knows it\u2019s the things you don\u2019t see, but only imagine, that best chill the blood.\u201d
\u2014 Peter Howell, Toronto Star<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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