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| 3 | A 2015 horror film directed by Mickey Keating. After their mentally unstable army vet brother Martin leaves them a disturbing voicemail, claiming that he finally has proof of his claims, estranged siblings Ed and Lyla reunite to bring their brother home. |
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| 5 | When they arrive,they find out that Martin is far worse than they could have imagined, ranting and raving about how he has captured something he calls a “Pod” and locked it up in his basement. But he has a history of psychotic behavior, so clearly it's all in his head, right? |
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| 7 | Right? |
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| 9 | Not to be confused with the [[Music/{{POD}} Christian metal band of the same name.]] |
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| 11 | !!This film contains examples of: |
| 12 | * AgentScully: Ed refuses to indulge his brother’s claims [[spoiler: until he sees the pod himself.]] Lyla, however, [[AgentMulder seems far more inclined to believe Martin.]] |
| 13 | * AlienInvasion: [[spoiler: Although not referred to as such at any point in the film, this seems to be implied by the fact that the pod '''isn’t''' a government experiment, and that the agent hunting it makes reference to a “colony.”]] |
| 14 | * AntagonistTitle |
| 15 | * FunctionalAddict: Lyla seems to be somewhere between this and a HardDrinkingPartyGirl. |
| 16 | * GenreShift: For the first two thirds of the movie, it seems like it’s going to be a thriller in which Ed and Lyla have to survive their deranged brother, [[spoiler: until Martin slices his throat open and Ed goes down to the basement and finds out there really is a monster.]] |
| 17 | * TheMenInBlack: Smith fills the part pretty well, attire aside. |
| 18 | * ProperlyParanoid: [[spoiler: He may still be mentally unsound, but Martin was right about the monsters existing. He just got a few details wrong.]] |
| 19 | * SuperSoldier: Martin believes that the titular “pod” is the result of a military experiment to create the ultimate killing machine. [[spoiler: He’s pretty far off-base on that one.]] |
| 20 | * TrailersAlwaysSpoil: [[http://www.screamhorrormag.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Pod-Poster.jpg The film’s alternate poster makes it pretty clear that Martin is wrong about the creatures alleged earthly origins.]] |
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