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Nightmare Fuel / Knock at the Cabin

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  • The entire premise of the film! A happy couple and their young daughter are taken hostage by a group of people who believe the apocalypse will come if one of the three hostages is not sacrificed.
  • All the apocalyptic events from the tsunami, the X9 outbreak, the planes that crash all over the world, and the homicidal thunderstorm. And they’re all broadcast on the news in a very realistic way.
    • The footage of the tsunami hitting Cannon Beach in Oregon is chilling. The video starts off as someone filming a woman (possibly their partner), as well as other people enjoying their time on the beach. Just then, a large wave starts to form, and after some time, everyone there knows the danger of the large wave and begins to run away. Unfortunately, it's too late for all of them, as everyone at the beach is washed away by the wave.
      • Right before Sabrina turns off the television, if you look closely at the footage as the smartphone is submerged in the water, you can actually see some of the bodies of the tsunami's victims.
    • The X9 virus is particularly fatal to kids under 10, so many young children succumb to the effects of this virus.
    • During the news broadcast about the falling airplanes, it is confirmed that as many as 700 airplanes have fallen from the sky. Suppose there were at least 120 passengers on each of those planes. That would mean at least 84,000 people were killed on those flights.
    • The grand thunderstorm results in many thunder bolts striking everywhere across the globe. Image how it could have ended if Eric wasn't sacrificed to save the world.
  • In a flashback, Andrew is attacked by Redmond while at the bar by being hit in the head with a beer bottle. He survived and was hospitalized. This is that has been noted to frequently occur in real life, and thus it can hit very close to home for some.

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