The first video is for Kate Bush’s “Experiment IV.”  The high-concept song revolves around the idea of a military experiment that creates a sound that–literally–possesses the power to kill.

As an aside, the video has a scene that appears to be a homage to the scene from “Raiders Of The Lost Ark,” when the ark is opened, and a female ghost emerges, only to soon change to a skull-faced specter.

What does Bush have to do with “Pontypool,” a horror film from 2009?  A similar concept powers this film as well, though in a much more insidious manner.  The film, unlike others in which a mysterious plague/disease/whatever overpowers a segment of the population, does not only not even pretend to necessarily understand why what’s happening is happening, but the film itself almost entirely takes place in one set.

Normally, I find such films tiring, because they generally feel too much like the plays that they are sometimes derived from.  I don’t know the origins of “Pontypool” beside the film, but Stephen McHattie is virtually a force of nature, and it’s his performance elevates this movie from seemingly humble origins.

“Pontypool” isn’t a particularly gory film (though there are a few moments that rate on the disgust-o-meter) but the intensity of the performances, as well as tight direction by Bruce McDonald, make this film a must-see for fans of the bizarre and the trippy, in a Twilight Zone-like vein.

I should mention that the ending is a bit weird, and that I will probably have to watch it again, because I am not sure that I understand it.