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Shut up or die…Shock jock Grant Mazzy (McHattie) has been kicked-off the airwaves and now works at a small-town morning show. Another mundane day on the job quickly turns deadly wh en reports pile in of people developing strange speech patterns and evoking brutal acts of violence. Before long, Mazzy discovers that the behavior is actually a deadly virus being spread through language. Does he stay on the air in hopes of being rescued or, is he providing the virus with its ultimate leap over the airwaves and into the world?“GRADE: A. One-of-a-kind zombie film.” - Entertainment Weekly“…the notion that we are all being driven mad by an incessant verbal deluge makes nasty comic sense.” - The New York Times “Awesome”— Salon.com Show more