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- ↑ Alienated in Vancouver: Pontypool: an Interview with Bruce McDonald
- ↑ Killer Wave by Bruce McDonald on DVD at Movies Unlimited Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 'Killer Wave' Hits Small Screen
- ↑ Killer Wave DVD Rental, Rent Killer Wave Movie Online Archived 2010-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Killer Wave : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video
