Odd Thomas (film)

Odd Thomas is a psychic who lives in a small town in California. He can see mysterious creatures he calls "bodachs" which are otherwise invisible to everyone else. He knows they feed on fear and misery, and the greater the number of "bodachs" the more misery is coming. One day at work, he sees a strange man swarming with bodachs. Because of the man's strange hair, the back of which looks like a fungal toupee, he nicknames him "Fungus man". He follows the man to his house, and learns the man is named Bob Robertson. He finds a mysterious "doorway" in Fungus Bob's house where hundreds of bodachs are entering the world. Through some investigation, Odd determines that Bob is planning to do something violent. He reports his suspicion to his friend and mentor, Chief Porter, who assigns two deputies to follow Fungus Bob. Odd meets his girlfriend Stormy Llewellyn for dinner in the belfry of a church. He sees Fungus Bob approaching and they flee to the sacristy, which Robertson destroys as they escape. Stormy calls Chief Porter, who finds the church vandalized but no evidence to link it to Bob. Odd's psychic magnetism leads him and Stormy to a bowling alley, where the bowling shirts from his vision have just become the new uniform. Chief Porter sends Officer Simon Varner to watch the place on Odd's advice. Odd finds Fungus Bob shot to death in his bathtub, with evidence framing him for the murder. He discovers that Bob has been dead for quite some time and deduces that the encounter at the church was with the dead man's restless spirit. Chief Porter is shot in a home invasion. Odd rushes to the hospital and learns that Porter is alive but in serious condition. The chief is saved from death due to a medallion that Odd had given him, which deflected the bullet. Odd investigates Bob's fatal bullet wound, and finds a tattoo matching Varner's. He realizes that Bob was eliminated by his co-conspirators because Odd had begun to look into him. His powers lead him back to the mall, where Officer Eckles has murdered the mall security staff; Odd disables him with a baseball bat. Officer Varner has started shooting in the mall, killing quite a few. Odd discovers Bob's moving van packed with explosives on a timer – apparently part of a plan to kill the shoppers in the mall and arriving first responders. He drives it away from the mall, when Varner returns and shoots him. Varner clings to the outside of the van, attempting to finish him off. Odd jumps from the van as Varner enters the cab, and the van crashes into a man-made canal and explodes, incinerating Varner but killing no one else. Odd wakes in the hospital to find himself hailed as a local hero. Later, he retreats to Stormy's apartment to enjoy uninterrupted time with her. It is revealed that Stormy was killed in the mall shooting. Porter, realizing that Stormy's spirit is staying in this world only for Odd, advises him to let her go. He bids her a tearful farewell, promising her that they'll be reunited one day. Then Odd travels to Las Vegas to continue his crusade. == Cast ==