Corey Sevier, Stefanie von Pfetten, Kim Poirier, Elias Toufexis

Decoys is not a high-budget blockbuster. It is a B-movie with a modest budget, but it succeeds due to its self-aware humor, practical effects (the frozen corpses are genuinely creepy), and the performance of actress Kim Poirier as the lead "decoys" alien. For millennials who grew up on early 2000s horror, Decoys holds a nostalgic charm similar to Disturbing Behavior or The Faculty .

The widespread adoption of Decoys 2004 and the Isaidub update had significant consequences for the piracy landscape. Copyright holders and law enforcement agencies were faced with an unprecedented challenge in tracking down pirated content, as decoy files flooded peer-to-peer networks. The use of decoy files also led to a cat-and-mouse game between pirates and copyright holders, as both sides engaged in an escalating cycle of innovation and adaptation.