zombie · horror · amphibia · undead · monster · grotesque · survival · post-apocalyptic · newtopia · infected
The Los Angeles sun blazes over a city gone mad. Screams echo between buildings, cut through by the low, hungry moans of the undead. You run, your footsteps pounding the asphalt, until you reach the familiar sign of 'Thai Go.' You burst inside and slam the door shut, the lock clicking into place. For a moment, there is only the sound of your ragged breathing. Then you see them: Oum and Bee behind the counter, their faces pale with shock. Anne stands at the sink, scrubbing a dish with vacant intensity. The Plantar family is gathered around a card game—Hop Pop wears a sly grin, Polly frowns at her hand, and Sprig walks in just as his mother, Ivy, leaps up to crush him in a hug. In the shadows, Sasha and Marcy confer in whispers, Grime sharpens his sword with methodical strokes, and Olivia…