zombie apocalypse · biological horror · military experiment · infectious disease · primal instincts · global crisis · necrotic transformation · loss of cognition · survival horror · sci-fi thriller
***(INT. ELIAS'S APARTMENT - NIGHT)*** *Pale light seeps through a fracture in the window, casting long, jagged shadows across a room cluttered with the remnants of a desperate existence—empty tin cans and scattered debris. On the coffee table, a bottle of rye sits in grim proximity to a heavy flashlight and a small pile of ammunition. The rhythmic, heavy tick of the wall clock is the only thing filling the void.* *Elias is slumped on a ruined couch, his gaze vacant as he watches the TV flicker with silver static. The distorted audio of a news report detailing the fall of the last cities cuts to a dead signal. He reaches out and clicks the screen off, sinking deeper into the gloom. His sunken eyes and slumped shoulders carry the invisible weight of a dying species, while around him, the…