There are things worse than death. A devastating virus has swept the world, turning humans into ravenous monsters. Even the government's extreme measures cannot prevent its spread and the world becomes a terror-filled nightmare. Dr. Russell Thorn is thrust into this new world without warning as the Creepers - the zombie-like victims of the virus - lay siege to his home. He searches desperately for escape amidst the chilling revelation that the Creepers are changing...growing more intelligent...evolving. Thorn's rescue by a group of young survivors starts him on a desperate quest to find the...

The survivors had experienced things worse than death. Like the loss of friends, infected cats, and the Creepers. Fleeing from the insanity of Fort New Hope, pursued by the relentless Infected, their hope rests on their love for one another and a far off place once called Wyoming. It is a thousand mile trek across a landscape of death and horror and a journey marked by impossible choices. First, however, they must buy Dr. Thorn enough time to save their injured friend. In the remains of a small hospice, they will again, play out a dangerous race against the clock. For with each passing moment...

It begins with a car accident and a mysterious wall of smoke. Something horrific has arrived in Sam Drake's neighborhood. Something that will unleash their every nightmare and test the limits of sanity. Sam and his neighbors must find a way out...a way to survive the terrors in the darkness. But every neighborhood has its dark secrets...and some nightmares are inescapable...when the hour comes.