In the quiet, picturesque town of Elmridge, where the sun-kissed streets once echoed with laughter and the fragrance of blooming flowers graced every corner, an insidious darkness loomed on the horizon. The residents went about their daily routines, blissfully unaware of the impending horror that would shatter their idyllic existence.
"The dead are rising," the anchor's voice quivered as the screen displayed footage of shambling, rotting figures in various corners of the world. "Reports are flooding in from all over. It's a global pandemic, and there's no explanation, no cure. The zombie apocalypse is here."