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 last safe place on earth. But the Creepers are not the only things standing on their path to safety. It is a road filled with horror, where the survivors will discover the limits of their own humanity and the costs of love, loyalty, and hope in a new dead world.