On September 20, the
zombie virus was released into the dense population of transients on
Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles. It spread like unstoppable wildfire in all directions, decimating everything in its path for six full weeks
before outside measures were taken to cleanse the scourge. These stories take place in those final times. They are told through the eyes of
several different Angelinos, each offering a unique perspective to the
events as they unfolded and to the aftermath of the virus.
When
it comes to safely navigating 747's from London to Los Angeles, Edgar
Reynolds is a consummate professional. It's his personal life that's in
shambles, or more specifically his marriage, after a string of affairs
he couldn't be bothered to hide. None of that matters to him the morning he wakes up to discover he's smack dead in the middle of a zombie
apocalypse. Now what's important is that he survives long enough to
hijack a plane from LAX and flee the end of the world.
Detective
Gary Wendell isn't having the best day. A murder case in West Hollywood
takes him from the Hollywood Hills to the Twin Towers in downtown Los
Angeles. The hunt for his killer stirs fresh life into Gary's secret
obsession. If it's the end of the world, Gary’s going to exact his own
justice on the monster who got away, the one who told him that murder
isn't art if NO ONE IS WATCHING.
When Donny's dad took off he
left him and his mom in a run down apartment in Hollywood scrambling to
make ends meet. Still, Donny managed to form a begrudging bond with his
mom's new boyfriend, Bram, who took him under his wing. Just when things were starting to look up for them as a family, a virus hit Los Angeles
taking away any last shred of hope or safety they had. Soon it's up to
Donny and his pack of teenage friends, not just to defend their gated
apartment complex, but also to scavenge for food and supplies. Working
together, they do their part to protect and provide for the remaining
survivors at CAMP ZOMBIE.
Being invited to the Emmys as the date
of her favorite television actor is a dream Kathleen could never
imagine. She also never expected to return to the city of her college
years one last time before dying of terminal cancer. When the doors
burst open in the middle of the ceremony and infected homeless people
begin eating her favorite celebrities, everything changes. Now she's
caught between spending her final moments in mind-numbing terror fleeing for her life, or letting the filthy undead strip the last good memories away in TO LIVE & DIE IN L.A.
Pilar Garcia grew up working
in her father's fish taco truck in Boyle Heights, but dreamed of
becoming a world-class chef one day. After overcoming the cultural
stereotypes and working her way through Culinary Arts school she is able to harness the power of her dreams by returning to her roots and
creating a food truck empire in Los Angeles. She's so successful, in
fact, that three of her best trucks snatch a spot at the coveted Los
Angeles City Fall Street Food Fair in downtown Los Angeles.
Unfortunately, that's the same day the virus is released into Skid Row,
mere blocks away in LA CUCARACHA.
Guillermo and his half
brother, Caesar, have always been survivors. Growing up in the gang
neighborhoods of Venice Beach they've learned to take care of each other first and ask questions later. Yermo, as his real friends call him, is
starting to get a reputation as a serious surfer by the local guys he
reveres, including the new legend of Dogtown and former professional
surfer, Brody. He's not about to let like the end of the world keep him
out of the water or off his streets. Together they form a group capable
of not only dealing with the zombie menace but also fighting off the new arrivals intent on taking over Venice Beach – a vicious new supergang:
One Blood. They're not heroes though, they're just the DOGTOWN LOCALS
UNION.
