A small group of scientists are orderd to investigate why the dead are returning to life. * * Begin October - The events of Dawn of the Dead (possibly the events of Survival of the Dead)take place: Turns out that the media and the government were lying about the threat being under control. Numerous zombies somehow appeared in nearby towns and states as the zombie epidemic was growing bigger. Many places are evacuated and abandoned.The Great Panic begins.There is no longer law and order, stores and various places are looted.