Frank West a freelance photojournalist on the hunt for the scoop of a lifetime pursues a juicy lead to a small suburban town only to find that it is being overrun by zombies! He escapes to the local shopping mall thinking it will be a bastion of safety but it turns out to be anything but. It's a true struggle to survive the endless stream of enemies but with full reign over an entire shopping center Frank can utilize anything to fight off the flesh-hungry mob and search for the truth behind the horrendous epidemic.