Ronald J. Pure Jr.

SFバイオ・ホラー。シカゴの自然博物館に南米から届いた不審な荷物の中身は、別の生命体に寄生して全く新しい生命組織に変貌させてしまう、未知の生命体だった。成長したその生命体は……。

Unity Field, a "free love" cult from the '70s, is mostly remembered for its notorious mass suicide led by Harris, its charismatic leader. While all members are supposed to burn in a fire together, young Cynthia is spared by chance. Years later, the nightmare of Unity Field remains buried in her mind. But when those around Cynthia start killing themselves, and she begins having visions of Harris, she may be forced to confront the past -- before it confronts her.

An intelligent pulse of electricity moves from house to house, terrorizing occupants through their own appliances. Having already destroyed one household in a quiet neighborhood, the pulse finds itself in the home of a boy and his divorced father.

ゾンビ映画の元祖「ナイト・オブ・ザ・リビング・デッド／ゾンビの誕生」で描かれた事が実際にあったという前提で作られた間接的な続編。ロスにある科学資料庫の地下で発見された謎のタンク。そこから吹き出した特殊なガスには死者を蘇らせる作用があった……。