- 7/9/2025
Apocalypse Rising - A Zombie Saga Dramabox
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00:00that day I had no idea what kind of hell we were heading into we humans thinking
00:15we were so smart ended up unleashing our own worst nightmares at the beginning
00:20it was all about making the world but before we knew it things spun out of
00:27control mistakes were made and you've seen how it all went down from there
00:57oh
01:04oh
01:09are you leaving what's wrong nothing just if we could pretend that didn't happen that would be
01:36great did I do something wrong I'll see ya see ya you better have a really good I know but it's up to you to
01:57decide whether this is a serious incident or just some crazy prank I thought you might want to come
02:03down and see this
02:33the homeowner's been deceased for almost two years and the house has been vacant ever since
02:44last night a passerby called the police saying they heard some creepy banging and screaming from
02:49inside the house when the police got here they found the back door wide open like busted out
02:54from the inside yeah here there's nothing this sure they're all dead from a medical perspective yes
03:03when what is this Morse code thing was that telling us that's an AUG it's measuring the brain activity of
03:10the corpses the brain activity yeah that's fascinating actually a brain activity doesn't immediately cease
03:17after death that actually can last up to 72 hours okay so you're saying they died within the last three
03:23days only need a little time to confirm that and the liquids what are these well those are all about
03:34keeping the bodies fresh keeping a monicum of brain activity going on so you're saying the bodies are
03:41being kept here by someone looks like my question is why maybe for some bio experiments or I don't know
03:49black market organ trading or something we might need to consult someone to see what's really going on
03:55here you know I'm more concerned about who they are and how they died well we're on it
04:00what is it is this bed empty the whole time do you think there was someone here before as well
04:14don't bother we need still waiting on repairs from the hurricane that was two months ago welcome to the
04:35efficiency of the city and poor neighborhoods you should know that you think we should leave a few uh officers
04:41here to stick up the place for a few days that's your call but I think it's clearly abandoned looks
04:47like we have a big problem and it's not so abandoned after all low 32 degrees Fahrenheit the activity of
04:56the sample significantly increases professor are we starting the life experiment today no I don't think it's a
05:05good time but according to our agreement with morale biotech we need to assess the samples cold intolerance
05:12as soon as possible listen I don't think they're being straight with us about the samples well um they
05:21don't need to be straight with us as long as they pay up right the first round of live experiments
05:25marked out all of our test subjects got one got two all of them don't you think we should tread a little
05:34carefully I think uh mice don't have bills to pay or loans to settle once you figure out it's parasitic
05:41mode then we'll give the experiment another shot what if they pull their funding because of it
05:47they won't they need these answers just like you said he's been dead for several days okay so why no
06:04signs of decomposition that's because of those things take a look at this it's likely he died from
06:12crossfire okay why are we picking up brainwaves then of a guy that's been dead for several days
06:17not sure is it possible he's still alive yep there's a doornail seriously George what oh come on that
06:28was awesome and you know it I was expecting a report first thing in the morning yeah I'm gonna get to
06:35it later I need a break you want to get a drink uh my son just called and you know this job's already
06:42ruining my marriage and you want me to go home smelling like a bar my bad I'm sorry it's okay
06:46you just behave yourself don't I always
06:48another one yeah why not
06:57drink in the womb tonight
07:01slumming it in police bars now I see
07:11what can I get for you
07:14I'll have what he's at me
07:15so what are you doing here sounded like you had a pretty big case to run off to this morning
07:20yeah I just had a really stressful day and needed to blow off some steam
07:24would you like some help with that
07:27uh
07:32huh
07:34huh
07:38huh
07:44huh
07:47huh
07:49huh
07:53No! No, no, no, no, no!
07:58My baby boy!
08:10So, you gonna give me the keys to let me go? Officer?
08:14It's Detective.
08:16Oh, alright, Detective.
08:18Keys?
08:19Who's this?
08:21That is my mother and my little brother.
08:25Oh, he's adorable.
08:27Yeah, he's 12.
08:29His name's Mickey.
08:33Poor interrogations, Detective.
08:35Yeah, I think the real interrogation is actually about to start.
08:39If you can handle it.
08:40I think I could get a shot.
08:51You're telling me that I got dead bodies with brainwaves that we can't even identify?
09:09I'm sorry, sir. Look, we tapped into the national database, and we've got nothing to tell us who they are.
09:13No IDs, no medical records, nothing.
09:15Just some marks on their arms, or we're assuming they're track marks from drug use.
09:18Ah.
09:19We gotta keep quiet about this kind of thing, okay, until we know more.
09:22You wouldn't be surprised how something like this can affect a vote in this town, and the election is next month.
09:28Gotta be smart about how we handle this.
09:33Whoa.
09:34What you...
09:35What you got there?
09:37What is that?
09:39What you got there, boy?
09:41What in the world?
09:44Lord knows what this place will become if...
09:48Jay Spencer got the election.
09:50Sir, I need to take this.
09:53Yes?
09:55Where?
09:57Okay.
09:59What now?
10:00Ah, they found two new bodies.
10:01What?
10:02Fresh ones.
10:03Where?
10:04Down by the lake.
10:07Oh, well, are you coming?
10:15Looks like it rained pretty hard down here.
10:19It's gonna be difficult to find any prints or cracks.
10:29That is my mother.
10:35Damn it, George.
10:37I know these two.
10:38Yeah.
10:52It was just a kid.
10:53Hey, man, I'm so sorry for your loss.
10:55This is gonna be really hard, but...
10:57I need you to live the room for a bit so I can finish my report.
11:01Go with me, okay?
11:08I need this wrapped up now, alright?
11:10The election is coming up.
11:12People are getting nervous.
11:13With this clipboard coming in,
11:15it will be expected to drop below 32 degrees in the next few days.
11:18Make sure to bottle up.
11:25No drugs, no toxins.
11:27Victims were bitten.
11:28Bitten by what?
11:30Dunno.
11:31Albert thinks it could be gorillas.
11:33You're kidding, right?
11:34A gorilla?
11:35Maybe you want to escape from the zoo.
11:36Yeah, okay.
11:38What do you think?
11:44You know, I'm gonna be back in a little bit.
11:46What?
11:47But Hodge is expecting us for a meeting.
11:49You got this, you got this.
11:51I got this.
11:55I got this.
12:08I got this.
12:09I...
12:10You got this.
12:12I don't know.
12:42I don't know.
13:12Is anyone there?
13:19So you knew him?
13:36I'll never forget Christmas morning, stepping outside the back of the house and seeing old Frank there frozen like an ice sculpture.
13:44Frostbite?
13:44No. Dead. Beyond dead. Must have fell asleep drunk in the dish the night before. God, it snowed all night the night before. Took me two hours just to chip him out of the ice.
13:58So if he died last Christmas, how is he here on this table?
14:03It's more your department, detective.
14:05I'll bet you'd see it.
14:06Hey.
14:07I think I found your gorilla.
14:15I see. All right. Thanks, buddy.
14:18They're fake plates. Can't trace anything. Gosh, you left some men there.
14:23No, it's my fault. I mean, I never thought they'd come back.
14:26Oh, yeah, boys. This is it. This is it. Yeah, that's what I said. This is it.
14:40It's perfect, right?
14:41You say so, man.
14:47Good delight.
14:50It's freezing.
14:52Junk's gonna freeze off in here.
14:54No, it's gonna get asthma.
14:56Superman doesn't have asthma.
14:59Hey, Superman.
15:02Text the phone call and see where she is.
15:04Hey, guys. I think you're sucking in the water.
15:06Are you sure?
15:13Last Christmas?
15:14I checked the records. No mistake.
15:16We're sure about one. I bet the others are connected, too.
15:20Tell me about this other case.
15:22It's the dead woman and child with bite marks.
15:25The killer was, what'd you call it, a...
15:26A gorilla?
15:29What, they steal its banana?
15:33I think the cases might be linked.
15:36How's it?
15:37So, at the first scene, there was that bed that was empty.
15:39I think there was someone there before.
15:41But somehow they got up.
15:45They got away.
15:47And started killing people.
15:52I mean, of course, it's just a theory.
15:54Yeah, yeah, well, good thing it's just a theory.
15:56What am I supposed to do if it's true, huh?
15:57Call some ghostbusters?
15:59Hey, I'm sure whatever or whoever this is, they are human.
16:04Ghosts can't kill people, right?
16:06Right.
16:07Right.
16:08Right?
16:09Yeah.
16:10All right, y'all, uh...
16:12Y'all go out and find whoever or whatever.
16:15Hit this.
16:21You think we should call the police?
16:23Leave it here.
16:24Call the cops when I better.
16:26But after we shoot.
16:26This dump is where you chose to film?
16:37Hey.
16:38Oh.
16:39I'm sorry.
16:41No, no problem.
16:43Why don't you go home?
16:44No, no, I'd like to keep working.
16:47Take a look at this.
16:49I discovered that they have acute sensitivity to temperature.
16:54Below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, the sample is in a sort of hibernation phase.
16:58But, when it's warmer, the sample becomes more active.
17:04Upon the discovery of a host body, it lays eggs like crazy, kills the host, and then goes
17:10through a sort of metamorphosis of sorts.
17:13Once it's within comfortable temperature range, that's when it starts reproducing and eventually
17:18taking over the host body's entire central nervous system.
17:21What does that have to do with temperature?
17:26Well, I'm not exactly sure yet.
17:28I noticed, too, that when submerged in water for too long, the activities decrease there,
17:32too.
17:33But, as soon as it is back in oxygen-rich environments, they bounce back in a matter of minutes.
17:42Ew.
17:43Gross.
17:43Get off me.
17:44That was great, guys.
17:46Oh, man, I'm out of here.
17:47I got another gig.
17:48No, the film?
17:49No, a bachelorette party.
17:51What the hell?
17:52What's wrong?
17:53That thing, it moves.
17:54It's either open.
17:57Hey, hey, hey, dude, are you okay?
18:05Morel Biotech claims this sample's from the Antarctic ice.
18:08Mm-hmm.
18:09They're lying.
18:11There's no way they would stumble upon a chunk of ice in Antarctica with its sample still
18:15intact.
18:16They definitely found a host body.
18:18They never should have brought it out of Antarctica.
18:23Antarctica is melting, Professor.
18:24We're going to come into contact with it anyway.
18:27They just want us to fix the sample's cold sensitivity.
18:29Well, I need to make sure it's safe first, don't I?
18:33The sample is in petri dishes.
18:35That is as safe as it gets.
18:38I'm sorry about your family.
18:39Maybe you need a break.
18:48I wouldn't go in there for a while if I were you guys.
18:53Guys?
18:54Get off me!
19:18Hello?
19:31Hey, oh, hold on.
19:36Holy hell.
19:38I just killed Superman.
19:40Weird, right?
19:49What the hell happened?
19:51Apparently, a guy in the blue speedo just dashed out into the road.
19:55Fan guy ran him over.
19:58What's weird then?
19:59Looks like he came from that house.
20:02You won't believe what's inside.
20:04Check it out.
20:11Got the whole superhero crew.
20:20Same kind of marks the mother and son hit.
20:22And there's another big surprise we found just before you got here.
20:24It was crazy.
20:34We found this one floating in the water.
20:36You think this is the corpse that escapes?
20:38I think so.
20:39Same outfit.
20:40Even got the same gown.
20:43I'd like to think this one back.
20:47Compared to the samples that we already have.
20:50You know, before the evidence gets contaminated.
20:53Alright, Albert.
20:54It's yours.
21:00That's a monster show.
21:08Wow.
21:09Yeah, a whole superhero orgy.
21:12But guess who was here but wasn't in the film?
21:14You watched the whole thing, didn't you?
21:18It's not important.
21:20Guess who?
21:21Superman.
21:23Yeah, I bet one of these guys.
21:24This guy's a biting fetish.
21:26Yeah, okay.
21:27Then we need to compare traces.
21:28If we're lucky, we'll rep this case today.
21:30Let's hope so.
21:31Play some music.
21:37Play some music.
21:51isé descent.
21:59How��뉴 never seen?
22:01You're добавting.
22:06Or.
22:08Oh.
22:11Oh.
22:11Oh.
22:12Oh.
22:12Oh.
22:12Oh.
22:13Oh.
22:15Oh.
22:18Oh.
22:18I just wanted to restore it as much as possible.
22:39And?
22:40Any useful information?
22:42Not good news.
22:43The bite wounds, including the lethal ones,
22:46will they match the dental records of our Superman,
22:48who got hit by the car?
22:50I knew it.
22:52Case closed.
22:54No, wait, I don't understand.
22:55How did he get involved with the corpses in the basement?
23:00I ran into that guy in that house, remember?
23:02Yeah.
23:03Was he wearing a red Speedo?
23:04No.
23:05But he was also more filled out than your Speedo guy.
23:08Maybe they have another accomplice.
23:11Maybe.
23:14Okay.
23:15I need a hot shower and a hot bath.
23:18After today.
23:19Go ahead.
23:20I'll write the report.
23:22You sure?
23:22Go on.
23:23Oh, and tell your hot date.
23:26I'm sorry to hear about this.
23:30How'd you know?
23:31Partners know things.
23:31All right.
23:35Bye-bye.
23:48Bye-bye.
23:57Bye-bye.
23:58Suspicious vehicle found on Dunham Street.
24:10Need to check some plates, please.
24:14Amen.
24:15Amen.
24:17I'm so sorry about your family, Professor.
24:21I know it's kind of soon, but I was wondering if it could work on the experiment tonight.
24:24Uh, I don't think the call-in is going to be up to doing that today.
24:28Actually, I could use the distraction.
24:32I'll be at the lab later this afternoon.
24:34I'll see you.
24:40Hi, George.
24:41We found the gray sedan.
24:43Yeah.
24:43Plates have been changed, but it's the one.
24:46Just send me the address. I'll be right there.
24:47Yeah.
24:48I'm so sorry.
24:49No, it's fine.
24:50Yeah.
24:50Seriously.
24:52No.
24:54What have we got?
24:58Well, car's clean, but we found some fingerprints on a wrench in the toolkit.
25:02It belonged to this guy.
25:04He served a year in prison for armed robbery, but that's about it.
25:07He could be our guy.
25:08What else do we know about him?
25:10Absolutely nothing.
25:11Sign up there about us.
25:12Thanks.
25:13Let's go see if anyone's seen him at that hotel over there.
25:15I don't know.
25:33Hands behind your head.
25:34Endangered Animal Protection Association.
25:42Journalist.
25:43So what's so newsworthy about her?
25:49Why were you at that house?
25:52I'm not talking without my lawyer.
25:54Rheons.
26:03Rheons.
26:04No way.
26:05This is what led to aggression among the same species.
26:09Rheons cause mutations in the central nervous system, while the toxoplasma keeps the brainstem
26:13and cerebellum connected with the nerves.
26:16They basically created a whole new system within the host organism.
26:21You're a genius.
26:22We've just modified these samples and made them more adaptable to low temperatures.
26:28That's exactly what our sponsor wanted.
26:30But they're prions.
26:32It's going to be more difficult for them to spread if they become cold resistant.
26:40We can't hand them over until the risks are assessed.
26:42We can't let things get out of control.
26:49Are you going to cooperate or what?
26:52Well, then I can assure you, the next 48 hours are going to be pretty rough for you, my friend.
27:03Colin.
27:06Yeah, you're dating.
27:08He's an expert in toxoplasmosis.
27:10If you didn't know.
27:11Go on.
27:12Why don't you show them the quarters you found in the basement?
27:14If you find something very interesting.
27:24Are you going to follow his advice?
27:26You know, I always thought there was something weird about those corpses, so yeah, it might not be a bad idea.
27:29All right, you go find Colin.
27:33Instead, I can find a way to make him talk.
27:38I don't like this.
27:40It's dangerous.
27:42I can just do everything here myself.
27:43No, we need to get him back to the official lab so Colin can make an assessment.
27:46There's too much research to do to figure out how this happened.
27:50We should have given him Frank instead.
27:51I mean, he's just been laying here since he came in.
27:53Nah, this one is by far the bigger mystery.
27:56Let's go.
27:56Yes, yes, ma'am.
28:11I promise you, if re-elected, I will make sure that happens.
28:15I only want what's best for the citizens, and I will always do what it takes to keep our town safe.
28:21As this cold press moves away, temperatures will start to rise this week, and we'll be getting high here.
28:25Here, take this.
28:34You'll be glad for the caffeine.
28:36Thanks.
28:37You know, you could have told me what was going on, and maybe had some faith in my multiple PhDs to help you figure this out.
28:45I know.
28:46I actually...
28:48Tell me about her.
28:52She's very smart, very focused, probably the best assistant I've ever had.
28:59How'd you meet her?
29:00About two years ago, she started with the team, and then within two months, she secured a targeted research sponsorship from Morrell Biotech.
29:09Morrell Biotech?
29:10Yes.
29:11Why?
29:12Okay, so I looked into this ship.
29:14It's an Antarctic research vessel owned by Morrell Biotech.
29:18Hmm.
29:19I mean, the research project sponsored by Morrell Biotech was to test the toxoplasma samples brought back from Antarctica.
29:29Wait, her and I need to have a conversation.
29:32Do you think you can get her to come in?
29:33Yeah, I can give her a call and see if she's available.
29:36Sure, if the professor calls her, she'll come.
29:39You know, she did say something weird earlier.
29:43Something along the lines of, we can't let things get out of control.
29:47Okay.
29:49Oh, that's crazy.
29:53Well, I've never done an MRI on a dead body before, so...
29:58Oh my god!
30:00What's going on?
30:01I thought he was dead.
30:03Hey, what are you doing?
30:06Hey!
30:08What the f*** was that?
30:16I don't know.
30:16Hello?
30:19Hello?
30:19Professor?
30:22Hello?
30:23What happened?
30:32Hey!
30:33Where the hell are you?
30:37Reagan, we need to get out of here.
30:40Don't, don't, don't come any closer!
30:43Ah!
30:44Oh, God.
30:45Is it dead?
30:47It's dead already.
30:49It's gone.
30:499-1-1, please record your message.
31:04What the hell happened in there?
31:07Wait, wait a minute.
31:10How is this possible?
31:11These were our samples.
31:13What samples?
31:14The body you brought in, it got infected by samples from Antarctica.
31:17What Antarctic samples?
31:18I'll explain later.
31:19Listen, anyone who has contact, especially blood contact, is going to turn into one of them.
31:25God, so that's where the lab tech turned.
31:27God, so that's where the lab tech turned into one of them.
31:57How are we going to get out of here?
32:04We can't leave, Colin.
32:06Why?
32:07We can't take this.
32:08We can't let them leave.
32:09We won't.
32:09We can take this.
32:18What do you think this is the police?
32:19Tell them.
32:27Irene?
32:32It sounded like you need a help.
32:38What do you want to know?
32:40Everything.
32:42Four years ago, Victory, the research vessel of Morrell Biotech started its two-year voyage
32:50in Antarctica.
32:54That's my twin sister.
32:55But what happened to the ship after Antarctica?
32:58It was found tied to a dock in Chile.
33:02Why Chile?
33:03They wanted to hide the fact that the entire crew had died, including my sister.
33:07I'm sorry, but why would they try to hide it?
33:12Because they wanted people to believe that Victory was still in service.
33:17What happened to it after that?
33:18I found it tied to a dry dock in the savannah, and what I saw in there was the closest thing
33:24to hell I've ever witnessed.
33:26It was like a massacre that had taken place inside, except there were no bodies of the
33:33missing crew.
33:35I kept moving in, and there it was.
33:37It was a large room, and when I pulled the curtain, I opened the gate to hell.
33:51When I pulled the curtain, I opened the gate to hell.
33:56I got bitten, but I didn't turn.
34:19So, the original samples were not infectious?
34:27These samples are clearly weaponized.
34:31Who did this?
34:32Wait, what about...
34:35Let's go.
34:37His brother was a microbiologist on Victory.
34:40Edgar.
34:41We investigated the ship together.
34:42Wait, so he created those things in his basement?
34:45He upgraded the sample?
34:47There's more?
34:48You know, I bet he knows more than he's letting on about all of this.
34:51Especially those corpses in the basement.
34:53I'm gonna head back to the police station.
34:55I'll go with you.
34:56No, I need you to stay here and secure this place until the officers come.
34:58Can you do that?
35:00Okay.
35:00Look, and you know what?
35:01Now that we know what we're dealing with, maybe you could do some more work and come up
35:03with a solution.
35:04Be safe.
35:05And you come with me.
35:06I need your help.
35:07Go.
35:19One second.
35:22What's up, Albert?
35:25What do you mean, gone?
35:28I'm on my way.
35:29Okay.
35:29Albert?
35:53Look, you've got to keep it in your turn.
35:55No, okay, you've got to deal with them.
35:56It's hard to find these people.
35:59Those kind of shots.
36:04Lock it down, people!
36:08He still isn't picking up.
36:10Just keep trying!
36:12Drop your weapons!
36:14You come out with your hands up!
36:17That's him.
36:20I still don't understand, though.
36:22The corpses in the basement seem fine.
36:25Maybe they got treated somehow?
36:26I just wanted to restore it as much as possible.
36:36Is he answering, though?
36:38It's just not like him to not answer.
36:39Damn it!
36:40I still don't take your weapons!
36:52How is this possible?
36:53They're exactly the same.
36:58Where'd they go?
36:59Damn it!
37:05Damn it!
37:06Get on the ground!
37:07Hands up!
37:08It's not Rethink!
37:09It's not me!
37:22Edgar's gone.
37:24It looks like they came from down this way.
37:26There's an elevator.
37:29Yeah, that's it.
37:31Those lead to the morgue.
37:39Why are you not answering your phone?
37:52Why are you not answering your phone?
37:54No!
37:57No!
37:59No!
38:00No!
38:01No!
38:04No, no!
38:05No!
38:08No!
38:12I need to get out.
38:13No, I need to get out of here with you.
38:18Oh, jeez.
38:20Hey.
38:21Hey.
38:22Hey.
38:23Hey.
38:24Where do you think we're supposed?
38:42I don't know, but anything's fine, nothing out there.
38:54I need to call the National Guard.
39:06What?
39:10Who exactly do you work for?
39:20This is just the beginning.
39:46I don't know.
39:50I don't know.
39:54I don't know.
39:58I don't know.
40:08I don't know.
40:12I don't know.
40:14I don't know.
40:26I don't know.
40:28I don't know.
40:30Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
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