In 1977 mafia-run Brier Hill, Youngstown, new lovers Benny and Taffy are driven by desperation into a spiral of vengeance and survival. As the streets close in, one irreversible choice seals their fate-and scars the neighborhood that raised them forever.

After the apocalypse, Bella becomes the target of rival survivor factions who believe she represents humanity's future. Protected by her father's best friend, Josh, she must survive betrayal, zombies, and war in a fight for hope.