The infected medical examiner bursts through a hospital door, his eyes wide and mouth open mid-growl. His lab coat is stained, and pustules are visible on his skin. The nurse from earlier turns toward him in alarm. A bold “SLAM!” sound effect marks the sudden entrance.Now fully turned, the infected medical examiner lunges aggressively at the nurse with a monstrous snarl, blood around his mouth and pustules spreading on his skin. His eyes are bloodshot and crazed. The nurse stumbles backward in shock, her eyes wide as she tries to react. Dynamic lines emphasize the sudden threat. The infected medical examiner pins the nurse to the ground in a brutal attack, biting into her neck. Blood splatters across the floor and her scrubs. Her eyes are wide with pain and fear as she cries out, her ID badge still visible. The scene is chaotic and violent, with gore emphasizing the severity of the bite. Close-up of the nurse lying motionless on the floor, her eyes closed and lips slightly parted. Blood streaks her face and neck, and a deep bite wound is visible. Her curly hair spreads out beneath her, and her expression is vacant, suggesting she has succumbed to the attack. Close-up of the nurse’s face as her lifeless eyes snap open, now pale and unfocused. Blood streaks her face and neck from the bite wound. Her expression is blank and eerie, signaling she has been infected and reanimated.


Panel 1
SFX: SLAM!
Medical Examiner (infected): Krhkhhhh…

Panel 2
Nurse: You okay--?

Panel 3
Medical Examiner (infected): GRRRRHHKKK!

Panel 4
Nurse: What the hell?!
Nurse (cont’d): GGH--!

Panels 5–6
(No dialogue-- visual transformation: Nurse dies and begins turning.)

Dead shall rise – Chapter 2 page 7

There’s no break between scenes-- just a shift in rooms.

Everything happening in this chapter is unfolding in the same wing of the hospital. Ran’s in the ER. The morgue is just down the hall. What we’re seeing isn’t a new act-- it’s another spark catching fire, simultaneously.

It's an experiment. I'm not sure if it's super effective or not, but I didn't want to have the whole chapter be shown through a flashback or something....

The tension isn’t in what we learn... it’s in what we already know.