The movie 'Diary of the Dead' directed by George A. Romero was released, presenting a fresh take on zombie horror using found footage style.
Filming and production of 'Diary of the Dead' took place, focusing on a modern zombie outbreak filmed in a found footage format.
Unexplainable deaths start occurring, and the dead begin to reanimate, attacking the living.
A group of film students begin shooting a horror movie but soon notice strange news reports of the outbreak in the background.
The students encounter their first zombies, confirming that the outbreak is real and immediate.
The group flees their college campus as the infection rapidly spreads throughout their town.
The students decide to document the unfolding zombie apocalypse as it happens around them.
The survivors travel across the countryside in search of safe haven, encountering various dangers along the way.
The group finds and takes refuge in a secluded house believed to be safe from zombies.
Internal conflicts arise; some survivors turn on each other, causing tension within the group.
The film ends with the last surviving member transmitting their recorded footage, uncertain of what the future holds.