This narrative fits as an American counterpoint to the events of 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026), focusing on the total collapse of US society, mirroring the rage-fueled chaos of 2002 Britain with an added layer of civil war and political decay. The United States is experiencing its 250th anniversary, but the nation has succumbed to a "Rage Virus" pandemic of political and social violence. It is not just an infection; it is a total breakdown of human behavior, law, and order. The U.S. dollar is worthless, and all infrastructure (internet, healthcare, utilities) has ceased. With law and morality nonexistent, the whole American society focuses on the brutal reality of a Hobbesian world: every person for themselves. It is a warzone where survival depends on extreme violence, forging dangerous alliances, and the agonizing decision to turn on others to survive.
