Javad, a British Pakistani teen living in Luton, England, in 1987, writes poetry to escape pressure from his father at home and racial intolerance at school. But he finds inspiration and hope from an unexpected source – Bruce Springsteen – whose music empowers Javed to find his own unique voice.

In the sleepy small town of Centerville, something is not quite right. The moon hangs large and low in the sky, the hours of daylight are becoming unpredictable and animals are beginning to exhibit unusual behaviour. No one foresees the strangest and most dangerous repercussion that will soon start plaguing the town: THE DEAD DON’T DIE – they rise from their graves and savagely attack and feast on the living – and the citizens must battle for their survival.