The dead not-zombies. Characters: The old adopter of children known as 'The Mother' The girl who isn't scared The baby boy who wants to keep living The father who left for ice cream, never to return The dead older sister who is nothing but a memory The babysitter arrested for murder The children who have died in mother's care The inventor who was able to keep living The landowner, too selfish for his own good The brat child of the landowner, failing at not making his father's mistake