*On November 1st, 1992, Evil Ernie rose from the dead and launched his second Psycho-Plague on the city of Washington, D.C. The U.S. Army fell before the hordes of Dead Onez and Ernie took the capital. During the heat of battle, Evil killed one of his mortal enemies, Rick Young, and then brought him back as a ghoul to kill Rick's own brother and sister, Billy and Judy Young, who narrowly escaped death at his hands. It is now four days after the fall of Washington...
*Source: "Story So Far" inside front cover.