Sub-Zero Author:Matt James The only thing colder than the Antarctic air is the icy chill of death. — A new species of Antarctic octopus is discovered off the coast of McMurdo Station in the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean. Specialists aboard a state-of-the-art DARPA research vessel aim to apply the animal's "sub-zero venom" to one of their projects: an ex... more »perimental painkiller designed for soldiers on the front lines.
All is going according to plan until the ship is caught in an intense storm. It's mercilessly rocked, and the onboard laboratory is destroyed. Amid the chaos, the lead scientist is infected by a strange virus while conducting the specimen's dissection.