10 minutes from home episode 1 - 4 ( preface , chapters 1 24 ) copyright 201 by bill howard for more information visit : books of the dead * * * this series is for : joanne & evangeline 10 minutes from home episode one by bill howard when a viral outbreak hits toronto , denny collins and his best friend thom washington find themselves trapped over 100 km from dennys home in a town called pontypool , where his wife and daughter remain .