The Toy Store Terror originated when the mall's flooding basement contaminated the toy store's inventory, infusing dolls with a malevolent consciousness from the zombie outbreak. These dolls absorbed the panic of trapped survivors, awakening to hunt anyone near their domain, now lurking among broken shelves and discarded playthings.

Toy Store Terror entities are made of decaying toy materials with contorted limbs and mimic voices of children's laughter or screams. They possess heightened agility for ambushing survivors, induce paranoia through psychological warfare, and regenerate quickly in dark environments but are vulnerable to fire and blunt force.

Toy Store Terror creates hazardous zones in the toy store, forcing survivors to navigate booby-trapped aisles and avoid possessed dolls, thereby diverting resources and adding complexity to escape routes during the apocalypse.