Write a post-apocalyptic story that features zombies.

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“Storm” by Mahnoor Fatima

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STORM Boom! Clack! The storm was getting more and more stronger. I turned on the tv. “This storm is what we need to save us from the drought and Its reviving us…but it’s also reviving some rather odd creatures’The Zombies!’ These creatures are spread all over the country because of the storm! Scientists are trying to find a way to prevent these nasty creatures from making our country into a zombie planet! Scientists also discovered … a zombie bite can make a person a zombie”.The news reporter was shaking while reporting. I turned the tv off....

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“The 7th Corpse” by Hannah Sobczak

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I remember the day of the first apocalypse. Bridget was watching the Disney Channel, Mom was cooking in the kitchen, and Dad was sitting in the armchair, glasses on and newspaper in hand. That was the last moment of normal I ever knew. It was 5 years ago, I was only 14 years old. I can’t forget that. It was the single most horrifying moment of my life. Sirens started to wail as our door burst open, making us all jump. I remember the one that had ended my family’s life. It was a mature adult male, it’s nose and most of its fingers missing. A...

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“HAVE YOU BEEN BIT?” by Susan Hudson

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HAVE YOU BEEN BIT? Susan W. Hudson “Have you been bit?” was a frequent conversation starter among the non-afflicted in Robert Kirkman’s “The Walking Dead.” “If you stub your toe, get an infection and die, you turn into a zombie, unless your brain is damaged. If someone shoots you in the head and you die, you're dead. A zombie bite kills you because of infection, or blood loss, not because of the zombie virus,” concludes Kirkman. I began studying zombies in 2016. I suspected that ghoulish things were going to happen in the next four yea...

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“Lost and found” by High Jinks

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It was a sunny afternoon naira woke up and found herself laying in the muds of the sea bed. Her mind tripped to rewire the old memories but she remembered nothing. She is still kind of drowsy and wants to sleep that was the only command given to her body. Yet she tried to outsmart her brain by staying awake and started recollecting the memories. Suddenly she noticed her forearm skin was dark green in color and some deep cuts in the feet that's still bleeding above the mud coatings. Yeah her memory started to expand like a fire ball but ...

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“The Day the Dead Died” by Rachel Bacon

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There was a vaccine. Developed in a bunker in the middle of Montana, a bunch of surviving scientists and government officials found a way to counter the infection. And the world was saved. But Gabriella Lotus knew the truth, and she would have to take it to her grave. She was the only survivor of bunker 5624. And this is what really happened the Day the Dead Died. August 18th was a warm sunny day with a gentle breeze. In any other circumstance it would have been the perfect the day. But that was ruined by the flesh-eating cannibals th...

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“The Awakening ” by Louise Muller

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It happened on a Thursday, the end of life as we knew it. No more lazy Sunday mornings. No more pizza take out with ‘Netflix and Chill’ on a Friday night. No more grabbing a Starbucks latte on the way to work. The pandemic took all of it. Death fell over the city, a city that was once so alive, so bubbling with life. The awakening happened on the Saturday. The infected, they were named. The few survivors lived in fear, hiding, and hoping for a future that would somehow resemble what they took for granted before the pandemic struck. The cit...

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“Zombie Invasion” by Deekay V

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Griffin looked at the sky and sighed contently. His school was over; along with the wonderful battle training other kids thought as treacherous. Why do people think it's treacherous? Beats me. Well, but then what will they do in an invasion? Just cower inside like a baby? Well, at least I know something. He thought. "GRIFFIN! Want to play fencing? I feel bored! Even horse back riding is fine! LET'S JUST DO SOMETHING!" Kawan, Griffin's elder brother roared. Still have to beat Kawan. He thought. he is even stronger than me; He is able ...

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“Love Sacrifice ” by Zoha Zulfiqar Zaidi

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“It’s just in; nuclear waste has been leaked by a biological factory. We advise everyone to pack food, water and essential items and head to the public bunkers. From there we will put people into gro-” Dazai turned the TV off before the news reporter could continue. He was starting to stress. He usually would not leave his house, unless he needed something crucial. “I don’t need to go, my house is way safer than being out with other people,” he told himself, but honestly, he was self-conflicted on whether he should go or not. He tried to tal...

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“I Don't Know How, I Don't Know Why” by Robyn Jipp

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Remember when everyone used to joke about waiting for the Zombie Apocalypse and tease each other about their chances of survival when it happened? Yeah, good times. Well, I am one of the ones who have so far somehow managed to survive. And I can guarentee it's nothing to joke about. It's been two years since the shit hit the fan and still no one is any closer to learning how, why, or even where the initial outbreak began. I guess it doesn't matter at this point. I guess one of the reasons I've made it this far is I used to watch all those zo...

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“Living Things” by Luana Ferraz

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Your heartbeat matched the pace of your feet. Faster. The trees around you were just a blur of greens and browns. You jumped over rocks and fallen trunks, your usual trail long lost. You wouldn’t give up, though. You were decided you wouldn’t go down without a fight. Or, at least, a last attempt at fleeing. The burning in your lungs worsened with the smell of their stench—they were getting closer. You were running out of time. That was when you stumbled upon a clearing, the sudden light blinding your desperate eyes. The outline of a tall b...

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“Return of the Undead ” by Charles Wasilausky

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"Run! Run for your lives," screamed Fred, an officer in a small African Village in Rwanda as a nuclear bomb was dropped from an invading army. Fred, who was familiar with nuclear weapons though never seeing or using them because of how poor his village was, knew the dangers that were coming. So far, in the last six months, they had seen their crops devoured by locusts, a massive earthquake wiping out some nearby villages, and a huge outbreak of Ebola. If Fred had any guesses, he would be saying that the apocalypse was upon them. Unfortunatel...

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“Too Fast” by Magarette Daya

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We had just moved and it was a rather eerie night. It was around five o'clock in the evening and I was watching the news when the reported froze, terrified I turned up the television. the reporter said three sentences that I thought would never be said in the history of the world, "There is a zombie outbreak. It all started with the dead and the severely injured. The outbreak happened in New Zeland." My boyfriend walked in and I screamed since he frightened me, and I told him the story. I remembered my father had prepared three seventy two h...

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“Love, blood, and zombies” by Ebony Rose

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I glance at the clock, only thirty minutes until school is over. The intercom crackles to life," This an emergency assembly, please go to the gym." My teacher, Mrs. David grabs the emergency red bag and says, "Line up at the door. Quietly!" Everyone goes to the door, whispering and wondering what's going on. "Izzy." I look to my left to see my best friend, Zea. "What do you think is going on?" I shrug and say," Its probably nothing." We get to the gym, it smells like sweat and confusion. Our class sits on the bleachers. ...

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“Her Betrayal” by Santana Dobbins

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If you were to ask people what happened that day, you would get a bunch of different stories. The reason is because it was different for everyone. Some were at work, some were at school. the government tried to blame it on meat that was made wrong. the truth is they decided to release a virus and it was worse than they thought it would be. The dead started to rise with an appetite for human flesh. My name is Scar, short for Scarlet. I go by Scar because it is what my parents called me. I snap out of my thoughts as I hear growling and shuffli...

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“In Memoriam; In Denial” by Ren Tremaine

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Help, the voice whispered. Mitchell ignored it. Its voice cracked on a scream that pierced Mitchell's ears. Please, God, help us, MITCHELL—! "Shut up!" he shouted into thin air. His eyes shot open wide. No. No, no, no, no, he shouldn't have done that, of course he shouldn't have, he knows better by now. Elliot turned to look at him, hands slowly dropping from where they had been covering his mouth. He didn't dare to breathe, but Mitchell knew what he was thinking. He agreed. How could he be so stupid? Tears brimmed in his eyes. I'm sorry, he...

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Write a post-apocalyptic story that features zombies.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 178 stories

“Storm” by Mahnoor Fatima

“The 7th Corpse” by Hannah Sobczak

“HAVE YOU BEEN BIT?” by Susan Hudson

“Lost and found” by High Jinks

“The Day the Dead Died” by Rachel Bacon

“The Awakening ” by Louise Muller

“Zombie Invasion” by Deekay V

“Love Sacrifice ” by Zoha Zulfiqar Zaidi

“I Don't Know How, I Don't Know Why” by Robyn Jipp

“Living Things” by Luana Ferraz

“Return of the Undead ” by Charles Wasilausky

“Too Fast” by Magarette Daya

“Love, blood, and zombies” by Ebony Rose

“Her Betrayal” by Santana Dobbins

“In Memoriam; In Denial” by Ren Tremaine

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