Write a post-apocalyptic story that features zombies.

Posted in Science Fiction on Apr 19, 2021

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“Berry picking” by Floris L

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My name is Berry. I’m a twenty-four year old woman doing her very best to become a veterinarian. I’m in my fourth year now, it’s going so well! At least, it was… Until they came. Yeah, I’m sure you’ve heard the stories and I know I’m not alone. Everyone had to minorly adjust their lives, of course, when the zombies arrived. It wasn’t even a surprise, really. We were all having dinner when the newscaster announced a man had ‘risen from the dead’ and that it was infectious. So, naturally everyone started making their preparations. I mean,...

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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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“Rise of the Garnets” by Emily Rose

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November 13th, 2020 It had only started out as a small sneeze in the eastern countries in late march. What could one expect when it was allergy season? People’s eyes started itching and their sneezes soon turned into coughs, then coughs turned into wheezing. Not only was it a constant lack of airflow to the lungs, there soon was a rise in fevers. What could be worse; feeling like you're burning up in a cold sleep, or not being able to breathe? On April 4th, scientists released information that the name of the virus was MAV-19 as it was disc...

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“A father's plight” by Chris Muller

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They always thought they were the lucky ones... after the blast nothing normal was left, everything they ever knew was destroyed or mutated to creatures of nightmares. Terry was never really the fittest or strongest father but his parental drive to save his little dark haired girl from abomination turned him superhuman. Sprinting barefoot across the tarmac carrying his scared little girl while being chased but bellowing sirens warning them of the incoming disaster. His pulse quickens, his shirt drenched in sweat, his muscles tightening bef...

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“Running from Fear” by Ella Gladfelter

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Henry was running, running as fast as he could. He ran past the empty streets of what used to be his home and the alleys where he used to play. He ran past his school and all the places he used to know. He ran faster and thought his heart mise well beat right out of his chest. He could feel the adrenaline in his blood, but he didn’t care; he was just focused on running. Running and running and running. He didn’t need to be the fastest, just faster than those behind him. The zombies were blood-thirsty things and he didn’t want to die to...

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“The Walking Corpse” by Chikezie Onwumere

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The first victim was the young medical doctor at Saint Stephens Hospital in Onitsha. The killer, out of nowhere, appeared in his office when he was reading a newspaper and stabbed him countless times in the neck with a syringe. No one saw the killer, except the doctor, and when the detectives from the homicide section of the Central Police Station in Onitsha arrived at the scene, all they could make out of incident was a case of conspiracy and murder allegedly masterminded by some malicious staff of the hospital. Autopsy also reveale...

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“Late Dawns and Early Sunsets” by Adriana Ricciardi

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Anticipation tickled the hairs on the back of my neck as if an imaginary snake were slithering over my skin. I wiped a hand across my forehead, finding it warm and wet with sweat and dirt-caked blood. Beside me, Gia was wheezing."How much longer?" she struggled, trying to keep her breaths from echoing throughout the cave.I leaned my head against the cool, sharp rock and closed my eyes. Despite being refreshingly chilly in here, the sweat falling in icy drops on my neck made it hard to think straight.We had too many close calls tonight. Way t...

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“Brainless” by Marian Reiley

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Survival against the most insane thing to ever happen isn't easy. Especially when there's a crazy military experiment gone wrong. What experiment; the government would never hurt their citizens, right? Trust me, they would! Thats exactly what triggered the zombie outbreak. The official story is that the Cold War ended in 1989, but that's a lie! Russia and America were at war in cyberspace for decades. Then in 2050, a coronal mass ejection, a gaint sun burp, fried all of Earth's electronics. Well it took another decade, but the p...

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“Here to Stay” by Nicholas Keck

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Ghostly remnants, of a time soon to be forgotten, hung delicately against the milky skyline. The bones of an old theatre reverberated with the thumping of two desperate hearts. A scream ripped through the stale air, and echoed through the halls of the plaza framework. “The scout found us, we’re gonna be surrounded. We gotta move.” Owen whispered, pulling on Anna’s shirt sleeve. The frail girl stumbled after him, clutching onto his wrist. They weaved over and through the wreckage of an old concession stand. Anna snagged some unopened candies ...

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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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“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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“Terror of Rasterflu” by Sachin Janwadkar

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One- Chaos in DowntownMichael pushed aside one of the curtains and looked out into thestreet. From here, on the second story of the late George Williamson's house, you could see all of downtown by looking left, and by looking right youcould see Route 66 going out of town. Main Street was utterly deserted. Theshades of the business establishments were drawn. A sick-looking dog satin the middle of the road, head down, sides bellowsing, white foam drippingfrom its muzzle to the heat-shimmering pavement. In the gutter half a block down, ano...

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“Zombie Virus” by Virginia Wanner

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"Brian don't make me do this." I sobbed as I aimed my gun at him. "Brian!" There had to be some part of him that was still the Brian I knew and loved. He couldn't be completely gone. It had happened so fast. From the first symptoms to this, the end result. But Brian kept coming, uttering gutteral growls. Even his speech capabilities had fled. This putrid, stinking, rotting, walking corpse was no longer Brian, I reminded myself. When he was almost within arms reach, I closed my eyes, and squeezed the trigger. Two, three, four, five, six times...

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“Apocalypse Anonymous” by Scott Jed

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An average Thursday night played out in the battered town of Halifax. Well, as normal as you could get for two years post-apocalypse. A band of strugglers convened in the decaying local hub, the community centre. It was insignificant in appearance even in its golden years but was now dire by most standards. Still, chairs circled centrally in the main hall weekly for Apocalypse Anonymous. Secrets were shared. Problems were halved. This new world order care and consideration contrasted previous cataclysm. “Twelve months ago, I was desperatel...

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Write a post-apocalyptic story that features zombies.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 178 stories

“Berry picking” by Floris L

“Too Fast” by Magarette Daya

“Rise of the Garnets” by Emily Rose

“A father's plight” by Chris Muller

“Running from Fear” by Ella Gladfelter

“The Walking Corpse” by Chikezie Onwumere

“Late Dawns and Early Sunsets” by Adriana Ricciardi

“Brainless” by Marian Reiley

“Here to Stay” by Nicholas Keck

“Her Betrayal” by Santana Dobbins

“In Memoriam; In Denial” by Ren Tremaine

“Love, blood, and zombies” by Ebony Rose

“Terror of Rasterflu” by Sachin Janwadkar

“Zombie Virus” by Virginia Wanner

“Apocalypse Anonymous” by Scott Jed

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a funny post-apocalyptic story.

Write a post-apocalyptic story triggered by climate change.

Write a post-apocalyptic thriller.

Write a post-apocalyptic romance.

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