Apocalyptic Horror

Wolf Trek by María J. Estrada, is a post-apocalyptic novelette in which each chapter is penned in diary-like but futuristic eras. Hence, the opening chapter is at sundown on July 16, 2034, when the main character Saad is planting more cactus around a grave. Chapter 2 is at midday, August 10, 2027. The dates are worth noting to get a deeper understanding of the story. It is an animalistic world that has been portrayed here. The character Saad is a hunter at his various stages of interaction with them. Contrast has been carved out of a beastly world of hunting and burning carcasses but ...

Zach Gunderson and his friends have carved out a life for themselves in a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by zombies. But survival is a daily struggle. In addition to frequent encounters with hostile humans, Zach has discovered something very sinister about the zombies.

Five characters, each with their own struggles and challenges, live in a world that will soon change in unpredictable ways. Their different backgrounds and personalities will both strengthen and weaken them as they try to survive in a world full of danger. The normalcy they take for granted will soon be replaced by an unimaginable reality, and they will be forced to face their fears and explore the deepest parts of their souls. Together, they will learn that they are not alone and that hope for a better future can exist even in the darkest of times. Will all the characters survive? Where to...

In the ongoing saga of the Zombie Rules series, Zach, his family and friends are lured from their home in Tennessee and relocate to a post-apocalyptic bunker known as Mount Weather, nestled in rural Virginia. They have been promised a better life by none other than the President himself. Zach's apparent immunity to the zombie virus may hold the key to creating a vaccine and securing a future for the human race.

When a bizarre string of unusual corpses washes up on the beaches of San Diego during Halloween week, Detective Lindsey Brant requires more than her usual set of skills to solve the mystery. Joining forces with horror writer James Archer, the two will have to survive a scourge of undead, international killers, unscrupulous reporters, and rogue spies if they're to unravel the long-buried mystery of a deadly virus that could bring humanity to its knees. But their greatest threat to the case may just be surviving each other. See if the two will succeed in saving the world in this irreverent ...

A meteorite fell into the Tennessee River in Decatur, Alabama. A fissure inside the lump of stone contained parasitic microbes that were released into the water. Small fish ate the parasite colonies. They were in turn eaten by larger fish, which were caught by a local fisherman. This introduced them into the human food chain and initiated a zombie apocalypse.It began with a 911 call in Decatur. When the caller didn’t speak to the dispatcher she sent the police, who called an ambulance after finding Roy Akins unconscious on the floor. Patient zero died in the Emergency Room of Decatur ...

Black Tears. They are the tears of the dying and the first symptom of the new plague. The HAVI Virus was sneaky and more contagious than anything the world had ever seen. By the time the tears appear, you’ve already infected everyone around you for at least three days. HAVI devastated the world’s population before anyone knew something was wrong. It didn’t take long for every system to collapse. No more electricity. No more plumbing. No more government. Nothing but what you could create yourself. A perfect recipe for chaos and savagery. For Paige, it all began in her best friend’s ...

Dive into the mysteries of Area X, a remote and lush terrain that has inexplicably sequestered itself from civilization. Twelve expeditions have gone in, and not a single member of any of them has remained unchanged by the experience - for better or worse.

! For more details on the HZA visit ZA SURVIVORS episodes on Vella. Dead Reckoning is the first book of the Red Rises story arc. Dead Reckoning breaks away from the characters introduced in the first two HZA books and explores the Blue Ridge mountains, by a heroine reluctant to take that role. Taking place nearly a year into the collapse of society, but like all stories, it starts at the beginning. The dead are rising bringing hell to the world. A powerful Atlanta gang leader, makes himself into the living embodiment of the demon Sammael, the king of the Satans. Ruling the infernal regions ...

After nearly four years, the zombie epidemic has almost burned itself out. Once a lone survivor on the brink of insanity, Gus Berry has a new life on a communal farm, his daily routine of policing the fields only rarely disrupted by straying undead. Gus’s drinking binges are over, and the dark days of Annapolis are soon to be a distant memory. But his troubles are far from over . . .

The Scottish Highlands: a sparse, mountainous region some say was carved by the gods themselves. Few places are as untouched as this harsh, prehistoric landscape. It is no place for man. But nestled deep within the wilderness lies a cottage, and behind that cottage is a hill....

Five months after the release of the West Nile Virus designed to eliminate the alphas, the human race seems like they may have turned the tide and regained a foothold on survival. Only strange developments along the East Coast's dead zone may prove otherwise as the super-alpha has formulated a plan that will bring devastation on a massive scale. With new special operations teams and international alliances, Will Reisner and his crew take the fight to the enemy once more in this explosive follow-up to The Alpha Solution.

When two teenagers stumble upon a frozen corpse deep in the woods, they make the fateful decision to bring it back to town—unaware they’ve just unleashed the apocalypse. In the morgue beneath the hospital, the dead begin to stir, attacking the living and spreading a relentless infection. The once-quiet town quickly descends into chaos as the hospital becomes a battleground, its halls soaked in blood as survivors fight to escape the growing horde.

The best-selling post-apocalyptic suspense series Outage - the complete series of five books plus bonus epilogue Outage: Control, available for the first time! Something is coming for them. When an early snow ravages the small town of Plainfield, the residents are stripped of heat, power, and mobility. They'll soon wish they had protection. Somewhere outside, something else is lurking. Waiting for the chance to strike.... The complete post-apocalyptic horror suspense series Outage, in one complete collection.

Jack Walker and Michael Talbot come from two worlds; the same, yet different. They both find themselves transported into an alien one, where things aren’t as they seem. While it appears similar to the ones they come from, there are some terrifying differences. Is it a dream? Or has reality been somehow warped? Jack comes from a world filled with nocturnal creatures that were once human, but now seek to destroy the last vestiges of humanity.

This is the way the world ends: with a nanosecond of computer error in a Defense Department laboratory and a million casual contacts that form the links in a chain letter of death. And here is the bleak new world of the day after: a world stripped of its institutions and emptied of 99 percent of its people. A world in which a handful of panicky survivors choose sides - or are chosen.

Terrorists have deployed the deadly zombie virus in key cities on the east coast in a series of devastating attacks. The power and communication grids have broken down. Police officers have abandoned their posts to look after their own families. Gangs of criminals and packs of zombies prowl both city streets and rural highways. Federal police officer Chuck McCain has started a treacherous solo journey to locate his daughter, Melanie. He's been in the fight since the very beginning of the crisis but now the moment has come to put his own family first. Obstacles and surprises lie in Chuck's ...

Mankind has known hardships. They have experienced pandemics, droughts, floods, and infections, but never have they had to face a plague of this magnitude. Where did the Changed ones come from? How can the world survive now that they've arrived? What lengths will people go to, to make sure they are the ones who remain? Join in the epic battle to save humanity in this open-ended series.

Expecting another quiet graveyard shift working as a security guard at a top-secret military testing facility in the desolate Northwestern deserts of Utah, Ray Houston finds himself at the heart of an ancient secret society's plot to take over the world. The Sanctus Diaboli release a designer virus and sever all communication out of the region, leaving Ray and his friends to deal with the exponentially growing threat alone. With the help of the few surviving guards, a lone Navy Seal, and a mysterious haunted house operator, Ray, and his ragtag band of misfits commandeer an M113 and head ...

A Pope Chosen by the Stars. A Church Led by Shadows. Before he became Pope Innocent XIV, he was a missionary in Peru… and a secret believer in horoscopes. One whispered prediction changed everything: that his rise to power was written in the stars. Now, deep within the Vatican, a new Pope rules — one guided not by scripture, but by an AI trained on forbidden astrological texts, ancient Enochian scrolls, and something darker. With every decision, he leans on a mysterious cardinal whose "readings" grow more powerful… and more apocalyptic. The Church calls it divine guidance. But behind ...