Survival Horror

The Fourth of July in Red Hollow is a celebration of heat, noise, and tradition. But this year, the celebration is just camouflage. Photographer Owen sees it first—a glitch in his camera showing a man's smile stretching into an impossible, grotesque crescent . Hot dog vendor Al serves the same blank-faced man the same exact order twice in ten minutes, a film skipping on repeat . Then, in front of the entire town, Mayor Thompson collapses during his speech, only to rise again—unnaturally smooth, his eyes glassy, and wearing a perfect, hollow smile . When a silent, pristine ambulance ...

Life is strange. But it’s never as strange as what Augie Doyle believes. When teens start vanishing from Hollowbrook High, Augie Doyle—resident horror nerd and amateur investigator—knows something isn’t right. Hollowbrook residence believes human trafficking has come to their small town, but Augie suspects something far more sinister. A new copper mine has brought an influx of jobs, families, and students. Augie isn’t sure if the newcomers can be trusted. His top suspects? His new neighbors, who burn things in their backyard long after everyone else has gone to bed. A creative way...

November 1981. Jeff Durram is out of work and down on his luck. His marriage has fallen apart and he's living in the poor area of Perlow. Jeff's luck is about to change when he is offered a job of the future and he soon finds himself in a packed workplace where money, presents and cheesy music are an everyday occurrence. Has Jeff found the perfect job and the tools to put his life back together again? He thinks he has, until they meet the manager, the mysterious 'K' who won't tolerate a slacker.Those who fall behind must play the deadly game of K and an ordinary day at the office soon turns...

What price would you pay for survival? In the besieged city of Ashmark, necessity has become the mother of atrocity. As starvation tightens its grip and the walls grow thinner, Master Ferrous Magnus Thorne makes a discovery that will either save his people or damn them forever: the dead can be rendered into weapons. THE BONE FOUNDRY presents three interconnected tales of survival, transformation, and the terrible mathematics of desperation: "The Reckoning of Kings" - Crown Prince Tychus Karathia faces an impossible choice as Ashmark's economic warfare threatens his empire's very existence. ...

In "Firebase Alpha," the zombie apocalypse has plunged the world into chaos, leaving seasoned veterans John Mcgammon and Ethan Bennett to defend their sanctuary against the relentless undead. Firebase Alpha stands as a last bastion of hope, fortified and prepared for the horrors that now roam the outside world. However, the true terror emerges from within the horde: Raisa, a cunning and intelligent zombie who commands the infected, turning them into a cohesive and deadly force. As Raisa’s influence grows, she becomes a formidable adversary, exploiting the weaknesses of those trying to ...

El manual de supervivencia imprescindible para estar preparado ante un ataque de muertos vivientes. Por el mayor experto mundial en zombis. Puede que ahora mismo se estén acercando. Y atacarán cuando menos te lo esperes. En este libro está todo lo que hay que saber sobre los zombis: desde su psicología y comportamiento hasta las mejores tácticas de defensa y las armas más efectivas; desde cómo proteger tu casa hasta cómo adaptarte a cualquier terreno. No te juegues la vida, que no te pillen desprevenido.

Against all odds, Jenny Huang is still alive. Or as alive as she can be. She escaped the Survival Challenge, a twisted game in which mortals must kill or be killed, but the nightmare didn't end there. By forcing the Challenge to a close and returning to Earth, Jenny has unwittingly unleashed chaos: birthing the Antithesis, kicking off Judgment Day, and dooming the world to a host of bloodthirsty angels. Worst of all, her best-friend-slash-crush, Susan, is dead. And it's all Jenny's—and her insatiable appetite's—fault.

When the sleepy town of Willow Ridge, Tennessee, becomes the epicenter of bizarre UFO sightings and brutal animal attacks, journalist Megan Carter stumbles upon a truth more horrifying than she ever imagined. The creatures stalking the woods aren’t folklore come to life—they’re genetically engineered hybrids, unleashed by a mysterious organization. As Megan teams up with a wildlife biologist, a defiant deputy, and a former soldier with secrets of his own, they uncover a chilling conspiracy. With humanity’s survival hanging by a thread, the team faces unimaginable horrors. And the ...

"If you like your heroes effortlessly cool and your monsters terrifyingly real, the action brutal and prose dripping with gore, you’ll love Award-Winning Film Director Kely McClung’s LOOP. " A Devastating Computer Virus Jumps to Humans... When the small college town of Mazevlle, home to a Defense department research lab and an reclusive A.I. pioneer, becomes ground zero for a zombie-like plague, the fate of the town, and maybe the world, lies in the hands of a one-legged badass, a nearly naked Interpol agent, a waif-like retro-gaming genius, and the military scientist that started it ...

Join a group of friends as they navigate a zombie apocalypse in an elimination-style game where only one can emerge alive! ONLY SURVIVOR: A Zombie Horror STORY invites you into a terrifying world where survival is a game played with(OUT!) dice and desperation. Based on actual gameplay from an experimental pen-and-paper tabletop RPG, this gripping short story weaves the campaign seamlessly into a pulse-pounding narrative. GENRE: Horror/Short Story.

"Coven of One" is a suspense-driven novella of mystery, horror, and spiritual adventure, surrounding the morality of man in the face of nature's ruthlessness, and the dark beauty of this turmoil.

THE BEAST OF FALLOW PINES A tale of a man, his dog, and a monster in the woods. David Ward set out to his late father's long-abandoned cabin in the remote mountain wilderness of Fallow Pines to get off the grid and away from the memories of his old life. But when his dog goes missing, David quickly discovers that there is something lurking in the woods... Something that has come to call Fallow Pines home... For readers who enjoy horror in the woods and cryptids.

"This book is really riveting and I found myself grimacing, denying, experiencing shock and awe, nodding and finally understanding so much about her saga and attempts to protect her dying husband from one medical error after another. If you want a good read, pick up 108 Days." - Toni Brayer, MD. Following an explosive electrical accident, Curtis is admitted to one of America's top hospitals with a severe burn injury to 35% of his body. Recovery is soon derailed due to an error in the radiology department which he is not expected to survive. Deadly hospital acquired infections are prevalent ...

! 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 ...

Zach Gunderson and his family have made a home at Mount Weather. Everything seems to be working, and the president's dream of reestablishing the US is progressing, but then, disaster strikes. After being vaccinated, two survivor groups in Ohio become infected, unleashing an apparent new strain of the zombie virus. Through Zach's investigation, he finds a traitor in their midst who is trying to sabotage the rebirth of America by any means necessary.

Nuclear WWIII has been staved off, but the United States is far from its former glory. The EMP attack that crippled America was just the beginning. The nation now lies in ruins, torn apart by chaos and political upheaval. As the Raydon family sets out to locate their lost loved ones, they soon find themselves embroiled in a battle for the very future of the country they call home. With Texas having seceded and taken half the South with them, the fight for control over the Gulf of Mexico has reached a fever pitch. Meanwhile, Major Styles and his team are hot on the trail of a new threat that...

My name is Frank Moon, and I’m in way over my head. We’ve settled in Sanctuary, a neighborhood on the edge of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Having endured gut-wrenching emotional trials and hordes of inhuman enemies, I’ve rapidly become the leader of a small, yet ever-growing, community of survivors. With supplies thinning, I reluctantly agree to return to town for the first time in weeks. My wife and I run into more than just a multitude of murderous monsters. We’re forced into a war between two well-armed human factions. One of the parties is hellbent on claiming Gatlinburg for ...

Seeking allies for her murderous plots against the people of the refuge, Dana Rainey encounters Shaunna, an Alpha female zombie, and her anizombie Yorkie named Lily. What happens next sets in motion a long chain of events culminating in a savage confrontation between Dana and the people of the refuge. Can Herb Bennett’s fledgling group survive that encounter, or will Dana have her vengeance?

A tale of cryptid terror in the woods! The horror at Fallow Creek continues... Rob Easton arrives at Fallow Creek Campground to search for his missing brother, accompanied by his estranged son and two friends. Deep in the abandoned mines delving into the secret depths of Fallow Pines, they are stalked by something in the darkness.

Brace yourself for a chilling journey into the heart of darkness in Donna Burgess's spine-tingling novella, The Ghosts of Chernobyl. Set against the eerie backdrop of the 1986 nuclear disaster, this haunting tale follows twin siblings Anton and Elena as they confront the terrifying specters of their past. When a mysterious vial promising eternal life resurfaces after 25 years, Anton must embark on a perilous odyssey back to the ghostly ruins of Pripyat. But as he navigates the twisted labyrinths of the abandoned city, he discovers that the true horror lies not in the ghosts that haunt ...