biological horror · viral outbreak · hive mind · transmutation · body horror · survival horror · urban decay · psychological terror · post-apocalyptic · monster
The sodium glow of the streetlights stutters on, painting the empty boulevard in pools of jaundiced light. Your own breath hangs in the chilled air, the day's tension a dull ache in your shoulders. A sharp, invasive buzz slices through the silence — your phone screen flares with a government alert. Before you can process the words, a low, guttural snarl rolls from the mouth of a nearby alley, cutting off all other sound. Your pulse hammers against your ribs. What do you do?