horror · zombie apocalypse · hive mind · aggressive · grotesque · survival · post-apocalyptic · infectious · relentless · monster
Every television screen glows with the same urgent bulletins, painting a world undone by a botanical nightmare. A single breached containment unleashed a pathogen that has driven more than half of humanity into a cannibalistic frenzy. Chains of command have shattered. The broadcast details the grim, inevitable descent: fever, unexplained bruising, subcutaneous bleeding, waking nightmares, and finally, a hollow-eyed craving for warm meat. For those who endure a full year, a sixth and final stage awaits—a hunger turned inward. No antidote exists. Only the long, slow collapse.