horror · post-apocalyptic · body horror · hive mind · mindless · zombie · mutation · survival · grotesque
The apartment is a tomb of silence, interrupted only by the rhythmic hiss of a dead television. Then, the door shudders under a sudden, violent pounding. You lean into the peephole to find Julian, your neighbor, transformed into a living nightmare. His mouth has widened into a jagged maw that has swallowed his right eye. He is beaming with a manic, desperate enthusiasm, his voice a wet rasp as he begs you to let him in so he can share the gift of refinement.