'The Dead Zone' is a remarkable tale of survival following a trio of unlikely friends, who are forced to work together to stay alive in a world reduced to ruins. Packed with action and paired with an improbable romance, the living and dead will clash together as you follow Bryson, Paige, and Zach on their journey to safety across the zombie infested country. Update 2-7-20 THE DEAD ZONE series is currently being revised/rewritten! You can follow instagram.com/authorlanieallen for updates, as well as information about my other projects, including a new YA paranormal novel!

What could force a disgraced police officer, a pair of mafia hitmen, an army NCO, and a group of terrified civilians to band together for survival? Nothing short of the zombie apocalypse. The recently deceased are clawing from their graves and roaming the earth with an insatiable appetite for living flesh. In a hunted, desperate world, only the strong, smart, and fortunate will survive to see another day. SurvivorZ is a character-focused episodic tale of horror adventure from acclaimed storyteller C.J. Bernhard. It is a tribute to the original George Romero zombie horror, with a fresh take on the scientific origin behind the walking dead and unexpected, terrifying ramifications of the outbreak. New installments will be released biweekly (or thereabouts).

A world where the dead eat the living is no place for a little girl, even one as sassy as Luna. In the world of The First 30 Days, Luna is a bit of a mystery. Or, more precisely, how the 6 year old survived the first days of the zombie apocalypse all alone, is a mystery. Delve into her struggle to survive in this short story about the week before Maggie finds Luna abandoned in her school.

Rain falls from the clouds and plummets down to the lands where it is then devoured by the earth. Rain is what helps the earth and its inhabitants thrive; but now, rain is what will destroy the earth itself. As people get caught in the rain, they change. They lose their civility and everything that made them what they were. A simple umbrella won't save you this time. *This is the original un-edited version*

"Everyone dies. Everyone doesn't get a second chance at life. What am I waiting for? No one will miss me" Avery said to herself and slid the razor down her pale winter skin before adding "Goodbye world. I hate you" Slowly, Avery fell into a not so deep sleep in her bath tube with blood surrounding her. She never did anything to anyone but they did it all to her. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Meet 16 years old Avery Collins. She's the sweetest girl you could ever meet with a bullying past. She got called names but waited till the world ended. If the world ended, she wouldn't have to endure the pain she already does. No one likes her. They make up reasons to not like her. She finally decided to take her own life but will she really be gone for forever? Will the world ever lose all its oxygen and kill the human race? Or will Avery come back and humans continue living on earth forever? Are scientists wrong about the end of the world?

The horrific zombie apocalypse breaks out! Alfie finds himself with two people that he has only just met as the world begins to slowly end. No body knows the truth of how anything has happened and Alfie is determined to find out. Will he be able to? Read as we follow Alfie become a fighter, a leader of a group and survive the apocalypse. Who will survive and who will get eaten alive? *Completed* ✓

[Immune-ish Series, Book 1] Although the zombie apocalypse has gone on for three years now with no end in sight, Evaline has still managed to live a pretty normal life. But when an incident occurs at her high school graduation, everything she knows is thrown out the window. Xander is a different story. His family was taken away from him in the early days and he hasn't been the same since. In an unlikely twist of fate, the two of them cross paths and neither of their lives will ever be the same.

Stella is three years into the apocalypse and there are too many zombies to kill. Three years since the crash; three years since she was the Cynosure, champion of the Games and the most famous person in the world; three years of living with Hook and Gregor; three years without a proper bed; three years without television; three years without the internet; three years since mobile phones. But now she's found a mobile that works and there is a signal...

It's your worst nightmare. The end of the world has come and its left nothing but hell in its wake. Viv's goal was to find a safe place. To keep her group safe. And above all, not get bitten. But what happens when she comes across five familiar boys? Boys that she believed belonged to her past life. Back before the outbreak. Will she help? Or leave them to fend for themselves? ***One Direction Fanfiction*** Cover made by @katinthehat99

After escaping a stalled elevator into a zombie apocalypse, Emily must learn how to trust people again or risk losing everything in this terrifying world. ***** For Emily, every day of the last two years have been a blur. She keeps her head down, takes her college courses online, and only goes out to work at her mandatory internship. But all that changes on the day the office elevator breaks down, leaving her trapped when the screams begin. And when the doors finally open, revealing a dystopian world ruined by bloody teeth and disease, Emily is launched into a terrifying run for her life, caught between the strangers she's not sure she can trust and the man-eating monsters that hunger for her flesh. Now she must learn not only how to survive in this new and dangerous world, but also how to overcome her own inner demons before they cost her something more precious than her life. [[Wattys' Shortlist]] [[Promoted by AMC]] Content and/or Trigger Warning: The story contains some gore, violence, strong language, and dark themes. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]