Favorite Reads
32 stories
Finding Humanity by NinaMarks
NinaMarks
  • WpView
    Reads 4,341,395
  • WpVote
    Votes 253,851
  • WpPart
    Parts 92
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]]
Purgatory (Part One of the Purgatory Series) by Katrina_Crane
Katrina_Crane
  • WpView
    Reads 329,890
  • WpVote
    Votes 19,482
  • WpPart
    Parts 1
Alethea has always been awkward - eccentric, even. On a typical day she spends her time cloistered inside a tiny apartment hiding from the world she doesn't really understand. When her therapist encourages her to push herself outside her comfort zone, Thea makes an ill-fated trip into the city. Even though her therapist assured her nothing would go wrong, Thea gets attacked and sent to purgatory, which is, for someone who is agoraphobic, claustrophobic, germaphobic, the worst nightmare imaginable. Even worse? She may never be able to get back to the comfort of her apartment. She may not even want to. Cover made by the talented @Tanii915
100 Days in Deadland (part 1 of the Deadland Saga) by RachelAukes
RachelAukes
  • WpView
    Reads 3,436,874
  • WpVote
    Votes 90,089
  • WpPart
    Parts 34
In one day, the world succumbed to a pestilence that decimated the living. In its place rose a new species: vicious, gruesome, wandering zombies with an insatiable hunger for the living. Still in her twenties, Cash has watched her friends die, only to walk again. An office worker with few survival skills, she joins up with Clutch, a grizzled Army veteran with PTSD. Together, they flee the city and struggle through the nine circles of hell, with nothing but Clutch's military experience and Cash's determination to live. As they fight to survive in the zombie inferno, they quickly discover that nowhere is safe from the undead...or the living. (100 Days in Deadland is a journey through the first poem in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, the classic tale on the horrors of hell... zombie apocalypse style!) (Note: This is a draft so please excuse any errors. The finished novel is available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook).
Deadland's Harvest (part 2 of the Deadland Saga) by RachelAukes
RachelAukes
  • WpView
    Reads 1,451,738
  • WpVote
    Votes 56,062
  • WpPart
    Parts 33
The seven deadly sins with a shambling twist. It has been one hundred days since the zombies claimed the world. Cash, along with forty-two survivors, have found safety in the secluded and well-guarded Fox National Park. The leaves are changing colors, a beautiful, brutal reminder that winter is coming. As the survivors prepare for freezing months without electricity and not enough food, they learn of massive zombie herds several hundred miles north...and headed their way. To save the park, Cash must find a place for the survivors to hide from the migrating herds. If Cash and her small band of volunteers don't succeed by winter, the Fox survivors just may become Deadland's Harvest. (Deadland's Harvest is a journey through Dante Alighieri's classic tale on the seven deadly sins... zombie apocalypse style!) (Note: This is a draft so please excuse any errors. The finished novel is available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook).
Deadland Rising (part 3 of the Deadland Saga) by RachelAukes
RachelAukes
  • WpView
    Reads 838,769
  • WpVote
    Votes 42,653
  • WpPart
    Parts 33
Winter has arrived. It has been nearly one year since the zombie hordes claimed the world. As the plague eats away at its victims' bodies, the Fox survivors search for a safe place to rebuild what they have lost. But a dangerous new threat has risen, hunting them from every direction. To survive, Cash, Clutch, and their small band of refugees must put their faith in a group of strangers and a new government with radical plans. It will take all of the Fox survivors' strength and courage to endure in this barren, hostile world. Even that might not be enough. Deadland Rising, the conclusion of the Deadland Saga, is a journey through Dante Alighieri's "Paradiso", the tale on the seven virtues, reimagined zombie apocalypse style! (Note: This is a draft so please excuse any errors. The finished novel is available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook).
Perfect: A Deadland Short Story by RachelAukes
RachelAukes
  • WpView
    Reads 12,629
  • WpVote
    Votes 803
  • WpPart
    Parts 1
A short story in the Deadland Saga! (This is little Benji Hennessey's story during the zombie outbreak.) As the world succumbs to vicious zombies, a boy with Down Syndrome must find his way to his grandfather, who lives forty miles away.
Cracked: A Deadland short story by RachelAukes
RachelAukes
  • WpView
    Reads 26,822
  • WpVote
    Votes 801
  • WpPart
    Parts 1
A short story in the Deadland Saga (Tyler Masden's story during the early chapters of 100 Days in Deadland.) As the world succumbs to insatiable zombies, the remnants of the U.S. military forces switch gears from stopping the spread of infection to eradicating infected zones. A National Guard platoon led by Captain Tyler Masden has ninety minutes to escape Des Moines before the Air Force rains hellfire upon their heads.
Truth Comes Second by masonfitzzy
masonfitzzy
  • WpView
    Reads 5,626,822
  • WpVote
    Votes 237,898
  • WpPart
    Parts 44
A sequel to Family Comes First by Mason FitzGibbon After Carrie telling the detectives about the abuse Tommy put her through, a search is out for Tommy and Jimmy. Julie is trying her best to keep the family's traditions secret, but the detectives have been in the basement. She gets caught up in a web of lies and has to clear her name so that she isn't charged for murder. Jimmy wants Julie and Hunter back. Julie moves in with Carrie and she tries her best to suppress her anger toward Carrie. The story is told as a mashup of Julie and Jimmy's POV *The photo used for the cover is not mine. If anyone knows the photographer please message me*
The Cannibal Bride *WattyAwards2024 by Alycat1901
Alycat1901
  • WpView
    Reads 242,330
  • WpVote
    Votes 9,710
  • WpPart
    Parts 32
Love is more than skin deep. What would you do if your sibling, your closest friend in the world, suddenly vanished? Alyssa Ross doesn't believe for a moment that her younger sister ran away from home. It's inconceivable to her that a dedicated student on the brink of graduation would abruptly abandon everything for a boy she didn't love. Facing skepticism from her parents and the police, Alyssa is determined to uncover the truth about what happened to Cassi on the night she disappeared. But as she digs deeper, she discovers that nothing is as it seems. Hidden clues, false leads, a mysterious stranger, and suspicious townsfolk lead Alyssa into a chilling realization. What's more terrifying when discovering your sister was abducted by cannibals; her being their dinner, or that she might have joined them willingly?
The Ghost Files by AprylBaker7
AprylBaker7
  • WpView
    Reads 6,703,158
  • WpVote
    Votes 154,069
  • WpPart
    Parts 33
Cherry blossom lipstick: check Smokey eyes: check Skinny jeans: check Dead kid in the mirror: check For sixteen year old Mattie Hathaway, this is her normal everyday routine. She's been able to see ghosts since her mother tried to murder her when she was five years old. No way does she want anyone to know she can talk to spooks. Being a foster kid is hard enough without being labeled a freak too. Normally, she just ignores the ghosts and they go away. There's a little glitch this time. The ghost she sees is her foster sister, Sally. Everyone thinks she's just another runaway. Mattie knows the truth, though-she's dead, murdered. Foster kids look out for each other and Mattie feels like she has to help Sally, but she can't do it alone. Against her better judgment, she teams up with a young police officer and together they set out to discover the truth of Sally's disappearance. Now the killer has set his sights on her. It becomes a race to see if she can find the truth before the serial killer finds her.