Undead Stories

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]]

Geoff and Naomi are dead, and they're depressed, but when Geoff's cat Bernie dies as well, they embark on a wild journey to find it in the underworld. ***** When Geoff dies, alongside his girlfriend Naomi, they end up sharing an apartment in the Underworld as skeletons. But after a few years, Geoff starts suffering a mid-death crisis. What's the purpose of going through the motions as a skeleton if you can't really live? Then he gets word that his cat, Bernie, just died and he can collect him and bring him home! Geoff and Naomi hurry to get Bernie only to discover that, due to a clerical error, their cat has been lost. With the hunt for Bernie giving new purpose to Geoff's un-life, he and Naomi begin a quest to get back their cat. Battling skeleton pirates, climbing the sky ladder and facing off against the villain who took Bernie, Geoff is determined to find his purpose - or die a second time trying! [[2018 Wattys Winner - The Originals]] [[word count: 30,000-40,000 words]]

Xiao Hanzi, a 25-year-old, who died of not being able to sleep for 3 days reading a novel called "Loving You Again" in Apocalypse Theme Setting, because a certain cannon fodder has the same name with him. That cannon fodder is making him frustrated. Xiao Hanzi in the book was very unfortunate, having a blood-sucking and cheating lover. He's so stupid and this loyal dog was loyal to the wrong target, who just used him and made him a substitute for his White Moonlight because they have similar traits. Unfortunately, in the end Xiao Hanzi in the book was betrayed and Died miserably. Xioa Hanzi snapped, coughed a mouthful of blood "for real" and then died just like that. But don't worry, our Xiao Hanzi didn't die totally, he got Transmigrated to the book and became that cannon fodder who shares the same name as him. What!? I transmigrated and become that cannon fodder in the book!? No way, author, I refuse!! But in the end, our Xiao Hanzi has no choice but to go along with it. Huh! Go along with it!? Yeah right (evil smile) Then let's follow our comrade Xiao Hanzi on his journey; fighting zombies, collecting supplies, scheming the Scum Main Characters and getting a dumpling (cough "lover") along the way and reaching the pinnacle of life. A Certain Dumpling: "....yeah right" This is an original novel I created for fun but with heart and dedication. What began as a passion project is now a story I'm excited to share. I hope you enjoy every moment!

A Warhammer fanfiction about an ordinary 18 year old man named Malthael reincarnated into a another universe as he is given a system as well. Malthael asked what universe is he resurrected to as the system replied he is being reincarnated into the Warhammer Universe which Malthael immidietaly fall into shock as the Warhammer Universe is completely and utterly brutal given within that Grim Dark Universe there is only war. What happens next? Read The Story I don't own Warhammer or any of the pictures except the ones that look like AI made that is mine. The rest it belongs to their respective owners.

[The Official English Translation of 'Necromancer Academy and the Genius Summoner' ('네크로맨서 학교의 소환천재') is Here!] A hundred years after the brutal war between Necromancers and Priests, the world enjoys an uneasy peace. But everything changes when a boy inherits his father's legendary undead army and enrolls at Kizen, the most prestigious necromancer academy in the world. He sends shockwaves through the magical world with a single question: "Am I just unique, or actually talented?" He's not just gifted. He's a cheat-level summoner with infinite potential, the kind of anomaly the research community never saw coming. Professors are desperate to take him on as a disciple, kingdoms are racing to recruit him, and all the while, he's innocently asking, "Professor, when can I summon a Lich?" A new force has emerged, and one thing is clear: a genius like no other is about to rewrite the rules of necromancy. *** Weekly updates on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. *** Text copyright © Volley/KWBOOKS Illustration copyright © SIK First published in Korean by KWBOOKS English translation copyright © INFINICTION Translator: StaceySRK /INFINICTION All rights reserved.

Adventuring has never come easily to Nihil. As a celestial-born aasimar raised in a temple dedicated to nine death gods, he was raised to believe the Nine would call on him for a great purpose. When he is sent on a pilgrimage across the Material Plane, he finds his gods silent to his prayers. As other entities vie for his attention, his journey is upended by revelations and a tumble into the Abyss, the home of demons. Stuck in the Outer Planes, Nihil gathers a party of unusual allies as they spiral their way through dangerous realms, pursued by the ghosts of Nihil's past, present, and future. ********* DISCLAIMER: Though I as the writer want this to appeal to more fantasy/scifi readers than just D&D fans, the story piggybacks heavily on official D&D lore from all corners of the D&D multiverse. While Nihil is an original character and I take liberties with some worldbuilding, the worlds are not mine, nor are some of the names and faces that pop up throughout.

A man arrested for his boyfriend's suspicious death wakes imprisoned as the zombie outbreak begins, battling undead while handcuffed as he tries to prove his innocence.

Aku adalah Aleksei Mikhailov. Hanya seorang nelayan biasa dari Desa Slavyanka yang setiap pagi berlayar ke Laut Jepang demi mencari nafkah untuk putri tunggalku. Aku bukan pahlawan. Aku bukan prajurit. Aku bukan monster. Aku hanyalah seorang ayah yang ingin melihat putrinya tumbuh dengan bahagia. Namun perang mengubah segalanya. Sebuah senjata biokimia yang seharusnya tidak pernah ada merenggut hidupku dan mengubah tubuhku menjadi sesuatu yang tidak lagi bisa kusebut manusia. Darahku membawa kutukan. Setiap luka yang kuberikan menyebarkan wabah. Setiap langkah yang kuambil meninggalkan jejak kematian. Bukan hanya bagi desaku. Bukan hanya bagi negeriku. Melainkan bagi dunia. Aku tidak pernah menginginkan semua ini. Aku tidak pernah berniat menjadi pembawa malapetaka. Aku hanya ingin pulang. Pulang untuk memeluk putriku. Pulang untuk mendengar suaranya memanggilku "Ayah" sekali lagi. Namun semakin keras aku berusaha mendekatinya, semakin banyak orang yang terluka oleh keberadaanku. Jika suatu hari kalian mendengar namaku disebut sebagai monster... Jika suatu hari dunia mengenalku sebagai The Undead Fisherman... Maka ketahuilah satu hal: Aku tidak pernah berhenti menjadi seorang ayah. Karena bahkan di tengah kutukan yang menggerogoti tubuh dan jiwaku, hanya ada satu harapan yang masih kupegang erat. Tolong lindungi putriku. Anya Mikhailovna. Manisku. Kebanggaanku. Dan alasan mengapa aku masih terus bertahan hingga hari ini.

{FINISHED} Lance Rivers has spent years using the dead to hunt the truth behind his family's murder. When a summoned ghost points him toward a powerful warlord hiding beneath an abandoned cathedral, Lance descends into the catacombs armed with bitter humor, old magic, and a need for vengeance colder than the grave. But the dead beneath St. Ignatius are restless. And some forms of justice should never be awakened.

The overworld had seen years of peace for the first time in decades but now all face extinction at the hands of an undead god and his lust for revenge on those who have wronged him. His armys have destroyed many kingdoms and seek to finish off the last survivors in their way. The nation of the Obsidian legion may be the last great power standing and face contestant attack but a mysterious man from another land Eoin Griffin seeks to recruit a team of warriors to help save the overworld from the undead. But not all is as it seems with the undead and obsidian legion conflicting within themselves As the dusk settles on the previous age eoin and his fellow soliders must fight to give their world a chance to see a new dawn.

Sam and Callie are barely living, survival was hard on both girls. Every day, they were running, dodging the dead. The living was much worse. They kill, rape, and torture women. They have been running for their lives every day since the outbreak. They run from one place to another, looking for a camp to join. Finding nothing but death and destruction in their paths until they meet a group that has a safe place with walls. A safe place to have a baby. A certain blue-eyed redneck sparked Sam's interest right off the rip. Will this group be safe? Will this group help them? Would they ever be able to stop running for their lives? Three questions Sam needed answers to. Her baby had to have a family before being born. This is not a slow-burning book. Things move fast in this book. Like really fast. I wanted something different but still TWD style. People will live, people have to die. Read it to find out.... ✌️ Gonna be lots of plot twists.. I'm excited myself I do not own rights to TWD just my character's

(Book 1: The Beginning Of The End) The world didn't end with a bang. It rotted. One second, everything was normal. The next-everything collapsed. Death came fast. What followed came faster. The dead didn't stay dead. They kept moving. And they didn't stop. December Hayes was never meant to survive a world like this-soft, untrained, unprepared. But survival doesn't care who you used to be. It strips you down and forces you to become something else. Saved by a stranger who trusts no one and trained like a weapon just to stay alive, December is thrown into a reality where hesitation gets you killed-and mercy can be more brutal than death. Because out there, the infected aren't the only monsters. And sometimes, the most dangerous thing in the world... is still human. --- © All Rights Reserved 2026

Two years after saving Teyvat, our group reunites for a big event. A distracting turns things to ruin, causing ghosts of the past to haunt them in Nod-Krai. Will they be able to reconnect after an individual puts their meaning of life into question?

Starts off with a boy named Henry, a 16 year old from the city of Liverpool, England, as he tries surviving an apocalypse with hopefully keeping his friends alive and himself alive. --------- Authors TikTok user: xxanimeloveracexx Authors Reddit for dms: u/XXAnimeLover-AceXX

(It all started with a nightmare... or perhaps that was the truth.) Jack awakens to the echo of a sorrowful farewell in a shattered world, amidst mysterious entities. It wasn't just a vision; it was the spark that ignited his peaceful life into a series of terrifying hallucinations. With the arrival of Nora, the new student whose eyes hold secrets beyond her years, Jack realizes that their chance encounter was no accident. Nora not only possesses answers but also carries the harbinger of a catastrophe poised to tear apart the fabric of reality. Along with his jovial friend Max and the enigmatic Nora, Jack embarks on a frantic race to collect the ten Power Stones. But in a world where destinies are written in blood, Jack discovers too late that trying to stop the end might be the very path leading to it. Can you prevent the catastrophe... if you are the secret pulling its strings? - I am also publishing this story on Royal Road under the same username StinePale and the same story title.

I drowned, woke up in another world, got killed again by an arch-necromancer, and resurrected as half-zombie. I'm technically alive only because I'm magically bound to him. Now I'm stuck in a dark academy where bullying can be fatal, skeletons aren't in closets, but on payroll, students keep disappearing, and survival is very much optional. On the bright side, I've discovered a unique talent: the undead tend to fall in love with me. On the less bright side, an ancient lich wants to drag me into his world. Honestly, dying twice was the easy part. What to expect: - Humorous dark fantasy in an academy setting - Dark academia with Wednesday-like vibes - The heroine gradually discovers her hidden abilities - Slow-burn, subtle romance - complicated, awkward, and very intentional - A fake engagement / marriage of convenience (bad decisions made for good reasons) - Morally grey characters - Friendship, betrayal, jealousy, mystery and secrets

An AU take on The Lost Boys with a twist of '80s nostalgia and a dash of geek culture. What happens when three vampire girls from 1987 wake up in 2025-thinking it's still the Summer of Sam and synthpop? Trapped in a future they don't understand, haunted by a past they barely remember, they'll have to navigate a world that's evolved without them. This story draws from the lives, tones, and emotional histories associated with Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Heathers, Secret Admirer, and The Lost Boys. In this world, those were not films. They were lived experiences-shaped by the same town, the same decade, and the same unfinished nights.

Prompt 78 - You begin to realize nothing is quite what it seems.

As the plague spreads further throughout the northern realm of Raylinette, guards pile corpses ever higher under the burning flames and citizens rage through the streets willing to do almost anything to stay alive. The plague is getting stronger. Zombies are supposed to be vulnerable to fire, but they are lasting increasingly longer. The Prime Minister has died leaving the Princess Qélla Darkstar in charge, but struggling between her duties, a profound sense of failure, and the desire to hide her demonic identity, she lets her indifference seduce her into inaction. When Time Master Chess Delvingson arrives determined to stop the demonic power behind the disease, Qélla feels increasingly pressured to do something even as she is more afraid of her secrets being revealed, for the Delvingsons are what Qélla calls faithful--that is, they are good Paladins responsible for guarding against evil. Evil like her. Chess Delvingson has left behind his own time and with it, a dark power closer to his heart than he would ever realize. Chess's android, Sera, has foretold that the apocalypse is only a few years away. Even in Qélla's time, no one knows who brought the apocalypse. But, they know the Dark Sword of Amorithia, a demonic blade that sucks the soul from anyone defeated by it including those who wield it, all except for the one person that will bring the apocalypse, will have a role. Chess is powerless to stop what is coming. It is inevitable, but he believes there is a reason he has been sent to the future to save Raylinette from its plague. ---- This story may contain dark themes and violence. The whole book will not be posted, but it is available to purchase from major distributors as an ebook or in print. Follow me on Instagram @amynbuic

The magic wielding bard Rhojeka and the veteran knight Mervella could not be any more different from each other. Yet they are best of friends since childhood days, willing to go through fire and flames for each other. Their friendship is put to a harsh test when a shadowlike army of nigh invulnerable creatures destroys their home village, with the two of them as sole survivors. Tasked by the goddess Elstar who grants Rhojeka her magic powers, the two women and a group of battle-hardened companions search for the "Black Dragon", a legendary sword that is not only prophecised to change the destiny of their world, but also grants a mortal the power to slay a god... Cover design by @xxXSistersXxx