Herdenmord - ONC2021
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[ONC2021 Longlister] - In the mountains of Greece, wild animals start to turn on humans. The fever spreads and the cities of the Northern Hemisphere fall silent.
In Australia, Blue and her friends hold their breaths, isolated from the rest of the world. As time passes, it seems that the danger has passed.
Until Spring arrives.
WARNING: Horror themes and some gore.
Novella inspired by prompt #53 of the Open Novella Contest 2021:
When wildlife starts rampaging, all the humans are forced underground. However, they come to a terrible discovery that being underground is no safer than being on the surface.
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