Survival Horror

When the sleepy town of Willow Ridge, Tennessee, becomes the epicenter of bizarre UFO sightings and brutal animal attacks, journalist Megan Carter stumbles upon a truth more horrifying than she ever imagined. The creatures stalking the woods aren’t folklore come to life—they’re genetically engineered hybrids, unleashed by a mysterious organization. As Megan teams up with a wildlife biologist, a defiant deputy, and a former soldier with secrets of his own, they uncover a chilling conspiracy. With humanity’s survival hanging by a thread, the team faces unimaginable horrors. And the ...

! For more details on the HZA collection visit ZA SURVIVORS episodes in Vella. ! Surviving the Dead is first volume in the Heartland Zombie Apocalypse Saga and Book 1 in the Fire and Ice Collection. America's heartland, the part of the union that does not touch an ocean. These flyover states recognized for conservative values and breadbasket agriculture are, however, not known for excitement. For Iowa farm girl, Crystal Innes that steadfast reality changed abruptly. Preparing to travel to Sioux City, Crystal witnesses her once trusted neighbor inflict a bloody and grisly attack on her ...

The world may have ended, but hope is just beginning. After months of hardship, betrayal, and unimaginable loss, Lucy and her makeshift family turn their backs on the corrupted base that once promised safety. With little more than determination and a vision for something better, they head west—risking everything for the chance to rebuild, to reclaim what it means to be human, and to prove that the end isn’t the end after all. On a highway haunted by dangers both living and dead, every mile tests their courage and their faith in each other. But even as the shadows of the old world ...

Those who trusted in the government’s promised oasis found only death and want. Can Anna find hope in a hopeless world? In this post-apocalyptic world, Anna, a teenaged orphan, has lost everything she once knew. She struggles to stay alive amidst a landscape overrun by zombies and other survivors, where death and destruction are the norm. Every choice Anna makes could be the difference between survival and succumbing to the surrounding dangers. Will Anna thrive or succumb to the threats of the apocalyptic world? Dead Autumn is the fifth story in the Operation Z world. If you liked the ...

A bright flash spread across the night sky, taking most of the life in the world with it. Now the dead walk the earth, and the living try to survive. Emily is a young woman discovering her inner strength. Her life has been turned upside down, and she was just beginning to piece it back together. Nothing could have prepared her for how everything was about to get worse. A bright light in the sky changed everything in an instant. Now, she is alone, only with her dog Marley to help her navigate the world ruled by the dead. Emily must find a strength she never knew she possessed to survive and ...

No one could survive the zombie apocalypse without some top notch gear. In Phoenix, Arizona, there was only one place to go if you were looking to score military grade hardware; Bob's Bargain Basement. Bob was the kind of guy that thought the world would end any day and planned accordingly. While most of the world thought he was a bit of an overzealous nutjob, Max was sure happy that there was at least one paranoid prepper in town, or as recent events had proved, maybe one not so paranoid prepper. That didn't mean Bob would look kindly on Max's plan to break in and rob him blind. Necessity ...

Some legends refuse to stay buried. Camp Deadwood is about to learn that lesson in blood. When a group of optimistic counselors arrives to reopen the infamous, isolated camp, they dream of bonfires and summer adventures. But the surrounding wilderness hides a chilling secret, and the camp's dark, forgotten history is thirsting for new victims. Ignored warnings from a haunted groundskeeper quickly turn into a desperate reality as an ancient terror awakens in the deep woods. A legendary Sasquatch, more cunning, intelligent, and brutal than any folklore could describe, begins its relentless ...

Holly’s escape chopper had gone down, and Max had a decision to make. Was it worth the risk going after Holly knowing she might already be dead, or should he head directly for his parents’ house? Whatever happened, Max knew his family was the most important thing, but Holly might be his golden ticket if they needed to buy their way out of the hot zone. With the decision made, Max started running all the while mumbling a silent prayer that he made the right choice. Out Of The Bag is the fourth episode in the Rise Of The Necrotics Series: 1. Game Night 2. Outbreak 3. Trapped 4. Out Of The...

! For more details on the HZA visit ZA SURVIVORS episodes on Vella. Dead Reckoning is the first book of the Red Rises story arc. Dead Reckoning breaks away from the characters introduced in the first two HZA books and explores the Blue Ridge mountains, by a heroine reluctant to take that role. Taking place nearly a year into the collapse of society, but like all stories, it starts at the beginning. The dead are rising bringing hell to the world. A powerful Atlanta gang leader, makes himself into the living embodiment of the demon Sammael, the king of the Satans. Ruling the infernal regions ...

The Sanctuary Holds More Than Just Guardians. It Holds the Key to Annihilation. Dr. Elise Holloway survived AO Hollow. She survived Kestrel's pursuit. But surviving the impossible truth she now carries may be the deadliest challenge yet. Plunged back into the terrifying depths of the Stick-shíʼnač sanctuary after a catastrophic confrontation, Elise is injured, grieving, and desperately alone, save for a reluctant, captive scientist. But Kestrel knows she's alive. They know she possesses the final research of rogue scientist Aris Thorne—secrets of the powerful Resonance field, the ...

Another day, another zombie. Have you ever woken up and thought today was going to be different, only to have it be a lot more of the same? That was how Max felt after finally getting some shuteye. Only Max’s same old, same old was the zombie apocalypse. Holly still needed to get to Flagstaff, and when they made it maybe they really could change the world. Who would have guessed things weren’t nearly as bad as we thought? Flagstaff was still hours away, and the Bronco wasn’t going to make it the whole way without more gas. Walking wasn’t a real option, at least not if the virus was ...

He came to conquer the wilderness. He found something wilder. Before he was president, Theodore Roosevelt was a hunter, explorer, and relentless force of nature. But nothing in his journals — or his nightmares — prepared him for what he would find in the darkest corners of the American frontier. Bigfoot – Teddy Roosevelt is a ferocious blend of historical fiction and horror, plunging you into an untamed landscape where man is not the apex predator. Roosevelt’s hunting expedition starts with grandeur and bravado — but turns into a desperate fight for survival when his party is ...

Seven teens. One haunted hospital. A night they’ll never forget if they survive it. Saint Elora Hospital has been abandoned for decades. Locals say the walls remember. That if you stay too long, the building starts to see you starts to know you. For a school fundraiser, seven high school volunteers agree to be locked inside Saint Elora overnight, filming every eerie moment for charity. It’s just a game. A dare. A night of creepy laughs and viral content. Until the doors seal shut. Until the hospital begins to change. Until each room reveals their darkest secrets. Because Saint Elora is ...

Hidden in the darkness, they stalk the unwary. They have a hunger, a burning desire to taste of the flesh of others and their bite carries an infection, a virus that will send those who are bitten, crazy. Those infected lose everything that makes them human, leaving them with just an urge for violence, for lust, for hunger and an unquenchable rage! In the city of Leeds, Sarah, a young nurse, sees first-hand, the effects of this infection as it sweeps through the city, filling the emergency room with injured people. Unable to do more than bandage their wounds and send them home, she ...

Shadows of Bigfoot Something watches from the trees. Something ancient. Something that knows you're there. For centuries, legends of Bigfoot have whispered through the forests—stories of shadowy figures, eerie howls, and things that disappear without a trace. But what if the legends are true? And what if the truth is far worse than we ever imagined? In this chilling collection of Bigfoot horror stories, you’ll uncover: A lone camper who realizes he’s not alone in the woods… and never was. A government experiment that was meant to control the beast—but failed. A missing hiker’s ...

A mysterious black sphere has appeared in the north of Scotland, absorbing energy and light as its influence spreads. Soon, the whole world will be plunged into a forever night nothing can survive. John MacGregor reluctantly enters the sphere, his blindness giving him a unique talent for negotiating the dark interior. Military psychologist Eilidh Hunter becomes MacGregor's level-headed ally, guiding the veteran through the horrors that lie within - and beyond - the sphere's deadly influence.

When blood won’t stop, every second counts. Medical Mysteries – They Just Bled explores 20 shocking real-world cases of people who began bleeding suddenly, mysteriously, and sometimes fatally. From patients who bled from their eyes or skin without injury, to hidden ruptures, clotting failures, and catastrophic reactions to everyday medications, these are true accounts of medical chaos that defied expectations. A man dies from a nosebleed that reveals undiagnosed leukemia A woman bleeds internally after a simple cough ruptures a hidden vessel A child’s bruises reveal hemophilia that ...

After a tragic encounter where the dark, murderous nature of their leader comes to light, the survivors of The Prescott are rescued by the last remnants of the US Military and taken to one of the last human strongholds left against the undead plague, Cuba. There, at the end of her rope, Elle learns surprising news that only separates her further from her friends as she struggles to adjust to her new surroundings. Kenshiro mourns his losses as he returns to his old life on the undead roads, and questions his own motives for staying behind. Fueled by a new purpose to be reunited with the ...

When three strange alien ships appear above New York City and monsters from nightmares flood the planet, Gage is quite literally one of the last people to know. He’s stuck in a prison infirmary with an attractive, though aloof, nurse, and their only connection to the outside world is a TV giving increasingly conflicting reports of what’s going on in the world at large. Given a mysterious stone by his dying cellmate, he starts… changing. Healing faster than he should be able to, surviving things no human should be capable of surviving. And then he discovers his other power, nearly ...

Learn to kill or wait to die. In 3066 the world is a different place. Massive coronal ejections, nuclear fallout, and chemical poisons have reshaped the land. New life forms have evolved at an accelerated rate into creatures God and nature had no hand in playing. A few remaining settlements of mankind struggle to re-establish civilization. They’re failing. But beneath the ground, buried deep in a lost and forgotten installation, humanity’s ancestors are about to awaken. The freaks, mutants, and monsters roaming the blasted earth above are about to discover what real terror is all about.