My zombies represent a real, escalating fear—
a fear that does not fade with time, but intensifies day by day.
They embody the anxiety of living in a body that can no longer be trusted.
Their origin is a natural virus extracted from a spider species, later altered through bioengineering.
What makes the outbreak terrifying is not just the infection itself, but the way human intervention accelerates and destabilizes it.
These creatures do not simply hunt.
They adapt to their environment, move efficiently through urban spaces, and prioritize survival.
They possess high speed and endurance, and pain no longer functions as a limiting factor.
However, the defining element is this:
some of them briefly regain fragments of human consciousness.
For a few seconds, they plead for help—
but their voices are broken, distorted, and barely recognizable.
No one can be sure whether a human mind is still present or already gone.
As a result, the zombies are not only a physical threat,
but a constant moral pressure on the survivors.
Society attempts to contain the outbreak, but ultimately fails—
not because the zombies are unstoppable,
but because the collapse unfolds faster than human decision-making and ethics can keep up
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Such an incredible world. The final words, in particular, really caught my attention. I believe this is one of the most important roles of science fiction—and futurism more broadly. We don’t want the world to collapse in reality because catastrophes often move faster than our decisions. Through prediction and imagination, sci-fi helps scientists and engineers anticipate future scenarios and develop solutions for similar situations before they happen.
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Love the sound of this Kyle Morin . Particularly when the zombies revert briefly to their human selves, there's something unnerving about that and the way it would play on the human's minds.
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Well thought out! Who is your main character? I ask because I’m interested in whose point of view we’ll see the human intervention and decision-making from.
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Thank you for the question, mr Mike Boas.
The main character is part of a small group of survivors, but the primary perspective belongs to a 24-year-old male student.
His grandfather was in the military, and through him he gained early exposure to discipline, survival instincts, and basic weapons handling alongside a few others.
That background contrasts with his civilian mindset and becomes important when moral decisions start colliding with survival.
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Hi Kyle Morin ! I read your post with real interest. Horror has always been one of my favorite genres as well, although I’ve remained quite attached to "traditional zombie terror"—especially the Romero-style approach, with slow but inevitable zombies.
It’s definitely not easy to present something fresh in such an overused territory. Personally, do you know what I think could be also intriguing? Even a short script about zombies, but told entirely from their point of view!
Imagine this: I’m a zombie, wandering around looking for food like the others, when suddenly I’m being shot at by some “nice guy” hiding on a rooftop or behind a dumpster. That’s when I start running and doing what I have to do. What do you think? Had you already considered something like this?