Apocalyptic stories, books, poems, and more

September 11, 2018

Shelves: 1

In a life without time, Annie was left waiting. Upon a chance rescue, she and the other ones that had been experimented on, she is taken outside the facility for the first time in her memory, only find how limited her knowledge is, and that the outside word is… Read More

Tags: aliens, apocalyptic, ya, young-adult

The Survivors

By Angela White

August 04, 2018

Untold Miles of Lawless, Apocalyptic Roads "This is Safe Haven Refugee Camp. Can anyone hear me? …hello? Is anyone out there?" The end of the world has given us a harsh, merciless existence, where nature tries hard to push humanity to the very brink of extinction. Everything is against… Read More

Tags: horror, war, survival, apocalyptic, dystopian

Symphony of the Lost Soldiers

By Dave Davidson

July 20, 2018

Comments: 1

In a distant future, soldiers carry out daily tasks in order to salvage small pieces of the world. What do they fight, and why? It must remain a mystery in order for them to keep their sanity. Read More

Tags: horror, military, mystery, sci-fi, apocalyptic

Bulls on Parade

By lonelygodcrow

Book / Action and Adventure

June 23, 2018

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Tags: adventure, apocalyptic, post

Jubilee Year: A Novel (Erelong Trilogy Book I) - An Extended Sample

By Geronimo

May 18, 2018

Shelves: 1

Astronomers meeting with bad accidents all around the globe had a secret they wanted you to know... Teams of hired assassins are on the loose, governments go into lockdown, and along with a global economic collapse a third world war is about to erupt. On top of the manmade… Read More

Tags: apocalyptic, coming-of-age, literary-fiction, suspense-thriller, hardsf

Hopelessly

By Ubersnail

Book / Romance

May 16, 2018

Hopelessly is a tale about mundanity and humanity and finding love well after the end of the world. The world is a casually thrown together homage to eldritch horror created by the likes of H.P. Lovcraft, Mike Mignola and Neil Gaiman with a dash of George Orwell for good… Read More

Tags: horror, romance, comedy, apocalyptic, cthulhu

AMERICAN VESUVIUS

By Tim Arnzen

February 16, 2018

Comments: 4

Shelves: 3

Is it the end of the world? Is there any truth to the Denver Airport conspiracy? Will the Yellowstone super-volcano blow.... Read More

Tags: ufo, apocalyptic, conspiracy, dia, super-volcano

Featured Review by Charlotte Braun

"Loved the twist with the flying saucer. The way you handled the deaths was masterful and poignant. Nearly kleenex time when it came to the tee..." Read More

Enemy

By Oleg Roschin

The Contently Deranged Travelers House

January 29, 2018

Comments: 32

Shelves: 21

The ruler of future Earth makes a decision regarding his possible enemies. Sequel to GREATER LOVE, THE LIGHT SIDE, AND NOW ABIDETH, and THE END OF THE WORLD. Continues in REDEMPTION. Read More

Tags: war, aliens, humanity, power, apocalyptic

Year 207

By carvernosam

Book / Action and Adventure

January 02, 2018

It's been over two hundred years since everything fell apart. No one remembers what happened, and at this point, no one cares. But they still need to survive- and when a community of women falls into conflict with another group, they must learn to differentiate between simple survival and… Read More

Tags: women, survival, canada, apocalyptic, female-protagonist

Isolation

By SightThroughStatic

Short Story / Flash Fiction

December 18, 2017

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

Flash fiction story number three. Isolated life in the end of the world. Read More

Tags: sci-fi, apocalyptic, poetic, descriptive, gruesome

Avalanche

By aadamcryk

December 11, 2017

For the past two decades humans lived in fear of the Gyda, an Extra-terrerstial race that lived among humans for centuries; undercovered. Until 2025, that is. Suddenly the world went up in fkames after a US Government spaces shuttle unknowingly invested the Gyda's homeland, soon infecting it with diseases… Read More

Tags: fiction, apocalyptic, sciencefiction

FIRE-MAN

By D.J. FAIR

Short Story / Fantasy

December 07, 2017

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

fire-man is a story of two princes, one bathed in fire, the other bathed in gold; fighting over one throne while the fate the new world hangs in the balance. who will remain when the fire-king returns? Read More

Tags: fantasy, future, science, action, apocalyptic

Winters Eve

By Michael Embry

Book / Other

November 26, 2017

The story of a baby left on the doorstep of a church, and how the people that take her in shape her life and the choices she must make when placed in dire situations. Read More

Tags: survival, apocalypse, apocalyptic, post

Once Upon a Time

By cagedgirl

Short Story / Fantasy

November 05, 2017

modern world brought to its knees by creatures that were supposed to be myth, and a girl that took it in like a lover. Read More

Tags: love, dark, modern, demons, apocalyptic

Dead End

By ZombieZack

Book / Thrillers

November 04, 2017

Comments: 2

Shelves: 2

In a world plagued by a new dangerous threat one group does it's best to survive against the new threats. Read More

Tags: zombies, apocalyptic

The End of All Days

By Avery Greyfield

September 17, 2017

I have not yet finished this, but I don't know how best to proceed. If you can think of anything I could do to fix it, please write advice/criticism in the comments below; it is all appreciated. Read More

Tags: apocalypse, apocalyptic, post-apoc

Extinct

By Kamis

Book / Fantasy

July 28, 2017

Another post-apocalyptic world story. Is there going to be zombies, vampires or even titans? None of that, the enemy is unknown to both our heroes and you the readers. What could be going on? Read More

Tags: fantasy, scary, mystery, post-apocalyptic, apocalyptic

Eternity

By Oleg Roschin

The Contently Deranged Travelers House

July 28, 2017

Comments: 43

Shelves: 16

A young man inexplicably becomes immortal. Sequel to A CHRISTMAS STORY, ICHTHYS, NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, and GENESIS. Continues in THE LIGHT SIDE and THE FORCE. Read More

Tags: meaning, immortality, china, apocalyptic, futuristic

Genesis

By Oleg Roschin

The Contently Deranged Travelers House

July 22, 2017

Comments: 35

Shelves: 11

The tragic events of the year 2121 cause an inexplicable mutation in two representatives of a common Earth species. Sequel to EXISTENCE and SCARLET BEAST. Continues in DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE, GREATER LOVE, and ETERNITY. Read More

Tags: life, meaning, apocalyptic, rabbits, mutation

Dark Desires

By Ami Winter

Book / Romance

May 18, 2017

In a post apocalyptic world, one woman must choose between the life she's chosen for herself or the life fraught with danger to be with the one she loves. Read More

Tags: love, apocalyptic

Reversion

By RaeBlair

Short Story / Romance

March 14, 2017

Rune has an ability that all would wish to have - restoration. She is near untouchable, with hyperactive self-healing abilities and protection from all disease or illness. After the world ends, her supernatural power is all she has to keep herself from going insane - harnessing as much of her… Read More

Tags: magic, supernatural, apocalyptic

Worth

By MrHopefulWriter

Short Story / Flash Fiction

February 10, 2017

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

A man and young girl fight to survive the cold and unforgiving winter. Starvation is inevitable and so is death. Read More

Tags: horror, fiction, apocalyptic

Dust Be My Name

By S. K. Inkslinger

Book / Fantasy

February 02, 2017

Comments: 5

Shelves: 2

All had fallen. A mysterious illness, the Ebon Plague, had swept across the once prosperous Empire. All men touched by it were consumed, twisted to horrendous creatures more abhorrent than the terrors of night. Across this ravaged, sinister no man's land, the executioner, Ruawn made his desolate journey forward. Seeking… Read More

Tags: fantasy, horror, drama, apocalyptic, dust-be-my-name

The Procedure (Act 1)

By DylanPeterson

Short Story / Horror

January 17, 2017

Drew and Marisa struggle to survive in an apocalyptic zombie filled world. They go through a specific procedure every day to stay somewhat stable, but what happens when the procedure is interrupted? Read More

Tags: apocalyptic, survive, zombie, procedure

Seven and Nine's Apocalyptic World

By nicoleemerson

January 12, 2017

Two groups collide when a massive storm hits and they find that they are being tracked by saboteurs. Read More

Tags: family, romance, thriller, friends, apocalyptic

Jagannath

By Kerry Alan Denney

December 06, 2016

James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of The Sixth Extinction and the Sigma Force series, says, "JAGANNATH has everything I love in an action novel: great characters, strange otherworldly monsters, and one spunky four-legged hero. With every novel, Denney grows stronger as both an author and storyteller, and this… Read More

Tags: horror, paranormal, post-apocalyptic, apocalyptic, teowawki

The Prophet From The Future

By J J Nota

December 05, 2016

Comments: 1

A man from the future has some important things you would like to know! Read More

Tags: environment, comedy, apocalyptic, time-travel

Apocalyptic 1: Calm Before the Storm

By Matthew Bissonnette

Script / Horror

October 20, 2016

The first issue of a comic I'm writing and want to submit for publication. It is a horror story about the love between a man and woman against the backdrop of the apocalypse. Reader input appreciated. Read More

Tags: heaven, hell, demons, apocalyptic, matthew-bissonnette

Lost Vegas

By Chaos Reigns