AI zombie trend · for two people

One of you turns. The hug stays.

Add a photo of each of you. On an empty street at dusk, one slowly becomes a zombie while still plainly themselves, and the other does not run: you hold each other's gaze and then each other. 5 seconds, vertical, a quiet piano score, no blood or weapons.

2 photos
5 s
9:16
no gore

Updated Oct 20, 2026

The trend on YouTube, not made here

By The Soul Tails on YouTube

Recast studio

5 s · 9:16 · a soft piano score

1Your two performers

Turns into the zombieStays human

One clear face per photo. Up to 25 MB each.

2Quality

I’m the person in this photo, or that adult gave me their OK. No kids, no famous or political faces.

Why we ask

Putting someone’s face in a video without their OK can break privacy and image-rights laws, and that responsibility is yours. So you confirm three things: you are the person or have their OK, they are an adult, and they are not a celebrity or a politician. We keep the time you confirmed with the request.

This clip has no free preview: 2 credits make the full 5 s. A failed render gives them back.

Vertical 9:16 MP4 with sound
Made in the browser
A content check first
Failed renders refunded

The effect

Add a photo and press the button. It usually takes 1 to 5 minutes; finished videos stay in My videos.

The trend on YouTube, not made here

By The Soul Tails on YouTube

Quick facts

What you upload: Two photos, one per person, or one photo of you both
Who turns: The person in the first photo, or on the left of a photo of both
What you get: A 5-second vertical MP4 with sound
Sound: A slow film score with soft piano and wind, no speech
Price: 2 credits at 480p, 4 at 720p
Free preview: None for this effect (pay first, refunded if it fails)

What happens in the scene

The model gets this as one continuous shot, written in words, not timed to the second.

Place
Dusk on a deserted city street in fog: abandoned cars, one street light flickering.
Start
The two of you stand close, face to face.
The turn
One of you turns: grey-green skin, clouded eyes, torn and dusty clothes, and still the same face.
The stay
The other one does not run. You look at each other.
The end
A long, tender hug in blue-grey light.
Never
Blood, wounds or gore: the prompt rules them out.

How it works

01
Pick who turns
The first photo becomes the zombie, the second stays human. Only have a photo of you together? Use it: the person on the left turns.
02
A content check runs
Both photos are checked before any credits move. Children and public figures are not allowed.
03
The scene is written
A video model (Seedance 2.0 Mini) writes the street, the turn and the hug around your two faces, score included.
04
Download and share
One MP4 with the sound. Posting it? Tag the person who is in it.

Which photos to use

Works well

One person per photo, face to the camera
Upper body or longer
Two different photos (the same one twice is refused)
A pet in the second photo can work too

Skip these

Children
Someone who has not said yes
Famous or political faces
Dark, blurry or filtered selfies

Zombie trend videos people made

AI versions from YouTube, credited to their creators and playing right here. None of them was made on this site. Some add a weapon; ours does not.

He saw a zombie, but it was his dogCredit: The Soul Tails

How to Create a Cinematic AI Zombie Drama with Seedance 2.5Credit: Make it Simple

How the zombie love story trend is madeCredit: IYIA

Am I too late to the AI zombie trend?Credit: Gloom Labs

A zombie love story, cinematic AI shortCredit: Anu Giri

The longer tutorial plays in YouTube's own player.

Where the zombie trend comes from

By the end of September 2026 the "zombie love story" was a trend on TikTok and YouTube Shorts: on 30 September Gloom Labs was already asking whether it was too late to join. The usual version: a survivor faces someone they love who has turned, lowers their guard and holds them, then cuts to happy memories of the two of them. Creators posted tutorials for it from the first days of October (one on TikTok, 1 October 2026; IYIA on YouTube, 6 October).

Most versions are made in general video tools with a long prompt or a dozen shots stitched together. Ours keeps the core of the story, the turn and the hug, in one shot from two photos, and leaves out the gun.

The photo effects on this site

Each one is 5 seconds from your photos, made by the video model from a written scene, sound included.

	Zombie	Gas Station	Earth Zoom Out
Photos	2, or 1 of you both	1, or 1 per person	1, or 1 per person
What happens	A foggy street, one long shot	Three cuts at a gas station at sunset	One move from your face out to space
Sound	A soft piano score	An original hip-hop beat	Made with the clip
Length and frame	5 s, 9:16	5 s, 9:16	5 s, 9:16
Price	2 / 4 credits	2 / 4 credits	2 / 4 credits

What it costs

One 5-second video is 2 credits at 480p or 4 at HD 720p. The $9.99 Single pack has 10 credits: 5 videos at 480p.

Length	480p	HD 720p
5 s	2 credits	4 credits

Credits never expire. A render that fails is refunded in full.

Who turns, and who stays?

Make our zombie video

FAQ

Questions people ask

What is the AI zombie trend?

Short AI videos in which someone you love has become a zombie and you hold them instead of running. It took off on TikTok and YouTube in autumn 2026, often called the zombie love story.

How do I make the AI zombie video with my partner?

Add a photo of each of you on this page (the first photo is the one who turns), tick the permission box and press the button. It is ready in a few minutes.

Can I use one photo of the two of us?

Yes. Choose "One photo" and use a picture with both faces visible. The person on the left turns. Two separate photos usually keep both faces closer.

Is it scary or gory?

It is moody, not gory: fog, dusk, grey-green skin and clouded eyes, then a hug. The prompt rules out blood, wounds and weapons.

How much does it cost?

2 credits at 480p or 4 at HD 720p for the 5 seconds. The $9.99 Single pack covers 5 videos at 480p. See pricing.

Is there a free preview?

Not for this effect. The one free 2-second preview per Google account is offered on Bulin 47 and Hotel Lobby. A failed zombie video gives its credits back.

Can I make it with someone who has died?

Please only use photos of people who agreed to it. For a memorial, a gentler video is usually a better choice than a zombie story.

What happens to the photos?

They are used for your video only and deleted after 7 days. The privacy policy has the details.