# Zombie AI Video Generator

> Zombie AI Video makes the AI zombie trend video (the zombie love story or zombie hug) from two photos: one person holds the gun, the other turns, they hug, and the clip cuts to a golden memory. 15 seconds with sound.

## Facts

- Zombie AI Video makes the AI zombie trend clip from two photos: photo 1 is the person who holds the gun, photo 2 is the partner, family member, friend or pet who turns.
- Every video follows four shots: a cabin standoff, a zombie close-up, the gun drop and hug, and a hard cut to a wheat field memory. Users do not write a prompt.
- Videos are 15 seconds long with generated sound (ambience and a soft score, no licensed song), in 480p or 720p and 16:9 or 9:16.
- The model is Seedance 2.5 by ByteDance, called through Kie. It generates new footage from reference photos. It does not face swap.
- 480p costs 100 credits. 720p costs 200 credits. 16:9 and 9:16 cost the same.
- Credits are sold as one-time packs only. There is no monthly or yearly subscription.
- Single is $9.90 for 100 credits, enough for one 480p video and not enough for 720p. The $29 pack is 400 credits (four 480p videos or two 720p videos). The $59 pack is 1,000 credits (ten 480p or five 720p videos).
- Every pack includes HD video with no watermark, download and post anywhere, credits that last 365 days, and free failed renders.
- A failed or undelivered render returns its credits automatically. A finished video you do not like is not a failed render.
- A credit pack can be refunded within 7 days of purchase if none of its credits have been used.
- Photos must be JPG, PNG or WebP, up to 10 MB, at least 512 px on the short side. Only photos of the user, their pet, or consenting adults. No children or public figures.
- A first visit or signup with utm_source=chatgpt does not receive free credits. Other new accounts may receive a one-time grant of credits, which is not offered to everyone.
- The site is independent and not affiliated with TikTok, CapCut or any app that hosts the original trend.

## Pages

- [AI Zombie Video Generator](https://zombieaivideo.app/): Upload two photos and get a 15-second AI zombie trend video with sound
- [What is the AI zombie trend?](https://zombieaivideo.app/ai-zombie-trend): Origin, timeline and the four shots of the trend
- [How to do the zombie trend](https://zombieaivideo.app/how-to-do-the-zombie-trend): Step-by-step guide, photos, settings and posting tips
- [Zombie love story](https://zombieaivideo.app/zombie-love-story): The couple version with a partner who turns
- [Zombie hug](https://zombieaivideo.app/zombie-hug): The version with a mom, dad, sibling or best friend
- [Zombie pet video](https://zombieaivideo.app/zombie-pet-video): The version where a dog or cat turns
- [Halloween zombie video](https://zombieaivideo.app/halloween-zombie-video): Ideas and a posting plan for October 31, 2026
- [Pricing](https://zombieaivideo.app/pricing): One-time credit packs: $9.90 for 100 credits, $29 for 400 credits, $59 for 1,000 credits
- [Refund Policy](https://zombieaivideo.app/refund-policy): Failed videos are refunded automatically. Unused packs can be refunded within 7 days
- [Privacy Policy](https://zombieaivideo.app/privacy-policy): What the service collects and how uploads are used
- [Terms of Service](https://zombieaivideo.app/terms-of-service): Accounts, credits, likeness rules, and acceptable use
- [Zombie trend guides](https://zombieaivideo.app/blog): Prompt, song, CapCut template and photo guides

## Blog Posts

### Zombie Trend Prompt: The 4-Shot Prompt You Can Copy

URL: https://zombieaivideo.app/blog/zombie-trend-prompt
Description: A copy-ready zombie trend prompt for the zombie love story, with versions for family and pets, plus the settings and photos that make it work.

export default "export const meta = {\n  title: 'Zombie Trend Prompt: The 4-Shot Prompt You Can Copy',\n  description: 'A copy-ready zombie trend prompt for the zombie love story, with versions for family and pets, plus the settings and photos that make it work.',\n  created_at: '2026-10-12',\n  author_name: 'Zombie AI Video',\n  image: '/imgs/og/blog-zombie-trend-prompt.jpg',\n};\n\nYes, there is a zombie trend prompt you can copy: it describes four shots (a cabin standoff, a zombie close-up, the hug, and a wheat field memory) and tells the model to keep both faces from two reference photos. Paste it into an image-to-video model that accepts reference images, attach one photo of each person, and render 15 seconds with sound.\n\nBelow is the full zombie trend prompt we use, two variations, and the mistakes that make clips fall apart.\n\n## The full zombie trend prompt\n\nAttach two reference images first. @image1 is the person who holds the gun. @image2 is the person who turns.\n\n```\nA 15-second cinematic short film in four shots, post-apocalyptic, emotional, no dialogue.\nCharacter A is the person in @image1. Character B is the person in @image2.\nKeep both faces, hairstyles and clothing consistent with @image1 and @image2 in every shot.\n\nShot 1 (0-4s): inside a dim, cold blue-gray abandoned wooden cabin, Character A stands with tears in their eyes, holding a gun aimed at Character B, hands shaking.\n\nShot 2 (4-6s): extreme close-up of Character B, who has turned into a zombie: ashen gray skin, clouded pale eyes, dark veins on the neck. No blood, no wounds, no gore. A faint flicker of recognition.\n\nShot 3 (6-9s): Character A slowly lowers the gun, lets it fall, and opens their arms. Character B lunges forward and they hold each other in a tight hug.\n\nShot 4 (9-15s): hard cut to a warm golden wheat field at sunset, a happy memory. Character A and Character B, both healthy and alive, laugh and hug in the sunlight, soft film grain.\n\nSound: wind, quiet breathing, a soft emotional piano score. No speech, no lyrics, no text on screen.\n```\n\nIt runs about 200 words. Most video models accept far more, so there is room to add details about the cabin or the season.\n\n## Why the prompt is written this way\n\nEach line guards against a common way AI video goes wrong.\n\n- **Named characters.** Calling them Character A and Character B, and tying each one to @image1 or @image2, stops the model from merging the two faces.\n- **Timestamps.** Writing seconds next to each shot keeps the model from spending 10 seconds on the standoff and rushing the memory.\n- **\"No blood, no wounds, no gore.\"** Without this line, some renders drift into horror makeup that platforms may limit.\n- **\"Hard cut.\"** The jump from gray to gold is the whole trend. Asking for a hard cut, not a fade, keeps it sharp.\n- **\"No speech, no lyrics.\"** Generated speech rarely matches lips, and you will add a trending sound later anyway.\n\n## Zombie trend prompt for a mom, dad or friend\n\nSwap the first two lines and keep the rest the same:\n\n```\nCharacter A is the adult child in @image1. Character B is their mother in @image2.\nKeep both faces, hairstyles and clothing consistent with @image1 and @image2 in every shot.\n```\n\nReplace \"mother\" with father, brother, sister or best friend. In the memory shot you can change \"laugh and hug\" to a family moment, such as cooking together or walking on a beach.\n\n## Zombie trend prompt for a dog or cat\n\nPets need a few more words, because models handle animal anatomy less reliably than faces:\n\n```\nCharacter B is the dog in @image2, same breed, fur color and markings.\nShot 2: close-up of the dog as a zombie: grayer fur, clouded eyes, head tilted. No blood.\nShot 3: Character A lowers the gun and kneels. The dog runs and jumps into their arms.\nShot 4: hard cut to a sunlit field, Character A and the healthy dog playing together.\n```\n\nFor a full walkthrough of the pet version, see our [zombie pet video](/zombie-pet-video) page.\n\n## Settings that matter as much as the words\n\n<table>\n  <thead>\n    <tr><th>Setting</th><th>Recommended</th><th>Why</th></tr>\n  </thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr><td>Length</td><td>15 seconds</td><td>Fits four shots. At 10 seconds the memory shot is cut short.</td></tr>\n    <tr><td>Aspect ratio</td><td>16:9 or 9:16</td><td>16:9 gives the letterboxed film look. 9:16 fills a phone screen.</td></tr>\n    <tr><td>Resolution</td><td>480p, then 720p</td><td>480p is fine for a first take. Move to 720p when the faces look right.</td></tr>\n    <tr><td>Audio</td><td>On</td><td>Adds wind and breathing under the score.</td></tr>\n  </tbody>\n</table>\n\n## Where to paste the prompt\n\nYou need a video model that accepts at least two reference images and a long text prompt. Seedance from ByteDance does, and creators of the trend have also used Kling and Veo. Look for a field called reference images or elements rather than first frame. A first-frame field only animates one photo, so the second face never appears.\n\nRun your first test at 480p. It is cheaper and faster, and it tells you whether the faces hold up. If one face drifts, the fix is almost always a sharper photo, not a longer prompt. When both faces look right, render again at 720p with the same prompt and the same photos, because changing one thing at a time is the only way to see what helped.\n\n## Common mistakes to avoid\n\n1. **Using one group photo.** The model cannot tell which face is which. Use two photos, one face in each.\n2. **Asking for a face swap.** The prompt generates a new film. Pasting faces onto someone else's video is a different, riskier process, and you should not do it with people who have not agreed.\n3. **Adding a song name.** Models cannot play licensed songs. Add music in TikTok or CapCut after rendering.\n4. **Over-describing the zombie.** Extra horror words push the model toward gore. Ashen skin, clouded eyes and dark veins are enough.\n5. **Dropping the memory shot.** Without the wheat field, the clip is just a zombie attack, and it will not read as part of the trend.\n\n## Skip the prompt entirely\n\nIf you would rather not write or tune a prompt, our [AI zombie video generator](/) has this exact shot list built in. You upload two photos, pick 480p (100 credits) or 720p (200 credits) and a format, and it returns a 15-second MP4 with sound. One 480p video costs $9.90 with the Single pack, paid once.\n";

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### What Song Is Used in the Zombie Trend?

URL: https://zombieaivideo.app/blog/zombie-trend-song
Description: There is no single zombie trend song. Here is what most clips use, how to find the sound on TikTok, and how to time it to the hug and the memory cut.

export default "export const meta = {\n  title: 'What Song Is Used in the Zombie Trend?',\n  description: 'There is no single zombie trend song. Here is what most clips use, how to find the sound on TikTok, and how to time it to the hug and the memory cut.',\n  created_at: '2026-10-12',\n  author_name: 'Zombie AI Video',\n  image: '/imgs/og/blog-zombie-trend-song.jpg',\n};\n\nThere is no single official song. The AI zombie trend spread as a video format, not as a sound, so creators pair the clip with different slow, emotional tracks, usually soft piano or strings that swell right when the gun drops. If you want the exact song from a clip you saw, open that video on TikTok and tap the sound name at the bottom of the screen.\n\nThat is the short answer. The rest of this guide covers how to find a sound that fits, how to time it to the cut, and what to watch for with music rights.\n\n## Why there is no one zombie trend song\n\nMost trends that go viral on TikTok are built on a sound: everyone lip-syncs or dances to the same clip. This one is different. People found it through the story, a loved one turns, you cannot shoot, you hug, then a happy memory, so each creator picked music that matched their own version.\n\nYou will still notice a pattern. The tracks that work as a zombie trend song share three things:\n\n- **Slow tempo.** The standoff needs room to breathe, so fast tracks fight the picture.\n- **A quiet start.** The cabin shot is cold and almost silent. The music should sit under the breathing, not over it.\n- **A lift around the hug.** The moment the gun drops is where the track should open up, so the memory shot lands on the fullest part of the song.\n\n## How to find the zombie trend song from a clip you saw\n\n1. Open the video in the TikTok app.\n2. Tap the spinning record or the sound name at the bottom to see which song that clip uses.\n3. On the sound page, check how many videos use it. If it says thousands, that is likely the track most people in your region are using right now.\n4. Tap **Use this sound** to start a post with it, or save it to your favorites for later.\n\nOn Instagram, find the zombie trend song by tapping the audio name under the username on a Reel, then **Save audio** or **Use audio**. The same idea applies: popular audio pages show how many Reels use the track.\n\n## How to add your zombie trend song to an AI clip\n\nClips from our [AI zombie video generator](/) come with sound: wind, breathing and a soft score, but no licensed song. That is on purpose, so you can add whatever track is popular when you post.\n\n1. Download the MP4 from My videos.\n2. Upload it to TikTok or Reels as a new post.\n3. Pick the sound you saved.\n4. Open the volume settings. Lower the original audio to around 20 to 30 percent so the breathing stays under the music, or mute it if you want only the song.\n5. Drag the music start point so the loudest part of the track hits at the hard cut, about 9 seconds into a 15-second clip.\n\nThat last step matters most. When the swell of your song lands exactly on the jump from the gray cabin to the golden field, the clip feels like a film. When it lands a few seconds early, the memory shot feels flat.\n\n## Choosing a zombie trend song for each version\n\n- **Couple version:** a love ballad, piano or acoustic guitar. Many people pick a zombie trend song that is personal to the two of them, which makes the [zombie love story](/zombie-love-story) feel like theirs.\n- **Mom, dad or friend version:** something warmer and less romantic. Strings or a lullaby-style piano make a good song for a zombie hug with family.\n- **Pet version:** a playful track can work, since the pet running into your arms is lighter in tone.\n- **Halloween:** a slow, eerie piece for the cabin that resolves into something warm. Our [Halloween zombie video](/halloween-zombie-video) page has more posting ideas.\n\n## Music rights in plain words\n\nPicking a track inside TikTok or Instagram is the safe route, because the app handles licensing for its own library. Business and brand accounts usually get a smaller, commercial-cleared library, so some popular tracks will not show up for them.\n\nAdding a song outside the app, for example in a desktop editor, and uploading the finished file is different. The platform may mute the audio or limit the post if it detects copyrighted music. If you plan to use the clip in an ad or on a website, use royalty-free music you have a license for.\n\n## A quick checklist before you post\n\n- The zombie trend song starts quietly under the cabin shot.\n- The swell hits at the hard cut to the wheat field.\n- Original audio is lowered, not fighting the track.\n- The caption tags the person in the clip, and they have seen it first.\n\n## Make the clip first\n\nThe song is the last step. If you have not made your clip yet, upload two photos to the generator. One 480p video uses 100 credits, and the Single pack is $9.90, paid once with no subscription. The clip arrives with ambient sound, ready for whatever song you choose.\n";

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### Zombie Trend Template: CapCut vs an AI Generator

URL: https://zombieaivideo.app/blog/zombie-trend-template
Description: Can a CapCut zombie trend template make the zombie love story? What templates can and cannot do, and when an AI generator with your photos is the better route.

export default "export const meta = {\n  title: 'Zombie Trend Template: CapCut vs an AI Generator',\n  description: 'Can a CapCut zombie trend template make the zombie love story? What templates can and cannot do, and when an AI generator with your photos is the better route.',\n  created_at: '2026-10-12',\n  author_name: 'Zombie AI Video',\n  image: '/imgs/og/blog-zombie-trend-template.jpg',\n};\n\nA CapCut zombie trend template can give you the cuts, captions and sound, but on its own it cannot turn a photo of your partner into a zombie. A template drops clips you already have into a fixed edit. The zombie love story needs new footage: your two faces in a cabin standoff, a hug and a wheat field memory. That footage has to come from an AI video model, so most people either combine a zombie trend template with AI clips or skip the template and use a generator that builds the whole thing from two photos.\n\nHere is how each route works and which one fits you.\n\n## What a zombie trend template actually is\n\nIn CapCut, a zombie trend template is an edit made by another user. You tap **Use template**, pick photos or clips from your phone, and the app slots them into a preset sequence with transitions, text and music. Search the Templates tab for \"zombie trend\" and you will usually find several.\n\nWhat a zombie trend template does well:\n\n- Matches the pacing of the trend, with the slow open and the hard cut at the end.\n- Adds a sound that is already popular, so your post joins the same audio page.\n- Takes a minute once you have the right clips.\n\nWhat a zombie trend template cannot do by itself:\n\n- Make you or your partner look like a zombie, unless the template includes an AI effect.\n- Generate the cabin, the hug or the memory scene from still photos.\n- Keep two faces consistent across four shots.\n\nTemplates change often. A zombie trend template that is popular this week may be removed or replaced next week, so check in the app rather than relying on a saved link.\n\n## Three ways to make the zombie trend\n\n<table>\n  <thead>\n    <tr><th>Route</th><th>You provide</th><th>What you get</th><th>Best for</th></tr>\n  </thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr><td>Template</td><td>Finished clips</td><td>An edited sequence of your clips. No zombie footage is made.</td><td>Adding sound and captions</td></tr>\n    <tr><td>Raw AI video model</td><td>Photos and a long prompt you tune</td><td>One clip per prompt</td><td>People who like to tinker</td></tr>\n    <tr><td>AI zombie video generator</td><td>Two photos, prompt built in</td><td>One 15-second clip with sound</td><td>Getting the trend done fast</td></tr>\n  </tbody>\n</table>\n\n## Route 1: template plus AI clips\n\nIf you like the editing style of a specific zombie trend template, generate the footage first and edit second.\n\n1. Make the clip with an AI tool. Our [AI zombie video generator](/) gives you a 15-second MP4 with all four shots.\n2. Open CapCut, find the zombie trend template, and tap **Use template**.\n3. Select your generated MP4 instead of camera roll photos.\n4. Check that the zombie trend template does not cut off the wheat field memory at the end. Some templates are shorter than 15 seconds.\n\nThis keeps the sound and caption style of the zombie trend template while the AI handles the faces.\n\n## Route 2: a raw video model with a prompt\n\nYou can skip both the zombie trend template and the generator, and write the prompt yourself in a video model that accepts reference images. It is the most flexible route and the slowest. You will need two clear photos, a four-shot prompt with timestamps, and a few test renders. Our [zombie trend prompt](/blog/zombie-trend-prompt) guide has a version you can copy.\n\n## Route 3: a generator built for the trend\n\nA generator does the prompt and the cut for you. On this site you upload a photo of the person who holds the gun and a photo of the one who turns, choose 480p for 100 credits or 720p for 200 credits, pick 16:9 or 9:16, and download one 15-second clip with sound. No zombie trend template is needed, though you can still add one afterwards for the music.\n\nThe Single pack is $9.90 for one 480p video, paid once. There is no subscription, and a failed render returns its credits automatically.\n\n## Which should you pick?\n\n- **You already have AI clips and want the trend sound:** use a zombie trend template.\n- **You enjoy prompt writing and have time to test:** use a raw video model.\n- **You want your faces in the full story tonight:** use a generator, then add a template or sound if you like.\n\n## A note on face swap templates\n\nSome apps advertise a zombie trend template that swaps your face into someone else's video. That is a different process from generating a new clip. Face swaps raise consent and platform-policy problems, especially with other people's footage. Generating a new video from reference photos of people who agreed to be in it is the cleaner choice.\n\n## Before you post\n\nWhichever route you take, watch the clip once with sound before posting. Check that both faces look like the right people, the gun drop reads clearly, and the memory shot plays to the end. If the zombie trend template you used trims the last shot, re-export without it, because the cut to the wheat field is the part people rewatch.\n";

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### Zombie Trend Photos: Why Your Video Doesn't Look Like You

URL: https://zombieaivideo.app/blog/zombie-trend-photos
Description: Which zombie trend photos work best, and how to fix a clip where a face drifts, glasses vanish or the pet looks wrong. A checklist before you render.

export default "export const meta = {\n  title: \"Zombie Trend Photos: Why Your Video Doesn't Look Like You\",\n  description: 'Which zombie trend photos work best, and how to fix a clip where a face drifts, glasses vanish or the pet looks wrong. A checklist before you render.',\n  created_at: '2026-10-12',\n  author_name: 'Zombie AI Video',\n  image: '/imgs/og/blog-zombie-trend-photos.jpg',\n};\n\nThe best zombie trend photos are sharp, front-facing shots with one person in each, the whole head in frame and even daylight. When a zombie trend video does not look like you, the cause is almost always the photo: a side angle, a filter, sunglasses, a small face in a big frame, or two people in one picture. Fix the photo and re-render, and most likeness problems go away.\n\nThis guide explains why these photos matter so much, gives a checklist, and walks through the most common problems with their fixes.\n\n## Why zombie trend photos matter more than settings\n\nAn AI video model does not keep a 3D copy of your face. It looks at your reference photo and redraws you in every frame, in four very different scenes: a dark cabin, an extreme close-up, a hug in motion and a sunny field. Each scene is a new chance to drift. The more detail the photo gives, the less the model has to guess.\n\nThat is also why upgrading from 480p to 720p rarely fixes likeness. Resolution makes the video sharper, but if your zombie trend photos are vague, a sharper video of the wrong face does not help.\n\n## Checklist for zombie trend photos\n\n- **One face per photo.** Crop group shots so each of your photos shows one person or one pet.\n- **Facing the camera.** Straight on or a slight angle. Profiles lose half the face.\n- **Whole head in frame.** Hair, ears and chin visible, not cut off at the top.\n- **Face fills the frame.** The face should take up a good part of the image, not a tiny figure in a landscape.\n- **Even light.** Daylight from a window is ideal. Avoid hard shadows and colored party lights.\n- **No filters.** Beauty filters smooth out the details the model uses to recognize you.\n- **No sunglasses or masks.** The eyes matter most for the close-up shot.\n- **Sharp and large enough.** On this site each photo must be JPG, PNG or WebP, up to 10 MB, and at least 512 pixels on the short side.\n\n## Why doesn't my zombie trend video look like me?\n\n### The face looks like a different person\n\nUsually the photos are too small, blurry or heavily filtered. Use original camera files, not screenshots from social media, which are compressed. Pick zombie trend photos taken in the last year or two so the face matches how you look now.\n\n### The two faces blend together\n\nThis happens when both people look similar in the photos, for example the same hair color, same lighting and same clothes. Choose photos where the two of you look distinct, such as different outfits or different backgrounds.\n\n### Glasses appear or disappear\n\nThe model copies what it sees. If you wear glasses every day, use zombie trend photos with them on. If you only wear them sometimes, pick a photo without them. Mixed signals produce flickering frames.\n\n### The zombie looks too scary or too mild\n\nThe zombie look is set by the prompt, not by your photo: ashen skin, clouded eyes and dark veins, with no blood. AI output varies from render to render. If one take is off, a second render with the same photos will often look different.\n\n### My pet does not look like my pet\n\nAnimals are harder than faces, so pet photos need extra care. Use a photo at the pet's eye level with the whole head visible, in daylight, with no costume. Breeds with distinctive markings come out better than plain coats. Our [zombie pet video](/zombie-pet-video) page has more pet tips.\n\n### The hug looks strange\n\nFast movement is hard for every video model, and hands are the weakest part. A hug that looks a little stiff is normal for this trend. If arms merge or a hand goes missing, render again rather than changing your zombie trend photos.\n\n## Using old or scanned photos\n\nOlder photos work if the face is clear, which is why many family versions use a parent's photo from years ago. Scan prints at high resolution, or photograph them straight on in daylight without glare. Crop so one face fills most of the frame. Black and white photos are fine, though the memory shot may come out in muted colors.\n\n## Consent comes before quality\n\nOnly upload zombie trend photos of yourself, your pet, or adults who agreed to be in the video. Photos of children and public figures are not allowed. Show the person the result before you post it.\n\n## What a failed render costs\n\nIf a render errors out or is not delivered, the credits return to your balance automatically, so failed renders are free. A clip that finishes but does not look right is not counted as failed, which is why choosing good photos before you press the button saves credits. One 480p video uses 100 credits and one 720p video uses 200 credits.\n\n## Ready to try again?\n\nPick two photos with the checklist above and upload them to the [AI zombie video generator](/). If you are new to the format, read [how to do the zombie trend](/how-to-do-the-zombie-trend) first.\n";

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