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AI Zombie Trend Prompt

Want to make the zombie love story yourself in an AI video app? Copy one of these shot-by-shot prompts, attach your two photos, and tune it. Or skip the retries: FlicLoop already runs a tested version of this story from two photos.

Build your zombie trend prompt

Pick the story and copy the prompt. Paste it into your AI video app together with your two photos.

Who turns?

The rifle

Happy ending

In your app attach image 1 = the one who turns, image 2 = the survivor.

Vertical 9:16 cinematic short film, about 10 seconds, no dialogue. They are a couple. Keep both faces and hairstyles exactly as in the reference images. The person from image 2 stays on the LEFT, the person from image 1 on the RIGHT, facing each other, in every shot until the last cut.
Shot 1: an empty, overgrown city street at dusk after the end of the world, abandoned cars, drifting dust. The person from image 1 has clearly turned into a zombie: grey-green mottled skin, dark veins, milky white eyes, torn dirty clothes, stiff jerky steps toward the other.
The person from image 2 aims a rifle at them with shaking hands, tears running down their face.
Shot 2: they cannot pull the trigger. They lower the rifle, drop it on the ground and open both arms wide. No shot is fired.
Shot 3: the zombie lunges forward into the open arms and they hold each other tightly, eyes closed. It is an embrace, not an attack: no biting.
Shot 4: hard cut (not a morph) to a sunny wildflower meadow, warm golden light: the same two people as their normal healthy selves, natural skin, clear bright eyes, clean hair and nice everyday clothes, hugging and smiling. No zombie features at all in this shot.
Soft emotional piano, no speech. No blood, no wounds, no gore. No text or logos.

The prompt stays in English: AI video models follow English prompts most reliably.

FlicLoop

Skip the retries: make it from two photos

FlicLoop already runs a tested version of this story. Add two photos and press one button.

Free to sign up and set up your video · you only pay in credits when you render it

1 Add two photos — one person each
A

Photo 1 · The one who turns

Tap to add a clear photo

B

Photo 2 · The survivor

Tap to add a clear photo

Clear, front-facing photo of an adult who agreed, one face each. No celebrities, minors or nudity. Rules

2 Who turns?

Happy ending

The person in photo 1 has turned into a zombie. The person in photo 2 aims a rifle, can't pull the trigger, drops it and hugs them, then the scene cuts to the two of you, human again, hugging: Beach at sunset. No shot fired, no blood. A 12-second wordless film with soft piano, nothing to type.

3 Pick quality & length

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At a glance

  • Build the prompt above: partner, best friend, parent and adult child, or your pet; with or without the rifle.
  • Attach two reference photos in your app, one per person, in the order the prompt uses.
  • The rifle is lowered and dropped, never fired; no blood or gore, which many apps block.
  • Expect a few retries in most apps; FlicLoop refunds failed renders automatically.

How to use these prompts

Open your AI video app, choose image-to-video or reference-to-video, attach the two photos in the order the prompt names them, paste the prompt and render. If the faces drift, use sharper front-facing photos; if the zombie look is too strong or too weak, edit the second sentence; if the flashback does not appear, shorten the earlier shots.

If your app blocks the rifle

Some AI video apps refuse prompts that combine a weapon with real faces. If yours does, describe the survivor "slowly lowering a long object and letting it fall", or drop the rifle line and keep the hesitation and the hug: the story still works. FlicLoop renders the rifle version directly.

Skip the retries

FlicLoop runs this story with a prompt tuned for faces that stay recognisable through every shot. Upload two photos, pick the memory, and it renders in about four minutes. Failed renders are refunded automatically.

Make it from two photos

Anatomy of the prompt

Each line has one job. The first sets the format (vertical, cinematic, no dialogue). The second places the two people and says which one has turned. The third is the hesitation, the fourth the hug, the fifth the hard cut to the happy place. The last line lists what must not appear. Change one line at a time when you tune it, so you know what fixed the result.

Swap the ending

Only the last shot needs to change for a different memory. Replace the location with yours: “a small sunny kitchen in their first home”, “a park in autumn with golden leaves falling”, or “a cozy Halloween party with pumpkins and warm orange lights”.

Troubleshooting the prompt

The problems people hit most often in AI video apps, and the change that fixes each one.

Faces change between shots
Use sharper front-facing photos and repeat “keep both faces identical to the reference images” at the end
Nobody looks like a zombie
Name the details: grey-green mottled skin, dark veins, clouded pale eyes, torn clothes
Both people turn into zombies
Say which reference image turns, and that the other person stays fully human
The flashback never comes
Shorten the first shots and start the last line with “Hard cut to”
Zombie features remain in the flashback
Add “no zombie features at all in this shot” to the last shot
The app refuses the prompt
Remove the rifle line and keep the hesitation and the hug
Honest comparison

FlicLoop vs CapCut templates vs writing your own prompt

There are three common ways to make the AI zombie trend. Here is what each one gives you, so you can pick the one that fits.

What you provideFlicLoop:Two photos, then pick an endingCapCut template:Photos for the template’s slotsDIY prompt (Kling, Veo, Sora…):Photos plus a long shot-by-shot prompt
The videoFlicLoop:Generated fresh from your two photosCapCut template:The template’s fixed edit with your photosDIY prompt (Kling, Veo, Sora…):Whatever the model makes of your prompt
The storyFlicLoop:The full trend, written and tested: standoff, rifle lowered, hug, human againCapCut template:Whatever that template showsDIY prompt (Kling, Veo, Sora…):Only what your prompt describes
Who turns and the endingFlicLoop:You choose: 5 endings for people, 5 for petsCapCut template:Fixed by the templateDIY prompt (Kling, Veo, Sora…):If you write it
Pet versionFlicLoop:Built in, with no weaponCapCut template:Only if such a template existsDIY prompt (Kling, Veo, Sora…):If you write it
AttemptsFlicLoop:One per video; failed renders refunded automaticallyCapCut template:OneDIY prompt (Kling, Veo, Sora…):Often several
Where it worksFlicLoop:Any browser, nothing to installCapCut template:In the app; templates vary by regionDIY prompt (Kling, Veo, Sora…):In the app, with an account
CostFlicLoop:$5.90 per video, one-timeCapCut template:Often freeDIY prompt (Kling, Veo, Sora…):Paid per attempt on most tools

FlicLoop is independent and not affiliated with CapCut, Kling, Google (Veo) or OpenAI (Sora). Other apps change their templates and prices often.

FAQ

AI zombie trend prompt FAQ

What is the best AI zombie trend prompt?

One written shot by shot: the format first, then who has turned and who holds the rifle, the hesitation, the hug, a hard cut to the happy place, and a final line of what must not appear. The prompts on this page follow that order.

Which AI video apps accept the AI zombie trend prompt?

Any app that takes reference images and a text prompt. Results differ by model and settings, so expect to tune it.

Do I need reference photos for the zombie trend prompt?

Yes. Attach one photo per person, in the order the prompt names them, so the model keeps both faces.

Why does my app reject the AI zombie trend prompt?

Some apps block weapons combined with real faces. Remove the rifle line and keep the hesitation and the hug; the story still works.

Why do the faces change in my AI zombie video?

The model drifts when photos are small, dark or at an angle. Use sharp, front-facing photos and repeat that both faces must stay identical to the reference images.

Should I write the prompt in English?

Most video models follow English prompts most reliably, which is why the prompts here are in English even on translated pages.

Can I make the AI zombie trend without a prompt?

Yes. FlicLoop runs a tested version of this prompt for you: upload two photos and pick the ending.

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Rather skip the prompt?

Two photos, one button, about four minutes. Credits are returned automatically when a render fails.

Make it from two photos