The fastest way: 4 steps
- Pick your two photos. One of the survivor who holds the gun and one of the person or pet who turns. Front-facing, whole head in frame, even light.
- Add them to the generator. Photo 1 is the survivor, photo 2 is the one who turns. Switch to Pet if your dog or cat is the zombie.
- Choose quality and format. 16:9 for the letterboxed film look of the trend, or 9:16 to fill a phone screen. The credit cost shows before you create.
- Create, download and post. The 15-second video with sound is usually ready in a few minutes. Download the MP4 and post it with a trending sound if you like.
Method 1: an editing app template
Most tutorial videos use a ready-made template in an editing app such as CapCut or Dreamina. Templates change often, so start from the trend video itself.
- Open a zombie trend video you like and look for the template link or name in the caption.
- Open the template in the app and sign in.
- Replace the placeholder photos with yours, in the order the template asks.
- Generate, wait for the render, then export.
Good if you already use the app. You need an account there, and the template may change or disappear as the trend moves on. See CapCut template vs AI generator for a side-by-side comparison.
Method 2: a prompt in a video model
Paste a shot-by-shot prompt into a video model that accepts two reference images, such as Seedance, Kling or Veo, and upload your photos in a fixed order.
- Copy a prompt from our zombie trend prompt page.
- Upload photo 1 (survivor) and photo 2 (the one who turns) as references.
- Set the length to 15 seconds and the format to 16:9 or 9:16.
- Generate, and retry until the shots and faces hold.
Most control, most retries. Some people generate the cabin and the wheat field as two clips and join them in an editor.
Method 3: this generator
Add two photos and press Create. The shot list, timing and sound are built in, so there is nothing to write or edit. Paid per video with one-time credit packs, and failed videos are refunded automatically.
Fixing common problems
The faces don’t look like us
Use sharper, front-facing photos with no sunglasses or heavy filters, one person per photo. Similar photo quality for both people helps.
The two people swapped
Keep the order fixed: the first photo is always the survivor, the second is always the one who turns.
The wheat field scene never comes
In a prompt, give every shot a timestamp and keep the total at 15 seconds or less. Our generator already does this.
The zombie is too gory
Ask for ashen skin, clouded eyes and dark veins, and add “no blood, wounds or gore”. Some runs still add stains around the mouth.
New to the trend? Read what the AI zombie trend is. Doing it with your dog or cat? See the zombie pet version.