At the end of September a new kind of AI clip started spreading on TikTok, Reels and Shorts. It opens in a grey, empty world after an outbreak. A survivor raises a gun at a figure coming out of the fog, and it is the person they love most, or their dog, already infected. They cannot pull the trigger. They lower the gun, the infected one charges at them, and at the moment of impact the clip cuts to a warm memory of the two of them together. People call it the AI zombie trend or the zombie love story, and the pet version, where an owner faces their infected dog or cat, has been the most shared.
This template makes that clip from two photos. The first is the one who turns: your partner, a best friend, a parent or a pet. The second is you. The model builds four shots around them: a close-up as they come out of the fog, your tearful standoff, their charge across the street with arms flung wide, and a cut on the very same camera angle to a sunny day before the outbreak, where the same run knocks you both to the ground in a laughing hug.
We kept the gun-down moment and left out the gore. The shot is never fired, and there is no blood and no biting. The infected one keeps their own face, hair and clothes under ashen skin and milky eyes, which is the point: the clip only works if you can still tell who it is.
Pick the world it happens in: a ruined city street, a snowy mountain town or a highway full of abandoned cars. The result is a 13-second vertical video with sound, ready for Halloween posts, a couple's story or a tribute to a pet. Use clear photos of adults or pets, and only of people who are happy to star in it.
For a step-by-step walkthrough, with the four shots broken down and the mistakes we made while building this template, read our guide: How to do the AI zombie trend.