Updated Oct 7, 2026
The short answer
The AI zombie trend videos are not made with a live camera filter: they are generated videos, and this site makes one from your photos. Add a clear photo of each of two people (or one photo of both), and in a few minutes you get the trend as posted: in a ruined grey city the survivor cannot shoot the one who turned (ashen grey skin, dark veins, the same face), drops the gun and is hugged instead, then a warm memory of the two of you. You pick who turns (Photo 2). No gore, no app, no prompt, and your first zombie video is free during launch.
What's new on this page
- — The studio now makes the full trend: the gun, the hug and the memory, widescreen; Photo 2 is the one who turns.
- — New answers on zombie filters in TikTok, Snapchat and CapCut, making a zombie video of just yourself, and what you will look like; corrected the video formats.
- — Page published
Looking for a zombie filter?
When the AI zombie trend spread on TikTok, Reels and Shorts from late September 2026, a lot of people went looking for a "zombie filter" to make it. What they had seen, though, was not a face filter. It was a short AI-generated film: someone you love has turned into a zombie, still recognisable, the survivor can't shoot them, and in the end they hug.
That is the video this effect makes, from ordinary photos. Filters inside apps like TikTok, Snapchat or CapCut change all the time, so check those apps directly for what they offer today; this page is about the generated video.
Zombie filter vs zombie video effect
A live face filter works on your camera in real time. It lays a zombie look over your face as you move. It is instant and fun for a selfie, and it shows one person.
This video effect starts from photos and generates a new clip of about 12 seconds. The whole scene is made for you: a grey, ruined city, the survivor raising a gun at the one who turned, the gun dropped, a long hug, and a cut to a happy memory of the two of you in a golden wheat field. It takes a few minutes instead of being instant, and it needs two people, but the result is a little film rather than a selfie with a zombie face.
What you will look like as a zombie
- Skin turns ashen grey, with dark veins.
- Eyes look sunken and clouded.
- Clothes are torn and dusty.
- The face stays recognisably the same person throughout, which is what makes the hug mean something.
There is no blood, no wounds and no gore, and no shot is ever fired. In the memory at the end, you are yourself again, healthy and laughing.
What you get
- A short film with an emotional cinematic score (piano, strings, wind) and no speech.
- Widescreen 16:9, 12 seconds and 720p by default, like the trend clips. In the options: 5 to 15 seconds, vertical 9:16 or square 1:1, 480p.
- Ready in a few minutes, as an MP4 to download and post anywhere.
How to make the zombie video
- Add the photos. Photo 1 is the survivor who holds the gun; Photo 2 is the one who turns into the zombie. Or one photo of both of you: the person on the right turns.
- Keep Zombie Story selected. There is nothing to type; the scene is already written.
- Make it. Sign in, and during launch your first zombie video is free with no card. If the render fails, it is refunded.
Photo tips
- Use front-facing, well-lit photos where the eyes are visible, because the eyes and skin are what change.
- Skip strong filters on the original photo. A clean picture gives a cleaner transformation.
- Two upper-body photos of a similar size look the most natural together.
- Only use photos of people who agreed to be in it.
Where to go next
To make it with your partner, see the zombie couple video page. If you mostly want to see yourself as a zombie, the turn into a zombie page is the place to start. For the hug moment, see the AI zombie hug.