Civilization has fallen. The infected are evolving. And humanity may be its own worst enemy.
The world didn't end all at once. It collapsed in a storm of violence, panic, and a terrifying infection that transformed ordinary people into relentless predators.
As cities fall and governments crumble, scattered groups of civilians and military personnel struggle to survive in a world where every decision carries consequences. But the infected are changing. They're learning, adapting, and becoming something far more dangerous than anyone imagined.
And they're not the only threat.
It's the beginning of a new world—and humanity may no longer have a place in it.
Blending the relentless terror of 28 Days Later with the military realism and survival intensity of The Remaining, S.S. Fitzgerald's ALONE TOGETHER delivers a brutal, character-driven post-apocalyptic horror series where the greatest threat isn't always the infected.
The outbreak was only the beginning.
Start the ALONE TOGETHER series with Book One.
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Welcome to Sinner’s Pass
A forgotten town where the dead whisper and the damned never leave. When Harry Clark receives a cryptic letter from his son, he returns to the desolate place he once called home. What he finds waiting is a community bound by faith, rotting beneath it—a cult that worships its own corruption, and creatures born from the sins of those who live there. As the veil between guilt and damnation unravels, Harry must face the darkness that claimed his family—and the monstrous truth buried within himself. In Sinner’s Pass, salvation demands confession. And some sins refuse to stay buried.
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Sinner's Pass Expanded Universe
A Fold to Extinction
To the rest of the world, a random tsunami is but one disaster among other events to speculate over. Unbeknownst to most of the world, the disaster is but a single ripple caused by a clandestine experiment in the South Pacific. For one newly arranged rescue team, their mission to rescue researchers will lead them to confront terrors mankind was never intended to meet, and unravel an enigma that may be the extinction of life as humanity knows it.
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The Extinction
Expanded Universe
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AFTE: Backstories
Starts with A Uniqueness Hypothesis, then Two Bodies in Space, and finish with Welcome to the Team
Something has gone wrong. Teller Island's secret facility is not responding after the last test. A rescue team will need to move in and investigate.
The Ranch Series
A 10 part series. The Green family has purchased their dream ranch. They will discover the disturbing reason the previous owner fled was not just paranoia.
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- Socrates
S.S. Fitzgerald
Who Is Shaun S. Fitzgerald?
Shaun S. Fitzgerald grew up in Carson City, Nevada, and served in the Army before settling in Tallahassee, Florida. He writes horror stories, thrillers, and science-fiction, grounding his works in reality with actual experiences from his travels, and stories he accumulated along the way. When he is not writing, he is researching, building terrifying costumes, at the range on some humid Florida range, or spending time with his wife and loyal Doberman.
What we wish, we readily believe, and what we ourselves think, we imagine others think also.
Julius Caesar
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The Dark Veil Society is a collective of independent horror authors united by a shared love for the eerie, the unsettling, and the unknown. Founded by a group of self-published writers, we are storytellers who breathe life into nightmares and find beauty in the macabre. Our mission is to craft tales that linger long after the last page, to champion the dark corners of fiction where others fear to tread, and to uplift the voices of fellow creators walking this shadowy path.
Birds with Words
Birds with Words is the official podcast hosted by Shaun S. Fitzgerald. Movies, horror icons, and author interviews are all discussed with occasional readings from excerpts and short stories.