Virus Ecohorror Main MenuThe World of Virus EcohorrorIntroductionVirus Eco-horror TimelineThe Walking DeadSince the SARS pandemic and the success of the movies like 28 Days later, the Walking Dead set to explore the interpersonal relationships rather during a pandemic rather than the virus itself. The show dramatically changed the landscape of virus eco-horror as it illustrated the fall of human society in a time when people needed to stick together the most.The Stand by Stephen KingThe Stand by Stephen King revolves around a man-made superflu that was accidentally released by the government into society in the United States. It ends up spreading across the entire world and killing 99% of the humanity.28 Days Later: Introduction28 Days Later is a movie about a rage-inducing virus that spreads across the United Kingdom and causes society to collapse.Bird BoxThe Maze Runner SeriesThe Maze Runner series by James Dashner tells a young adult dystopian tale of human society that has been ravaged by solar flares and by a virus initially released by the government for population control.Works CitedHitanshu Janiab07398a815684f638c75369f476d6611afd3b8dStephen Warrenbeb7d686d947a877dbd44acb2b6071a49ccab243Niknaz Tillavaldyyeva2b146d3b8f20646a711ea0add0ad0d42a4257371Manya Jaind6e6598b4c5c7b79843cb9611b4d5e98853792afVansh Patel9067bb587ae3468f00e7362a04c7236542bc24b3
Introduction to The Maze Runner series
1media/Maze_Runner.jpg2022-10-13T12:02:29-07:00Stephen Warrenbeb7d686d947a877dbd44acb2b6071a49ccab2434149812image_header2022-10-25T13:45:52-07:00Stephen Warrenbeb7d686d947a877dbd44acb2b6071a49ccab243The Maze Runner series by James Dashner is one of the more modern entries to virus eco-horror. The majority of the series was written when young-adult fiction was mainstream and the combination of young-adult fiction and eco-horror makes the series a unique entry to both genres. The main series is comprised of three books with two prequels:
The Maze Runner (2009)
The Scorch Trials (2010)
The Death Cure (2011)
The Kill Order (2012, prequel 1)
The Fever Code (2016, prequel 2)
The series follows a group of young adults, nicknamed the "Gladers," as they navigate a world ravaged by solar flares and a mysterious virus called "the Flare." As is revealed later in the series, the Flare was released by the Post-Flares Coalition (PFC), the governmental body that was formed after the solar flares. The PFC was concerned that the world's resources would not be able to sustain the remaining human population and decided to use the Flare as population control so that resources would last. However, the virus quickly mutated and the PFC lost control over it. An organization known as WICKED (World In Catastrophe Killzone Experiment Department) was created in order to find a cure to the Flare but slowly strayed from its goal over time. To find a cure, WICKED created a series of Trials designed to study how and why some people called "Immunes" were immune to the Flare (including many of the Gladers). These Trials are the focus of the main series, but by the end of the book series (The Death Cure), the Chancellor of WICKED gives up and provides the few remaining Immunes with a place where they can live and repopulate. The two prequels recount the solar flares, the release and subsequent loss of control over the Flare, and the creation of WICKED and the Trials.
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