Why Is Post-Apocalyptic Fiction So Popular With Readers and Writers?

Post-apocalyptic fiction has always been popular among readers and viewers. Whether it’s books like The Road, The Stand and Swan Song; or movies like Mad Max and 28 Days Later, we just can’t get enough.

But why? What makes post-apocalyptic fiction so popular with readers?

Humans have been fascinated by end-of-the-world scenarios for as long as they’ve understood what “the world” was. Some of our earliest civilizations, like the Maya, were obsessed with apocalyptic ideas.

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