Marko Pandza's Blog: Brief, horrible moments.
August 11, 2022
Looking for early readers for a new novella!
Oh hi,
It's been a while.
I have a NEW NOVELLA in the works called The Cave Man and I'd like to try something new: having some of you read an early but polished draft! Please shoot me a message if you're interested.
If you're a fan of claustrophobic underground horror, as well as supernatural stuff along the lines of Clive Barker and movies like As Above, So Below, this story was made for you.
Synopsis:
A dysfunctional couple in search of escape are given a map to a seemingly undiscovered cave system deep below Toronto's streets. After entering a mysterious hole in the abandoned Lower Bay Subway Station, adventure turns to terror when they find themselves trapped and faced with an escalating series of bizarre discoveries.
Marko Pandza
It's been a while.
I have a NEW NOVELLA in the works called The Cave Man and I'd like to try something new: having some of you read an early but polished draft! Please shoot me a message if you're interested.
If you're a fan of claustrophobic underground horror, as well as supernatural stuff along the lines of Clive Barker and movies like As Above, So Below, this story was made for you.
Synopsis:
A dysfunctional couple in search of escape are given a map to a seemingly undiscovered cave system deep below Toronto's streets. After entering a mysterious hole in the abandoned Lower Bay Subway Station, adventure turns to terror when they find themselves trapped and faced with an escalating series of bizarre discoveries.
Marko Pandza
January 24, 2021
Brief, Horrible Moments 2 is OUT NOW!
Short attention span? Hungry for horror?
My new collection of two sentence horror stories is available now in Kindle, paperback and hardcover editions.
BUY NOW
Do you have the courage to face the natural and supernatural scares that lay within these cursed pages? Pull up the blankets, close the blinds, take a deep breath and find out.
A series of brief, horrible moments await.
Brief, Horrible Moments 2: A collection of two sentence horror stories
My new collection of two sentence horror stories is available now in Kindle, paperback and hardcover editions.
BUY NOW
Do you have the courage to face the natural and supernatural scares that lay within these cursed pages? Pull up the blankets, close the blinds, take a deep breath and find out.
A series of brief, horrible moments await.
Brief, Horrible Moments 2: A collection of two sentence horror stories
December 1, 2020
Listen to Limbo. Now on Audible, Amazon & iTunes!
Are your eyes dry?
Did you forget how to read?
YOU ARE IN LUCK!
Limbo. - the audiobook is now available on Audible, Amazon and iTunes.
Read by the talented Valerie J. Moss.
BUY NOW
Did you forget how to read?
YOU ARE IN LUCK!
Limbo. - the audiobook is now available on Audible, Amazon and iTunes.
Read by the talented Valerie J. Moss.
BUY NOW
November 11, 2020
More Brief, Horrible Moments coming soon!
As if 2020 wasn't awful enough...a brand new collection of short horror stories is coming your way, two sentences at a time.
Stay tuned.
Stay tuned.
January 27, 2017
Brief, Horrible Moments OUT NOW
My brand new collection of one sentence horror stories is now available on Amazon in Kindle, paperback & hardcover.
Illustrated and standard editions available!
Get it now at: http://amzn.to/2kuDRJy
May 23, 2016
Brief, horrible moments (SAMPLE)
From Brief, Horrible Moments: A collection of one sentence horror stories
NOW AVAILABLE IN KINDLE, PAPERBACK & HARDCOVER
http://amzn.to/2kuDRJy
Illustrated and standard editions available!
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She was still gripping my hand, lovingly urging me to get my strength back, but even though I was frail with starvation, I just couldn't bring myself to eat it.
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I was sure now the bed used to be on my right, and as I returned my gaze to the mirror before me, I wondered at which precise moment I had become the reflection.
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The skin on both my hands felt tight, like skin often does after a sunburn, so I continued searching my collection for a better fitting pair.
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The man continued running his fingers up and down the balloon, producing a sharp squeaking sound that would have been annoying, rather than terrifying, had the balloon not been sitting where his head should have been.
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"The surgery was routine," the doctor told me, adjusting the IV as I awoke to the sight of my own face.
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I knew the treatments would make me feel better eventually, but as I looked at the puddle of blood I had just coughed up, I still wished I didn't see so many larvae.
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"We're going to be a family," I whispered as I observed the smiling faces of my future wife and son from outside the house.
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I felt my husband's warm arms wrap around me from behind, which would have been comforting if I hadn't been laying across from his cold body.
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I stroked her hair and ran my thumb gently across the down of her temples before I kissed her for the first time, deeply, eager for the rest of her body waiting on the other side of the room.
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"Chug, chug, chug," they chanted as they poured more down my throat, the liquid pooling quickly on the floor as it spilled from the hole it had already burned.
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I can't decide which is worse; the clown outside my bedroom window, or the fact that I live on the second floor.
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I had swallowed every bite but, the gnawing, empty sensation of hunger was undiminished, so I turned my eye to the next child.
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I was begging her to forgive me, crying, telling her I didn't want things between us to end like this, but she'd heard enough, and continued cutting.
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The magician began sawing the woman in half, and I was utterly amazed at how long she stayed alive.
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"I haven't felt this confident in years," I said to Dr. Hill, admiring my new teeth in the mirror, relieved that inserting them had been easier than taking them from him.
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It would have been horrifying enough waking up surrounded by blood without the fact that it was sitting in glass jars, each one labeled with my name.
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"I'm a bit of a celebrity," he said again, but this time, she believed him, his handsome face appearing on the TV screen, right next to those of his victims.
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The septic tank was full, and I wished I had emptied it when I had the chance, now that I was so close to drowning.
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If you didn't count the doll's face and the fact that it was the size of a truck, it was a regular looking spider.
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The elongated figure was still clutching the knife, still right behind me, still whispering that I couldn't outrun my own shadow.
By: Marko Pandza
NOW AVAILABLE IN KINDLE, PAPERBACK & HARDCOVER
http://amzn.to/2kuDRJy
Illustrated and standard editions available!
---
She was still gripping my hand, lovingly urging me to get my strength back, but even though I was frail with starvation, I just couldn't bring myself to eat it.
---
I was sure now the bed used to be on my right, and as I returned my gaze to the mirror before me, I wondered at which precise moment I had become the reflection.
---
The skin on both my hands felt tight, like skin often does after a sunburn, so I continued searching my collection for a better fitting pair.
---
The man continued running his fingers up and down the balloon, producing a sharp squeaking sound that would have been annoying, rather than terrifying, had the balloon not been sitting where his head should have been.
---
"The surgery was routine," the doctor told me, adjusting the IV as I awoke to the sight of my own face.
---
I knew the treatments would make me feel better eventually, but as I looked at the puddle of blood I had just coughed up, I still wished I didn't see so many larvae.
---
"We're going to be a family," I whispered as I observed the smiling faces of my future wife and son from outside the house.
---
I felt my husband's warm arms wrap around me from behind, which would have been comforting if I hadn't been laying across from his cold body.
---
I stroked her hair and ran my thumb gently across the down of her temples before I kissed her for the first time, deeply, eager for the rest of her body waiting on the other side of the room.
---
"Chug, chug, chug," they chanted as they poured more down my throat, the liquid pooling quickly on the floor as it spilled from the hole it had already burned.
---
I can't decide which is worse; the clown outside my bedroom window, or the fact that I live on the second floor.
---
I had swallowed every bite but, the gnawing, empty sensation of hunger was undiminished, so I turned my eye to the next child.
---
I was begging her to forgive me, crying, telling her I didn't want things between us to end like this, but she'd heard enough, and continued cutting.
---
The magician began sawing the woman in half, and I was utterly amazed at how long she stayed alive.
---
"I haven't felt this confident in years," I said to Dr. Hill, admiring my new teeth in the mirror, relieved that inserting them had been easier than taking them from him.
---
It would have been horrifying enough waking up surrounded by blood without the fact that it was sitting in glass jars, each one labeled with my name.
---
"I'm a bit of a celebrity," he said again, but this time, she believed him, his handsome face appearing on the TV screen, right next to those of his victims.
---
The septic tank was full, and I wished I had emptied it when I had the chance, now that I was so close to drowning.
---
If you didn't count the doll's face and the fact that it was the size of a truck, it was a regular looking spider.
---
The elongated figure was still clutching the knife, still right behind me, still whispering that I couldn't outrun my own shadow.
By: Marko Pandza
