Chad P. Brown > Quotes

“And if a ghost was down there, she was willing to bet it wasn’t any Casper the friendly ghost.”
― Chad P. Brown, The Basement

“Her mother’s skin, which had always been smooth and white as porcelain, was now a grotesque mosaic of decayed black, brown, and gray flesh, peeling away in some areas while it had rotted off completely in others. Her once warm and pristine smile was now a fiendish snarl full of rotting teeth. She held her long and blackened fingernails in front of her like claws, ready to rip into something like a wild animal. Heather could even see dried splotches of blood in her mother’s filthy, matted hair. “Mom?”
― Chad P. Brown, The Basement

“her nerves and prepared to go down into the basement. As she timidly walked down the flight of stairs, she started counting each step. It was a peculiar habit she’d had ever since she could remember, and half the time she didn’t even realize she was doing it. Her descent seemed like an eternity as the air around her grew darker and heavier. Even though she knew they were coming, she jumped every time the steps creaked underneath her feet. Not sure if she could take anymore, she”
― Chad P. Brown, The Basement

“When she finally realized her mother was dead, she tried to scream for help. But the cry remained locked in her throat, refusing to comply, and all that escaped her lips was the silent air forcefully expelled from her lungs.”
― Chad P. Brown, The Basement