DRESZCZE MARIUSZ WOJTECZEK

Step into the world of dark tales, where the line between waking and nightmare blurs in every corner. "Dreszcze" is a collection that touches the deepest fears, those hidden somewhere on the border of consciousness. Mariusz Wojteczek takes the reader on a journey through the recesses of the human psyche, where fear becomes not only an emotion, but a heroine of the story.

• Collection of fears: Discover the deepest and most hidden fears.
• Autotherapy through prose: Taming your own fears and commenting on reality.
• Important role of religion: Processed and transformed in search of a deeper understanding.
• Journey through dark corners: From icy Moscow to American wastelands and the Polish province.
• Horror lurking everywhere: Revealing horror in places where it is least expected.
• New faces of familiar motifs: Vampires, zombies, werewolves, UFOs and Slavic deities retold.
• Empathy for degenerates: Portraying the inhabitants of a degenerate world with surprising empathy.

Mariusz "Orzeł" Wojteczek, born in '82, is a Krakow editor, reviewer and publicist, co-creator of the portal "BadLoopus – W pętli popkultury". His short stories have been published in numerous anthologies and magazines, and in 2018 he published his own collection of short stories "Ballady morderców". Wojteczek is a lover of pop culture, a collector of books, comics and records, and in love with his wife and pop culture.

In "Dreszczach" Wojteczek presents a collection of short stories that balance on the border between horror fantasy and realistic psychological prose. He uses eerie elements as a lens in which humanity is focused in extreme situations. His prose is not only a story about monsters, but above all about people and their falls, about the struggle for oneself, even if that struggle is doomed to failure from the start.

The author's inspirations range from the dark corners of Moscow to the American wastelands of the post-war era to the cozy Polish villages and streets of Krakow. In each of these places there is horror lurking, which is not always obvious and unambiguous. Vampires, zombies, werewolves, UFOs and Slavic deities - all retold, with a depth and originality that you won't find anywhere else.

This collection is not only a read for horror fans, but also for those looking for a deeper understanding of human nature and their own fears. "Dreszcze" is a prose that makes you think, asks questions and tames fears, leading the reader through a maze of dark corners of the soul.