Intensive Scare

About the Book

What if a coven took over a hospital? Not the usual witches but aswang from Asia. They serve the demon Tikbalang on his quest to open the gates of the Abyss so Chaos will reign over humanity.

After his wife’s death, Chet returns to his job as an ICU nurse to fill the hollowness in his heart by keeping busy. He and his friend Lydia become trapped in Tikbalang’s plan. To save themselves and everyone in the hospital, they embark on a counterplan to overcome the demon and coven.

Chet goes man to man against Tikbalang incarnate in the body of a priest. Lydia takes on the aswang queen and the hurricane she’s summoned.

At their respective climactic moments, it is Chet and Lydia’s compassion that enables them to make the right choice and win thereby proving that the human element of compassion is stronger than any powers of evil.

About the Author

Charles Kormos has been writing and publishing since 1984. His earliest work, a computer program and article, appeared in Analog magazine (USA). He continued to write software and articles and contributed frequently to Futura Magazine (Scotland) and Interface Magazine (USA). Since 1991 he has focused on writing novels. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Charles graduated Coughlin High School and Luzerne Community College. Since 1985 he has worked as a registered nurse. His first daughter, Tanya, and granddaughter, Dana, still reside in Pennsylvania. Charles moved to Tampa, Florida in 1988. He is an avid open water scuba and cavern diver. He has a black belt from Hidy Ochai’s Karate School. He also plays piano. Charles currently works at Town and Country Hospital in the Intensive Care Unit. Charles met his wife, Marife, on vacation in the Philippines in 1994 and they married a year later. In 1998 their daughter, Tiffany, was born.