From Introduction: There is a time and a place ruled by superstition and rumour, where the residents fear the dark and what it holds. Perhaps it is a village in Eastern Europe in the 19th century; perhaps it is a town in the American Midwest during the Depression; perhaps it is a modern day high school. In all these places, unusual things happen: whispers are heard, shadows move by themselves and animals die inexplicably. Some of the residents believe an evil presence walks amongst them and blame all these events on a vampire...