Prologuecopyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVUQrV3Ocf
Archer Cemetery, 1973copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxJRxvOZ1P
Tom Payton watched the mourners. He hadn't imagined going to the funeral; he didn't want to interfere. Something had happened a decade ago when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. He had left Dallas, Texas, thinking he was dead as well.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡeqd7UJ83P5
America had lost its innocence that day, and Tom knew, deep down, he had to 'find himself'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrnYSniUrt
And that was what he did.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡVF7ze1LzjO
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Chapter Onecopyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPskjwVCta
'Brad'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJePLK4j2Q
'Yes, Jen'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡI29P0dD61f
'Someone's watching us'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡcfdwIsMZpB
'Don't freak out, babe. Besides, you're with me'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡrSZXVwWLKC
'And'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡxP27DAZbsW
'And you're...'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡFxDsMCBVQV
Shadows formed in the night sky.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡjCh7Qcse4p
The Mistress of the Vampires appeared.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYaQcbSsRy
And the screams begun.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡgANxyvHEII
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Sheriff Edward Koppel smoked a cigarette. He had a grim look on his face. The crisis in Washington, DC, over the last couple of years when the Watergate break-in happened on June 17, 1972, meant that there was no faith in society. He ate a doughnut, and sipped his warm coffee. He stared at the dead bodies of the young, hippie couple.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡxg61BfB3x5
'They were bled dry, Sheriff', Doctor Jane Hass, MD, stated.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7R6IZnV5T
'Vampires'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡKmNi0ooW9s
'Do you believe in them?', the Doctor asked him. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9HNmk9oZK
'Yes', the Sheriff answered. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8lo5cC6paR
He wasn't lying about it, as the two bodies were photographed by the Coroner...and taken away to the Archer Cemetery Morgue.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡyD2vDCFdw7
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Natalie Schaeffer stared at the bed.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOPhz7cTsY
'Mom! Are you alright?', she asked her. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡKeSgs323lz
She was deathly pale.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXjO43RWXm
The Washington Post newspaper was lying on the table. It was about the break-in the Democratic National Building; it was diabolical in its nature. Natalie saw her red eyes, and she smiled evilly. She screamed, as she didn't have any Holy Water. The nearest Catholic Church was off 132nd Street, and 7th Avenue in New York. Father McNally, the Irish Priest, she knew from her baptism seven years' ago, was a distant memory.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4PNnqcyo06
She saw the blood come down her mother's mouth. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡpi0CXrxMSv
The dead body of her father lay on the pastel colored carpet near the bed in the middle of the small room; the Grandfather clock was in the hallway, a light illuminated her bedroom to her left. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡovHlN2zm1h
Natalie imagined that if vampires were in town, they would be hard to get rid of. She ran to the front door, grabbed her keys, and purse. And raced to the Church. She hoped that she wasn't too late before the horror started.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡAn3pX7H9MG
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Gorman Frazier stood near the Catholic Church. He swigged a tattered brown bag that was full of Jack Daniels. He drank until he vomited in the toilet of the Men's Restroom. He drank some water to cleanse the bile from his mouth. It was as if he was being punished for his sins; he focused on the lever and washed the vomit away. Then he staggered away towards the cemetery, as he saw Sandor Press, the caretaker, was lying drunk near the old graves.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmTPrDpokv
He was snoring. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡDI6z554mWJ
'Get the hell up!', Gorman yelled.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9dUlqqX6t
The caretaker wasn't moving.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6d9oF3JMQ
'Shit!', Gorman said.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLXp8AJXtA
He went through one of the open Iron Gates, and fled into the streets. He was home before his wife shouted at him.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RILmLaUtA
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Lyall Moore smoked a joint. He was thinking about the time Ry Nathanson was drafted into Vietnam; he didn't want to know that he was going to the murky depths of the jungles, where death was instantaneous. The political climate was full of insane people, and President Richard M. Nixon was on the edge of oblivion. Lyall, a young, well read artist, and writer, gazed at the college. He looked at the girls who wore skivvies, flares, and had a dreamy, far away look on their young faces. A girl who who wore glasses, watched him. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvOtmSbMPk
'Lyall, is that you?', Anne Morrow asked him.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIzXqirM0F
'Yes. You're the librarian's assistant, aren't you', Lyall answered.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0lwocjCzw
'Yes, it pays the bills since I have a small apartment off 131st and 7th Avenue', she said. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ05m4g6JKl
'Yeah, what's your favorite novel?'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡzB6AZUs8FR
'Dracula, by Bram Stoker'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxdrfoYysI
'Ah, a classic of the gothic horror genre in the 19th Century'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lDuYlNhOZ
'Yes. Do you want to go on a date? It's apartment 236'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JJ1sNIrvp
'Okay, I'll write it down. Good bye, Anne'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89sl7ae3Cm
'Good bye, Lyall'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZ8CVm8ha8
And he walked away from her.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfgN4OYxnQ
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'Cal'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡdlCsfgbHIx
'Yes'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3ze9aouPz
'Did you hear something?', Mara asked him. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzjtuopI1F
'No', Cal answered.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡLeEJKn9AVX
'For Christ's sake, I hear something'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ibZoaHqTa
Cal, who was watching 'The Honeymooners' on TV, shook his head. He looked out of the window of the moderately sized loungeroom; he was seeing Jackie Gleason was being comical, as the scene in black and white progressed. Cal sighed. 'I don't see anything', he said.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOfmVrW9P9
He glanced at Mara.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaqLfOqOOf
'But I saw someone-'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡyv5stItXx0
'No one's here, babe'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxm5MSwjQq
Then he saw shadows hover across the house, and the cold weather became tomb-like.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIK8xiiPDn
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'For Christ's sake, Eddie, this is my story. An exclusive with M. T. Holder. The multi-millionaire'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRRgykZC6c
'Look, babe, this is incredible. No one's gotten near him because he's reclusive'. Francine shook her head.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbkPEWEwd8
'Be careful, Francine', Eddie said.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡvoYN2y7D9T
'I will be. I'll be in the office tomorrow. Good bye'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡKv9OSzR6rj
'Good bye'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMBDrGQiK1
And she hailed a taxi, as it started to rain heavily.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡDyoVR4nILB
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The grave digger, Roland Kipper, shook his head. He had seen the dogs hovering above the body of Thomas Blake, the former caretaker. He was drained of blood. Two bite marks were on the ripped neck. He saw three mourners were crying near their relative's grave. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡaj1Xc91iEk
'What happened?', Ellis Weiner asked him.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡug684eDwqL
'Vampires', Roland answered.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYDBNjr1io
'Vampires. You've read Bram Stoker too many times, mate', Ellis said. He had a British accent.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0BOkLMauz
'You're from England'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2aSg90uMP
'Yes, London actually, on vacation'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOpXJ8ImmC
'Oh, I see'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡN9bmIbKaXn
'It is important to leave now, or else the Master Vampire will come'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5lAghrrcE
'The Master Vampire'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqiLtMPb71
'Yes, He is here in the town of Archer', Roland said.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡm65g1GYBJx
And Ellis shivered with horror.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7hPapxVmp
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Tom waited.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9w5vcj8Yx
He had been going to the Restroom. He washed his hands, and looked out of the window. He saw a woman ordering an Ice Tea, and a blue berry muffin. '$5.00', the waitress said. She gave her a $10 note, and tip. Then she turned around. 'Thomas, is that you?', Deana Short asked him.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZKv9Um7nK
'Yes', he answered.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGcnTrSpM5
He hadn't met her for a long time.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvclLHul1P
'You're in America now, Deana'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8X9UV9Suz4
'Yes, I got a job as a secretary in town'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1a8qKZXDc
'That's wonderful. Do you want to want to have some dinner?', Tom asked her.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCpREuucBi
'I'd like that', Deana answered.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2lVX8qe1I
And she kissed him.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJVG7gaw5X
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The darkness of the hour took its toll on those who lived in the town of Archer. The bright lights illuminated the dim roads; the New York lights came on. Thomas walked towards the cemetery. For a long time, there was a swirling fog. It came from the Catholic Church nearby; the wailing howls of the dogs was loud, and incessant. 'Get the hell out of here', Bert Sykes yelled. He gazed at the road. Something got his attention. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4vrYGESeb
Bert, a fifty year old man, shivered. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡDyAIy9Oc14
Drunks were asleep on the cold steps. Several police men arrived. 'Move on! Move on!', they yelled. Bert watched the shadows. He backed away. As he did so, the Master Vampire bared his fangs, and fed on his neck. 'Argh!', Bert screamed. Once his body thudded onto the concrete near the wrought-iron gates of the cemetery, he slumped next to the vampire's black boots, as it fed hungrily until it was sated.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGfdZXLBpX
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Tom Payton yawned.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HjCRGA2C4
He walked to the Westcott Arms Hotel. He walked to the front stone steps. An African-American porter was smiling at him. 'Need some help, Sir? I'm Edward Marks'. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKiiNoHj6R
'Tom Payton. I am here in Archer for a month or two. Maybe more, if I meet a woman. The usual romantic problems. Anyway, here is my luggage'. He was glad that the Motel was not far away from the old apartments he lived in back in the mid-1960's. The Civil Rights Movement, and anti-Vietnam War protests, were blighting America; the war was horrible, and horrific.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMAoVAqeie
He walked to the Reception Area.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡws4opr6obU
A woman was manning the telephones at the desk.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlhIAN13mt
'Yes'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsZTPZhRrR
'Good evening. I like to stay for a month. My name is Tom Payton'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33t5HzCbem
'$2,000'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡJf1Lh7b2Ol
He looked at her, and nodded.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqES9EMtqR
'Credit card will do. American Express'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXpIFADv8R
'Sure. Here is the keys'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQA5akRIko
'Thank you', he said.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJujERxkRY
Once he paid, a porter arrived.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWgNI4ONrD
'Room 457a for Mister Payton, Sandor'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡtipEufRd0r
'Yes, I will go to the room now'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡRIflBp7m5e
Tom smiled at the woman, and walked to his room that was on the fourth floor of the Motel.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYcnxCkkpy
He grabbed the key, and opened the door.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVj0cIRtJg
'You can eat in the Dining Room Restaurant, Sir'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Gw7JDUS0i
'Thank you, Sandor'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡYVgAjid502
And he tipped him.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HdxYE8Q09
Sandor smiled, and left the room to attend to other duties.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡQye0lwjg69
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Becky Dall sat on one of the chairs.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡmRG7qKL4kS
She saw Tom at table 3.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4OtKCLSzT
'Excuse me, but would you like to have dinner with me? I'm Becky', she answered. Tom nodded.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLTjTL1cNg
'Sure, I'll tell the waitress'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5FYALCYKP
And he spoked to her, as other hotel guests arrived for dinner.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ563AvRUMLQ
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Natalie looked at the window.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0mU28SUQR
She was afraid now.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSgk3hSfxl
The door creaked.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5jeAjXntG
She heard the sound of sucking sounds. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6gvCTQErH
She screamed as a vampire girl bared her sharp, little fangs. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZfrk44Zqx
Blood dripped down the pale, dead monster's mouth.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xRKvgiHDu
'The Master is coming. The Master is coming'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOMMgV2OfG
Natalie screamed, and fled the house in terror.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgvTIoIrUg
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Sheriff Edward Koppel was angry.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YbryFK1Tp
'More deaths. This is a nightmare'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLFRgGxtWz
He smoked a cigarette, as he walked amongst the graves of the cemetery. As he did so, he saw Vince Capp, the caretaker, was drunk. He looked like death. 'Get up, you idiot', the Sheriff said.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡOg0ffc8GKY
No reaction. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3yYFO8iWjE
He sighed, and dark, threatening clouds hovered above the wrought-iron gates. It was 6:30 PM.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GBOqFF6MN
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Martin Rhymer gazed at the grave. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NGyRCT9rx
He dug it up with a shovel.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1EtxZhqO67
There was a loud thumping sound. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68vYBqiCCy
He turned around, and saw the Master Vampire.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDo9JVJeuL
'Come to me, Martin'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4mlRfmavX
And he nodded, as the vampire bit into his neck...and drained his blood with its fangs.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3nYQF9jqz
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Lionel Brickell arrived in the town of Archer. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAS1zPTzzq
The time was 7:00 PM.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmrXa1MfwV
He was hungry. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5pyTt25gV
He booked a taxi from the Airport. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡPc1Cs1dZns
'Take me to the Wescott Arms Hotel, please'. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMBhtQZfx3
'Sure, it's ten minutes from here'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwNP2rGh9V
'Great. Here's $100, for the tip too'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡidTZhFNmAr
'Thanks, Sir'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HFVY8DgcN
And Lionel closed the passenger-side door of the taxi, and put his seatbelt on. Then he relaxed, as he was glad to see America.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNG7jiopEu
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The shallows of the Hudson River was in the majestic city of New York. The water wasn't tainted, nor blighted, by blood. Vic Harris smoked a cigarette. The man was watching his parents. 'Where're you going to?', he asked his father. 'Archer. It is two miles away from Staten Island', he answered. He sighed. Dinner was hamburgers and fries, and coffees. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxFWByzgOX
He looked at the waiting black limousine.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzSK2KGuer
'Time to go Mister Harris'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡWESr4Dj8qr
'Okay, Frederick'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9cFsLZx6e
And Vic followed them into the limousine.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6er3W92NS
The rain came downward, and drenched them.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡdlcfwVUetP
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The woman was dead.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4tudnSbYY
That was a fact, not made up.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡSIcsQcfb8Y
Inspector Regan McConnell shook his head. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZc5vO2brR
He wore a coat, flared trousers that were grey colored, a wrist watch on his left hand, black socks, a wedding ring on his right, middle hand, and gloves. His shoes were polished, and free of mud. For awhile, the internal pressures of crime in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, was miles away from Archer, a strange little town outside the City that never sleeps.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ROhiAt3e1
'Need help, Inspector?', Doctor Jane Hass, MD, asked him.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡHP1ex04FWv
'Yes, something is wrong in this town', the Inspector answered.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61GjXBQJFy
'Do you believe in the supernatural?'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4x8nnLF7pG
'No'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡbujAHObtb1
'You should. I believe in ghosts, and vampires. And Werewolves'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡM47EZNUQkm
'Okay. Let's help each other'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡmuJs6cVYdq
And he nodded.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbePVNWGim
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Father McNally walked to the Altar.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgHqUDSGGw
'My fellow worshippers, it is the Devil that's come into the town. An evil that is here in Archer; an evil that has come from Hell itself. For centuries, everyone has demanded that Satan be vanquished, and His followers be thrown out of the abyss; that the abyss is filled by death, and disease. God, and Jesus Christ, served all of us; God is powerful, as His Son on Earth was. Don't let those who walk here in sin prepare for damnation. Amen!'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡkekVh1nj8d
'Amen!', the worshippers said.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡVc8rgNCnyx
And the Father grabbed the King James Bible in his right hand, and begun to pray in silence for the next ten minutes.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8bgOfjqOJ6
It was 6:45 PM.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlUjekQ8rT
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K. L. Moss gazed at the bright sky. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡmf8Gn4EDLk
It was dark now.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡDL01SMwV34
He kissed his girlfriend, Jenny Carters.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74cbpqDSRt
'Wait! I heard a sound. Someone's here!'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡNHh4FbCdOo
'Look, babe, no one's here except us'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡRd7XtvTB19
'How do you know?', Jenny asked him. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2Sjh9FpGU
'I'm your man, babe', K. L. answered.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3QXBW92yM
Suddenly the shadows loomed over the 1961 car.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡOu46Cjkrqv
K. L. stopped kissing Jenny. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjeuLEU7dE
He opened the driver's-side door with his hands. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ZUvpNkUYi
Then he looked around. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKLJdzvpbP
The cheap black sign read: ARCHER CEMETERY ONE MILE LEFT. He saw the fog descending on the car; the Lover's Lane sign was to the right. The shadows lengthened; the fog came towards him, as if in a lover's embrace. But there wasn't any romantic kind of love he saw; there was just horror. He watched the car. Something was scaring him.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRKtUo1NNs
He turned around, and shivered.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQFnYB6V30
Then he heard the screaming, as Jenny saw a female vampire bite K. L.'s neck. Flesh ripped, as blood gushed like a geyser onto the ground. She yelled, and then drove away from Lover's Lane, and reported her boyfriend was dead at the Police Station. It was 7:00 PM.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZkSxjczk2
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Natalie was eating dinner. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYG57AdWXk
The lamp was on, as she read her book. Homework was done, and the shining lights in the windows was cold; more lights illuminated the dim hallway. She hadn't imagined that talk of vampires had caused her to shiver. The heater kept her warm; her face was etched in misery. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfbbXYUeEm
She saw a black carriage outside. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡnD6dnvgJ8r
It was owned by the former owners of the house. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RKdCgZyxe
Bradley John Semper, Jr., was his name.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡkEowS5uDY7
The story was he became known as a dabbler in the occult. Unearthly screams was heard in the house back in the 1930's during the Great Depression. Because of the 1929 Wall Street crash there was a lot of suicides, and murders. Crime was rising, and everyone was scared of gangsters in the city of Chicago. The rumors of West German Nazis using the supernatural as a way to force unbelievers to serve the Third Reich was in the history books she had read. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTJbmNOL0V
Other rumors was that the Nazis dealt with vampirism. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEr0geLx2N
Natalie didn't think so, it became something of a problem as the decades progressed; it was now nineteen seventy-three. She saw the fog. She froze. She heard the light rapping on the cold windows. Outside, in the darkness, a girl was pale. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6ztMTwIfx
'The Master is coming! The Master is coming!'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUe9FCC5mh
Natalie grabbed a crucifix in her right hand.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXisoJ2Aju
'Go away! Or die!', she uttered.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCSgEVcOnQ
It hissed at her, and the vampire backed away, before disappearing in the fog.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7IJn4loge
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Karen Moore was kissing her boyfriend, Tod Lower. The United States Army officer was going to the barracks in the morning. He smoked a cigarette. The moon was full in the dark sky. 'Do you have to go?', Karen asked him. 'Colonel Markham is ordering us to fight the Soviets. They're the enemy. I'm working for President Richard Nixon. Dad fought for President Dwight Eisenhower in the 1950's. The Korean War ruined his retirement plans. It wasn't until 1956 when he did stop working. Wars are bad at the best of times', Tod answered.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡKmoaUPIU1k
'What about the vampires?'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxFOzDCKCi
'I don't believe in them', Tod stated.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRNBXCBkPU
And he kissed her.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbLnYkgvQF
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Roland waited. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFlZ150udp
By 8:45 PM, the mid-evening moon glowed in the sky.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2koBeh621m
He was yawning, as he watched his favorite movie on TV. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡoz3OuxwplE
It was 'Wait Until Dark', with Audrey Hepburn, and Alan Arkin. The 1967 horror movie was a departure for the actress, as her movies were comedies, or light drama films. The ad break was on. He went to the restroom. After he flushed the toilet, he washed his hands. And dried them on a red towel that was on the left, silvery colored rack on the walls. He opened the door, as the light was turned on in the dim hallway. He walked to the door, and saw shadows outside his house. Something was amiss, he thought to himself; something that became undefinable as the night progressed. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡRrvtN6J7Rk
Roland lit up a cigarette.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡVj3Spz3xZQ
The fiery embers burned his left, little finger.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bE5PhS3N3
'Damn!', Roland sighed.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGlcMdMPKA
He washed his finger with water in the faucet. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡsiSICI1A2d
There was a small, red mark.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfs9bblC2f
It throbbed. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDo50MZpkN
He waited for the sensation of pain to ease.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡPwHkYHqxXC
He headed towards the loungeroom.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡcAnsn2P7tc
And sat down, to watch the rest of the movie.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzYUEgKMPr
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'Edward'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7scq1aUNE
'Yes'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHQyMXguec
'There's something wrong here in Archer', Stephanie said.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡmB7VOxqADe
'About what?', Edward asked her.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhpQ91TkaY
'Vampires', Stephanie answered.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDH5BaRgLo
'They don't exist', Edward said.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6jh8TQldB
And he sipped his warm coffee.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡUy2xpqFqNR
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The girl was asleep.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SrgbV6aP1
She heard the sound of footsteps coming down the hallway. She opened them. 'Mom!', she said.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡHycRgCfl7H
The bright moon's glow hit the glass windows.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡAoVtdRjK0X
She got up off the seat.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡtom8HPrkUn
She focused on the door.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡVr83Tb8m83
It led to the hallway.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLx3YOW0Me
As she did so, she noticed the window was ajar.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡXw8nlGrSMP
She saw the road led to the cemetery.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgfY1p6Bkb
'Hello. Who is there?', she asked.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgalEbLNyd
There was only silence, by way of an answer.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcUj1Wod0n
Shadows came over her.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡtIEt9P4esa
Three vampires glided near the window, and she screamed.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJzYELDuS4
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Doctor Jane Hass, MD, focused on the dead body of the man. He was drained of color, and was pale as death. Two bite marks were on the ripped neck, in a savagery that was disturbing. 'He died from anemia', she stated. The Coroner, Doctor Lowell Christian, MD, nodded.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡypjWYBUkTl
'Massive blood loss. I haven't seen cases like this in a long time'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7lxCD96E1
'Vampires'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡn1NubaDX5h
'Yes, vampires'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGaXc0c05l
'Well, you have to believe in the Un-dead, and think outside the box. We need to report this to the Sheriff'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPaCgNfdrB
And that was what they did.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcs8XICkl7
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'Look, babe. This is not a good time to bailing out on me', Chris Holder said. He wrapped his arms around Jenny Gordon's waist, and kissed her. 'Don't! Danny will see us together...'. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXxVKWyyeC
'Danny Borcher'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXzfsTKUrk
'Yes'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡKH2OQGEJa8
'The thug'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMn3Utsagx
'He is...overprotective'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYiQyNKDNn
'He is psycho'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0HWOy27zl
The cars were full in Lover's Lane. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uq5ld2qNs
Before either of them could react, the rain came downward. Thunder and lightning created a lightshow of terror that wreaked havoc. Trees came down on the road, and everyone screamed in horror. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5atDfQT90L
Danny Borcher arrived on the scene.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUJRVPexo0
He wore a purple skivvy, blue flares, and black socks. His eyes were blue. In his right hand was a flicker knife, and it was sharp. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYzdQ0iSij
'Get the hell out of the car, Jenny. Or else, you're dead'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJ4wH4Ptn6
'Danny!'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4HSnSv9kr
'Get the hell out...now...Or else, I'll slice the boyfriend's throat'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡEO23uHHSal
'Hey, it's fine, Danny. You got out of Juvenile Hall'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡR263ugyiFP
'Shut it, lover boy'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡF33iGHPeP3
'Okay! Okay'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡx4GXEbXKZh
He walked out of the 1966 psychedelic van.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡeatG3WrGQ6
'This isn't the way...'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlnAomSP3r
'She is my girl. Not yours'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡX8mme7DXRr
And he laughed, and cut his left finger. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hTiVNhDVJ
Chris screamed, as blood spilled downward.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡr54bnAz13M
He ran away to the phone booth, and called 9-1-1. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡraHaizm9sT
'Police, please. Danny Borcher attempted to kill me while I was on a date with Jenny Gordon. This is Chris Holder. Hurry!'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOXrJKAMdS
And he waited until they arrived before more people were dead, dying, or injured. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBoi2EB4bp
It was 9:30 PM.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡknvWoH6wyM
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Sheriff Edward Koppel got out of the police car.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQFMeHey4J
'Danny Borcher. The Archer gangster. It seems you're going back to the Mooreland Psychiatric Hospital', he said.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hOz85aqnX
'I'm not going back there', Danny said.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bSeq9U6r6
He looked at the Sheriff, and knew it was dangerous to say anything.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKv8HXujX6
He was handcuffed, and was taken away on charges of attempted murder, assault, and threats to kill.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡElcTulLdTR
'This isn't over, Chris', he warned. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡqeVqeCZwUj
He smiled, as he was taken away to the Hospital.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡuA6uQ7jLD9
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Karen Moore watched the news. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZzCXxfHVb
She looked at the picture of Hal Rook, the TV anchor. He had short, black hair, blue eyes, and tall. He wore a shirt, a tie, and was twenty-five. He was married. His wife, Margaret Rook, twenty-three, was a school teacher at Arch High School. She had short, brown hair, blue eyes, and average height. She wasn't like one of the hippies of the 1960's, and 1970's; she was concerned about what her conservative parents thought about their only daughter if she did drugs, and lived in a commune. Karen knew Margaret, and she wouldn't dream of embarrassing them.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡveYiGbSkp3
She ate pizza, and garlic bread.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4cvl4d22u
She looked at the Grandfather clock.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMhu0Jr3VD
Then she went to the Restroom.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUSIUvsUBh
And washed her hands, and dried them on the black colored towel. Then she opened the door, closed the light, and went to bed. She closed the doors, and made sure no one would attack her. She put the empty food into the trash bin, and drained the Coke glass into the kitchen sink, then she smiled. Karen headed to her bedroom. She flicked on the light, and went inside. On the bed was a copy of her favorite book The Haunting of Hill House, the 1959 gothic horror classic by Shirley Jackson. She had seen the 1963 Robert Wise movie at the Drive-In with Brad Roberts, her fraternity brother boyfriend, and watched it during Saturday nights when she was alone; she was terrified by it. The darkness of the house, and the threat of evil, caused her blood to run cold. In her mind, the ghosts of the book wasn't like the vampires in the Cemetery.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXHQkSZMNr
Karen yawned, and slept soundly for the rest of the evening.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TfadEn9HC
It was 10:30 PM.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIxsVM1bY8
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The time was 11:00 PM.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡj07qTiXAea
One hour until the Witching Hour. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNtERgbwIo
Deanne Parker gazed at the cold windows.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFlciarPvj
She locked the windows, and doors.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxnqZSxMcN
She yawned, then she brushed her teeth. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQAdrAB4FS
And went to bed.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9OlSobCRy
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It was Midnight.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKsEcY29v9
Long, dark shadows hovered above the town of Archer.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡorzaqcOWkO
People were asleep, unaware of the growing darkness that came over the houses, roads, and the Cemetery; a darkness that infected everyone. The Vampire Master smiled. In its pale, right hand was a black dog. 'Go forth, and feed'. The monster walked away. It headed to the rotten graves. Its teeth was sharp; its eyes was a glowing red color.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qseqXdAKi
Blood spilled down the wrought-iron gates. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ90bbvzmdbo
'Soon, it will be time', the Master said.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJvTM3i3Bp
The dog fed on a body of a dead man.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DGRJV0aje
Then it vanished into the thick fog.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9Iruv3dxm
The Vampire Master turned away, and headed to its house that was closed up in the gloom.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5Yi8Bu9TC
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Mike Franklin smoked a cigarette. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFRNmntkYB
He savored the taste. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BoDlAorX7
Kara Lowe, his girlfriend, was asleep.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡWch1TwTKKP
He hadn't imagined what had happened.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡpWYPjrgATg
The rumors of the Un-dead filling his mind. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡtb5SvEaU3Y
It was clouded in all kinds of scary images. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡqP390bE5yt
'Kara! Kara!'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0uSq9ffgn
'What is it?', she asked him. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lO08D5oTS
'Vampires in town', Mike answered.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxSlnwq9vk
'Really, they don't exist'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzJzGzSSf5
'I saw them in the Cemetery', Mike shouted.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOweYifQkp
'They don't exist, babe'.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡryifI7R1HZ
And then the shadows formed across the windows.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsFpNJyFhv
And the screaming begun.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZOTdwFpqP
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The rain fell down.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRNILdVD7R
Colin Masterton looked around at the Cemetery.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡvnRJrPRjcr
The dead body of the caretaker was full of bite marks on his ripped neck. Colin yelled, and fled in horror.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LSEeMXumc
It was Midnight.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHwZU99Bs3
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Overnight, the darkness consumed the town of Archer. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZNHaBsM1d
The vampires had taken over. copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAKkOBL3Fb
And the Un-dead rose the next evening.copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡPODtv4XSin
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To be continued....copyright protection14ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGh4PbfDkV
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