Carter is a teacher in London. One night he steps out into an autumnal storm and, on the way to his car, the oncoming night engulfs him and transports him to another, more sinister world. Almost immediately he senses he isn’t alone. When he turns and sees a shadowy figure approaching, he launches himself at the stranger. He soon discovers that Paul, the handsome Australian man pinned beneath him, is in a similar state of disorientated bewilderment. Together they begin to explore their surroundings, hoping and praying they can find a way back home. What they are about to encounter will send terror coursing through their veins. Little do they know this is a mere taste of the nightmare to come. Will their growing feelings for each other survive what follows? Can they themselves survive?

The Collection

“Once we get to the rise we can see the lair. We might be able to see what’s happening there,” Harrison explained.


“How much further to the doorway or gateway or whatever it is? I just want to get out of here,” said Carter.


“Over the ridge. Once we get over the ridge we should feel the energy pulse which will direct us to the doorway,” explained Harrison.


The dirt beneath their hands and feet made climbing easier, and so did the clumps of grass; easy to grab hold of. The ridge was small. Carter remembered it from that day long ago when first he’d arrived in this world. There was a sense of déjà vu as he stood looking out over the countryside lying between him and his friends, and the vampires, although the light was fading fast and the details which had been so clear on that first day were now obliterated by long shadows.


“What’s that?” asked Carter, pointing to a spreading dark cloud above the vampire lair. “Don’t say they’ve got the Cloud Maker working again.”


Chapter 25