A mysterious man has come to Spirit Falls. Does he have something to do with the new diner, or maybe the disappearance of the town's mayor? Sheriff John Darkman needs to find out the answers to both questions. Noah Graham is also curious about the mystery man and the new diner. Then he meets the man, Arik Dalca, who offers him a job as a waiter there. When the mayor reappears and begins to sicken, John and Noah discover the real reason Arik has come to town. Shocked and horrified, they are drawn into what is happening in their town. In the process of trying to stop the horror, Noah begins to fall for Ewan, one of Arik's team members, and John is drawn to Arik himself. Can the four men -- and the town -- survive what is to come?

The Diner

“All right. Thank you for talking to me,” John said, getting up. “If you remember anything else, no matter how insignificant it seems, please call me immediately.”


“I will.” Tom nodded then went back to his breakfast, what was left of it, asking as he did, “If there’s any more sausage…?” He looked hopefully at Carol. “And eggs.”


The last thing John heard as he left the house was Carol telling him there was, and Maggie saying, “You really should go lie down again. You can eat when you wake up. You look, pardon the expression, like death warmed over.”


Chapter 8