Engaging the Powers

Engaging the Powers Chapter 8
The Reconciliation of All Things

When I was in junior high, my brother and I spent many Saturday afternoons mesmerized by old vampire movies. White-knuckled, we watched as the handsome vampire hunter descended the staircase into the crypt, wooden stake and crucifix in hand. The sun was about to go down, so there was scarcely a moment to lose! At twilight the undead would arise. Would the man with the stake end the reign of terror or become part of it? (And it was always a man. This was before Buffy.)...