Ordinarily the new-year brings renewed hope and promise of better things to come. However, nineteen ninety-eight had scarce begun when a mysterious curtain of evil descended onto the shoulders of a modern metropolis. Detective Ken Basten, one of LA's finest, knew at once this case was like no other. When he replaced his murdered colleague his instincts told him a pagan cult must be connected to this hideous crime. His instincts were right; though he had no idea of the evil that a satanic worshiper had unleashed upon the city. His investigation will take him down winding, confusing turns to discover the answers he seeks. When Ken Basten realizes the powers of darkness that oppose him, he joins forces with three civilians who are hot on the vampire's trail. Separate they offer little resistance to the man they pursue. Yet together, led by a strange old man, they pose a mighty threat against the vampire demon. Witness the grief of Jeffrey Scott as he bids farewell to the woman he loves, a victim of The Vampire King. Follow the vampire's supernatural rise to unholy power through the centuries. Meet the beautiful woman who must resist the call to become the Nosferatu's newest mate. Read of the haunted house that sits on Whippoorwill lane, of the Werewolf whose nocturnal thirst for human flesh terrorizes people from the mountains to the heart of the city. Read too of the innocent victims who unwittingly become pawns in the deadly game of chess between the heroes and the vile Prince of Darkness. Witness the ultimate battle of Good VS Evil as the long dead King summons his minions to do his bidding. Can the quartet of vampire hunter's strike with enough force to save the city from this evil in time? Come read their entire adventure, chronicled here for the first time, by Dave Brannigan, reporter for the LA Times.