Chapter Two: Faltering FaithFather Charles McKenzie, parish priest of St. Stephan, Nosfort's only Catholic Church, was having serious doubts of his own, at the same time that Clay and Leo were discussing their grim business next to a road ditch.
Recently, he had been experiencing some weird and disturbing dreams. In them, a n***d Allison Kendal had entered his bedroom by means of the window. Father McKenzie probably had her in his mind because she had made big news in St. Stephan's community, as she seemingly had disappeared into thin air the week before. No one had any inkling of her whereabouts after last Sunday's Mass. In the dream, she'd usually come to him, whispering sweet, deadly nothings, and then sneaked her way into his bed. It was a dark, erotic experience to fantasize about, t
