“I wonder why certain archetypes — monsters if you will — are so constant throughout history?" Ryan whispers.
Neil lies immobile in a hospital the colorless color of tapioca. He is glad of Ryan's voice filling the emptiness.
I think I'd go crazy if I were all alone here, he thinks. Then he laughs. The pain takes his breath away. But the ghost of a smile shades his face. Most people wouldn't consider talking to your dead uncle a sign of sanity.
“You," Ryan says, “are not most people."
Neil is not surprised that Ryan can hear his thoughts.
“Vampires and Werewolves" Ryan continues.... “Chupacabra, Buda, Lycanthropy, Michigan Dogman, Therianthropy, Lobishomen, Skin-walkers, Hopping, Loogaroo, Asanbosam and more — all conceived from a fear of darkness, death and the unknown. The same
