Everything changed for Gil Stewart on the day he saw the old man die. Gil had witnessed the bizarre accident on the highway and stopped to help. The old man couldn't be saved, but just before he died he clutched Gil's shirt and whispered a warning: "The Keepers are coming!"

That was when Gil's nightmare began. At first he thought it was merely odd. a series of weird coincidences. Household pets started acting strangely. Zoo animals escaped. But now he can see a pattern emerging, a chilling reminder from a past that he can't  or won't remember. As the true horror becomes clear, and terror builds upon terror, Gil can only await the coming of... the Keepers.

I pulled up in front of my house, killed the engine,and ran inside, slamming closed the door behind me and locking it.

I leaned against the door, shaking.

What now?

It wasn't long before I had the answer.

A pair of bright headlight beams cut a path through the darkness. I pulled back the curtain to see a large grey vehicle shaped like an old bread-delivery truck crawl past my house, its driver sweeping the street with a hand-held searchlight. The truck came to a stop and the driver killed all lights. It took my vision a moment to adjust afterward--the light had shone directly in my face at one point--and by the time I could focus clearly the driver was out of the truck and looking in my yard. It was already dark so I wondered how he could see.

An SUV came around the comer, its headlights shining on high, enabling me to both see the driver and read the name on the side of the truck.

Neither came as a surprise.

He was impeccably dressed, expensive suit, tie,bowler hat on his head.

The side of the truck read: KEEPERS.