Without them the dead within these pages never would have seen the light of day. For their input and support over the years I am grateful to my friends on both coasts: Michael and Judy Ludy, Jen O’Donohue, Ambrose Wm. Seward, Dan Sklar, Martin Sweeney, and Matt Ware. Throughout all of this, my amazing children, Jack and Veda, have never stopped asking for scary stories. Kids: Thanks for listening. Finally, this story and its author owe an incalculable debt of thanks to Betsy Dangel and her son Alexander, in loving memory of Jerry. ABOUT THE AUTHOR JOESCHREIBERwas born in Michigan but spent his formative years in Alaska, Wyoming, and northern California. Until recently, he had never lived at the same address for longer than a year. Becoming a parent forced him to consider a career with a more reliable income, so he took a job as an MRI tech in Hershey, Pennsylvania, where he lives with his wife and their two children. EPILOGUEONE YEAR LATER The Grand Wailea Resort rises up on Maui’s south shore, a gleaming oasis in a muscular row of similar high-end hotels, though the Wailea is obviously the official winter palace of the American ruling class.
