Ever since 14-year-old Leslie McClairkin and his alcoholic father moved into the primitive caretaker's cottage in Druid Oaks Cemetery, disturbing things have been happening. Nothing is what it seems, and there are just too many unanswered questions. Why has no caretaker ever stayed for long? Why does the ghost of the hollow-eyed man keep reappearing, each time more urgently? Who are the black-robed figures floating across the moonlit hillside? What demon is behind the series of bizarre attacks by "creatures venomous, fanged or mad?" What is the frightening secret kept by Leslie's new friend, Rodney Thistleton, III - a mysterious and moody young aristocrat who fences like a Renaissance master and longs for a different century? Leslie and Rodney soon find themselves joining forces to solve a terrifying mystery and prevent an ancient and demonic power from being unleashed on the world.In the end, the boys' prove that courage, wit, determination, and loyalty can triumph over even the most terrifying evil. "Demons" is far more than ghost story. Adam also explores the tenuous and often stormy relationship between a recovering alcoholic father and his son and the complex, developing relationship between two boys from very different social backgrounds. In addition, the tale provides a satisfying catharsis for the anxieties so many young people today feel in response to constant bombardment with increasingly bitter political conflicts and international conflict. In addition to all this, the tale also contains an engrossing "history detectives-style" investigation into a stranger-than-fiction 19th century mystery, and explores the impact of the sudden cessation of "electronic supports" (Internet, TV, etc.) on a 14-year-old. TEASER for BOOK: A tormented ghost with a cryptic message...an isolated cemetery caretaker's house...a troubled teen who longs for a different time...a sinister judge with unearthly power over creatures venomous, fanged, or mad...An ancient secret that cyclically rises from the shadows to threaten the course of history... an unsolved murder...a diabolical assassination plot....Welcome to Druid Oaks