title: Reign of the Vampire: A Tribute to the Perseverance of Bela Lugosi
author:  Leo Wiltshire 
description: Leo Wiltshire lives in Virginia with his wife, Eileen, their dog and black cat, and whatever foster child is placed with them. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications degree from Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, MA, and a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership degree from Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA. He has been a fan of Bela Lugosi since 1968 when, as a boy, he was afraid that Dracula and the Frankenstein monster were hiding in his bedroom closet, waiting to get him every night as he fell asleep. As an adult, Leo now understands that there is no such thing as monsters hiding in the closet. They're under the bed!!!
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  To my sister Jeanne,
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  who had the courage to walk away
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  and the strength not to go back.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  GREGOR’S EYES SEEMED TO BURN INTO MINE. Even though I couldn’t see their color
  from this far away, I knew they’d be grayish-green. His golden hair had darker
  strands in it, giving it an ash-blond color. It was as if Gregor had been too
  bright and someone had sprinkled him to tone him down.
  
  
  “Hopscotch, Band-Aid. To me, at once.”
  
  
  Bones didn’t raise his voice, so the two vampires must not have been far. They
  came out from the crowd, taking up position, one on either side of us. Bones
  jerked his head toward that immobile figure and muttered a low curse.
  
  
  “He’s almost right outside my home, filthy sod. Did he think he’d bloody ring
  the door for you?”
  
  
  His hand tightened on mine. I gave a small yelp. Bones loosened his grip, but
  not by much. Even with the distance, I saw Gregor’s 