Random Notes

Initial Hero Activity

After getting his powers Nightfall did some research and practiced for several weeks.  At most there were odd sightings in Vancouver and unexplained blackouts (actually Nightfall appearing near a light or accidentally draining the power from a transformer).

One night while out practicing, he saw a couple being mugged and the beginning of the rape of the woman.  Outraged by the actions he descended upon the group in a cloud of darkness.  This was this was the first time he discovered he could form the tendrils of darkness and drain energy from people.  At his less than pleasant touch the assailants were rendered unconscious with a mild case of hypothermia.  He quickly withdrew before those he saved really knew what was going on.  The assailants were taken to the hospital and regained consciousness the next day, but suffered from exhaustion for days after.

Nightfall now saw a purpose to his powers and started going out on regular patrols (peering out of the world of shadow and moving about his neighborhood).  A few times he stopped some thugs and drug dealers.  One police report has something to the effect of "the darkness called my name and I woke up here."  A few criminals have been found webbed up in something that looks like tar, but is almost impossible to break - eventually dissolving.

Very recently Nightfall became aware of the presence of a methlab in his area, and he decided it must go.  He watched the place for a few nights before making his move.  First he cut the power to the building at the fuse box and then descended upon the criminals therein.  The police arrived later because of the reported sounds of screams and gunshots.  When they arrived, the leader of the drug dealers surrendered to the police.  The terrified man confessed to just about everything he had ever done and begged to be taken to a nice brightly lit jail.  He was taken away muttering things about "the darkness told me to confess my sins.... come for me if I didn't...."

That night Nightfall learned a great many things.  Errant gunfire glanced off his body and the terror he inspired in their leader when he focused his righteous wrath and otherworldly aura upon him was quite impressive.  The poor man might forever be frightened of the dark, but after what he saw and heard while observing him, the man deserved it.  As he has always known, fear is a powerful tool.  The public may not like him, but criminals will learn to fear him and that is enough.

Writings of Thomas Bailey

Thomas is not the household name and TV commercial when a book comes out level that is Stephen King.  Thomas doesn't create the schlock that Stephen King churns out - comparing them would Thomas weep.  I remember when I was reading a bunch of horror and aside from a few of his earlier short stories I didn't find Stephen King very good or even creepy.  Now an author that did have me a little creeped out was Clive Barker.

Thomas produces carefully crafted and extremely creepy or frightening books - all of them horror based but ranging in setting from the modern, historic, fantasy, pulp, and sci-fi.  It is unlikely any have been made into a movie because he would demand complete creative control so they didn't ruin it, like Hollywood does to so many books - you can make a call on that.

Thomas makes sure that each book is better than the last and takes what time he feels is necessary.  His publishers probably wish he would not be so anal, but the books do well when they come out.  Enough that Thomas makes a good enough living at it to travel around the world investigating things (some of it is expensed).  He may even hit the best sellers occasionally, but his books can occasionally be to disturbing or weird.