Summary

Eight-year-old Billy Randall knows something unusual is going on in the kitchen in the wee hours of the morning. He slips into the scene with an unknown little man who has gone through the dog door and started cooking Billy's breakfast. This innocent but bizarre event leads to more secret rendezvous, each a bit bolder, climaxing with his astonished parents, Luke and Janice, discovering the activities.

Family and Supernatural Encounters

An extended family, including a long lost niece, Kikki, and the next door neighbors, the Grovers, find their lives filled with supernatural visitors and dangers, betrayal, and frustration. Only the grandparents know what action is necessary to dislodge the activities.

Themes and Underlying Elements

Deeply embedded in the story is the occult, with Janice Randall, dancing around the seemingly innocent interest in her horoscope. Her resentment toward God because of unanswered prayers for her dying mother has led her to find answers in different and dangerous places.