"There was a time when one could happily invite any man or woman into one's house, and share in their stories; laughing in merriment of a new friend made.
Those days are now long gone. Now the woods are dark, the roads darker, and nary a living soul wanders. Malevolent whispers creep through the cracks at night, and the dog your child brought home looks unnatural, fiendish, or... just a bit too strange."