What if vampires were real? Where might they hide out, and why? Follow Joel and a few of his friends, who were just a couple of knock-around guys, living in the Tenderloin, one of San Francisco's toughest and grittiest neighborhoods, just doing what they can to survive and deal with the cards life has dealt them. Joel never certainly imagined he'd find himself in the middle of an ancient war between the forces of good and evil, vampires and Free and Accepted Masons, all while dealing with his own issues and hang ups. What are a couple of quasi-connected guys, doing messing around with these forces? Simple, these brought it into their neighborhood, when the vampires decided to do like every one else does, and come to the Tenderloin to hide out in plain site, in San Francisco's grittiest slum.