Karla Turner briefly describes a dream in which Casey and black-garbed vampire-like beings sit in a circular room. The dream comes to mind as Barbara theorizes that certain beings may feed on strong human emotions such as fear or pain.
In the dream, the figures appear dark, quiet, and intent, creating an atmosphere of tension and symbolic predation. Casey sits among them as though part of their circle.
Turner later wonders whether this dream reflected an intuitive insight into emotional exploitation by nonhuman intelligences, or whether it was a subconscious reaction to the traumatic material they were uncovering.