Title: Mean Spirited

Author: Nick Roberts

Link: https://www.amazon.com/Mean-Spirited-Nick-Roberts-ebook/dp/B0CQWGDFHK

Summary

An alcoholic teacher and father’s world spirals out of control when a former student is killed and he is left with her dog and the dark presence that follows it.

Matt Matheny teaches during the day, drinks at night, and barely hides his functioning alcoholism from his veterinarian ex-wife, Lucy, and his six-year-old son, Mikey. His world spirals out of control when a former student is killed, and he’s left with her dog, Conehead. But something isn’t right with Conehead. A dark presence follows him, and very soon, people around him die. Matt realizes the only way to protect his son is to sober up and work with Lucy to expose the dog’s mysterious past and face a secret so shocking—an evil so relentless—that it threatens to unleash hell on an entire town.

My Review

5/5 Stars

Matt is an alcoholic teacher trying to get his life together. When he learns about the sudden death of one of his former students. He goes to pay his respects and finds his student’s dog who now has no home of his own. Not wanting to leave it alone, he decides to take it in. And all Hell breaks loose.

This was a really creepy book. It’s not very often that a story can give me the chills, but this one did it. I don’t think I’ve ever come across a story where I actually wasn’t worried about the dog dying. I was more concerned with what would happen if it lived.

The book’s summary mentions that this is like a cross between Cujo and It Follows and that it is a very accurate way to think about this story. I devoured it in only a few days. If you’re looking for a twisted tale that’s gonna creep you all the way out, this will do the trick.