Mean Spirited

By: Nick Roberts, Crystal Lake Publishing, Crystal Lake Audio

Narrated by: Spencer Dillehay

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.

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Critic reviews

"Taut, disturbing, and undeniably heartwrenching, Mean Spirited is a breakneck horror-thriller that pits compassion against survival. The plot is as thought-provoking as it is terrifying, and exposes the depth of soul Roberts pours into his work.”—Felix Blackwell, author of Stolen Tongues

"There's fun-scared, there's maybe-I-leave-the-lights-on scared, and then there's . . . whatever Mean Spirited does to you, which I guess I would call "don't be alone"-scared. Nick Roberts really gets his claws into your head, with this one. Enter at your own risk. Wish I'd seen that sign, before reading this one. Wish I were sleeping, I mean."—Stephen Graham Jones, New York Times best-selling author of My Heart is a Chainsaw and The Only Good Indians

Creepy, heartbreaking, beautiful

Great read! As good if not better than his 2 previous books! Give it a shot and keep the lights on

Creepy read!

Oh what a fun and creepy book. I loved it. An awesome dog turns out to be full of evil entities that have an unquenchable thirst for blood. This leads you to loving the dog while also reaching the conclusion that it needs to die. So many scary moments in this one, especially since the dog has a strong bond with the son of the main character. If you are looking for a spooky read, this is it! Download it!!!

The ending ! YES

About half way through the book I thought it was just “alright”. (Side eye) I was very wrong! And the ending ! (Chef kiss)

Awesome horror and awesome performance by the narrator!!

on top of a great story and characters and horror of course, loved how the narrator would use effects for certain "people" and would just add more to the scariness and immersing me into the book.

Conehead!

What a ride! If you are a dog lover / owner, trust me — you’ll look at them differently. Don’t scare yourself too bad! Woof!