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Post by allthingshorror on Jun 21, 2009 12:30:42 GMT
Sphere (1979)
BEWARE OF THE...
'The child was weaker than I thought, and I acted quickly. I was careful not to touch its delicate skin with my teeth. It was a simple matter to grasp its clothing and drag it to the water. It cried out only briefly before I forced it under. It quickly went limp, and I stood back and watched it until it's feeble hold on life was broken.'
...BAXTER
He looks like a pet dog, one of millions. He even behaves like one - most of the time. But he's evil - inhumanely evil. After you have read this novel, you will never, ever, look at your family's pet quite like you used to...
Just started reading this and it could quite simply be one of the greatest books ever written. This is what FLUKE should have been. Written from the dogs perspective, then flitting to a normal narrative balances the book out quite a lot. Was originally published as HELL HOUND by Ken Greenhall. It's really quite simply one of the most mental things I've read for quite a while!
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Post by bushwick on Jun 21, 2009 16:35:26 GMT
Picked this up a few weeks ago. Might read this next - it's very short too.
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Post by rawlinson on Apr 14, 2017 22:09:18 GMT
Finally getting to read this thanks to the Valancourt release under its original title of Hellhound and author name Ken Greenhall. As mentioned by the op it flits between perspectives, alternating between the inner thoughts of a coldly murderous dog and his various owners, it's brilliantly done. They've also published his novel Elizabeth and I was wondering if anyone had read it and if it's up to the same quality as Hellhound?
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