Deadly Vengeance

I really enjoyed this book as an adult and my first time reading as a kid. It's a "horror" story of a boy who's brother was killed by fellow teenagers. They scared him into secerecy and remind him of their evil secret with frequent beatings. Alan's father brings home Colbalt hoping to pull Alan out of his shell. AS the story progresses Alan and Colbalt seem to have a very unatural bond between them. They can feel eachother's feelings and emotions and feed off each other. Eventually Colbalt will take care of the hatered Alan feels towards the gang who killed his brother. A secret is revealed about Colbalt later on explaining a bit why he is they way he is. The ending is hard, despite the killings the dog does, you can't help but love him and his loyalty to Alan. I never considered this a horror novel as it was never scarey to me, just a good book with suspense. It is graphic in the killings and sex scenes.

This is a really good book. The plotline is a little like Cujo, but so much better. The fact that the dog is evil, and so ominous, really heightens the fear in this one. Definitely check it out--you'll never look at your family pet the same way again.