Beschrijving
In the sleepy suburb of Willow Grove, ten-year-old Robert Sullivan grappled with the haunting loss of his father just months before. A once vivacious child, he had become sullen and withdrawn, seeking solace only in solitary walks through the town’s aging park. It was on one such overcast afternoon that fate intervened – as Robert rested upon a decaying bench, he noticed a scraggly mutt taking shelter beneath it from the misty rain. Though skittish at first, the dog’s soulful eyes betrayed a gentle spirit. Robert coaxed it out with the last bits of a stale roll, and an instantaneous bond was forged. He named his new companion Ruff.
To Robert’s delight, his mother Marion agreed to let the stray stay, sensing her son needed the companionship to heal his grieving heart. That first night, as young Robert drifted between dreams, he was startled by movement in his shadowy bedroom. There, seated upright beside his bed, was Ruff – staring intently. Then, an unearthly rumbling emanated from the dog’s throat, slowly resolving into hauntingly familiar tones: \