The Nest

By: Gregory A. Douglas

Narrated by: Matt Godfrey

It was just an ordinary garbage dump on peaceful Cape Cod. No one ever imagined that conditions were perfect for breeding, that it was a warm womb, fetid, moist, and with food so plentiful that everything creeping, crawling, and slithering could gorge to satiation. Then a change in poison control was made, resulting in an unforeseen mutation. Now the giant mutant cockroaches are ready to leave their nest - in search of human flesh!

©2019 Gregory A. Douglas (P)2019 Valancourt Books LLC

Not for the squeamish

A no holds barred approach to a eerily possible scenario, with no fictional lines being tip-toed over. Doesn't matter if the victim is a kid or animal, the roaches are coming. Made my uneasiness with bugs all the worse.

wonderfully weird

the horror was lovely! enjoyed the cheesiness of the sci fi biology lesson. sex scenes and romance are not my favorite but didn't ruin the book for me.

one of the best ever, and not just for 'horror'

one of the best ever, and not just for the horror category, this book was so good and I was super surprised it was written in 1980. I wish this Author wrote more then two books, he has/had serious skill

creepy

creepy crawlers. this story gave me nightmares. mutant killer cockroaches take over an island off the coast of cape cod

Fun, Gross, Ridiculous Story; Great Performance

I received a free copy of this audiobook from the narrator in exchange for an honest review.

I'm having trouble finding the right words to describe this book and my experience listening to it. The performance is great, which was not surprising to me and likely won't be a surprise to anyone who has listened to Godfrey's work in the past. The story... what a fun, ridiculous, disgusting, wild ride. I won't give anything away, but if a naked, handcuffed man humping a pile of leaves tickles your fancy... Tickle away!

My favorite part of this book was the prose. The descriptions are extremely graphic, but are written with the flowery language you'd expect to see from a bodice-ripping romance novel rather than a paperback horror novel.

My only complaint with the book is that the deaths in the first third or half of the book became a bit repetitive after a while. There are only so many times you can read descriptions of killer roaches invading all orifices of the human body before it loses its shock value.

Overall, I loved it. It's a trashy and terrible and delightful, and everything I was looking for.