The Nest

By: Gregory A. Douglas

Narrated by: Matt Godfrey

Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

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.

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

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.

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.

Totally disgustingly perfect. Ready to be a sci-fi original movie

Harken back to the 80’s horror movies like tick. Or the old Black And whites with giant ants and grasshoppers and such. Giant mutant cockroaches have infested an island and no one is safe. What more needs to be said? Oh yeah, they are intelligent to a certain degree, hungry, fearless and looking to expand their territory. Good luck humans. I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator or publisher

Buyer beware: it’s brutal

So first off I’m going to put it out there for people who can’t stomach it: this book kills animals and kids. It’s not for everyone, but if that sort of taboo doesn’t bother you then I think this book is a must for gore and creature fans. It takes a fresh look at the “scientists show up to inspect dangerous island wildlife” trope and FOR ONCE in the history of horror, a book that doesn’t involve characters needlessly butting heads or swinging around attitudes while things fall apart.
Scientist shows up, isn’t ignored cuz he’s an “outsider”.
There is a greedy politician figure, he’s mostly ignored and really isn’t even all that bad.
Jealousy between the plain island girl and the gorgeous female scientist is laid bare, but both women are respectful and never buttheads.
All this mixed with some honestly fascinating (if a bit long winded) discussions about biology, the ways of sailing communities and their traditions, and of course devastating descriptions of people eaten alive by mutant roaches, and this is a lesser known gem I’m going to recommend to all horror lovers.

The Nest is waiting for you

The Nest is a terrific beginning to the "Paperbacks From Hell" series from Valancourt Books.

The narration was excellent and perfectly paced to keep the suspense building up to the finale.

The story starts off with a bang and only occasionally lets the reader relax a little.

I can't wait to read/hear more in the series!

a perfect telling of an amusing sci-horror story

The author has a natural facility for telling a story with genius characters while not sounding, himself, pretensious. it's a hard balance to strike. likewise the narrator is top notch and gives his various characters personality without resorting to over the top charactatures. Good story, guys!

Gross, Gory, and a LOT of fun!

I found this book though Paperbacks From Hell, and after reading it, I believe I'm going to hunt down all the others in the list. I never thought a book about killer, mutant roaches (to which I hold a special dislike) could be so good, but it has everything! Good characters (not all well defined, but more than good for roach fodder - God, I never thought I would use thar phrase!), good plot, and plenty of gore (the author is specially good at this - a la James Herbert, NO ONE's safe. Glorious!). I listen to this on my way to and back from work for a few days, and I was squirming all the way through. if you like your horror bloody and full of action, believe me when I tell you this boik never stops. Give it a try. You won't be sorry