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The Nest

By: Gregory A. Douglas
Narrated by: Matt Godfrey
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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

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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.

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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

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creepy

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

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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.

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Super Roaches vs Mentally Challenged Humans!

If you enjoy a horror story where the humans are completely inept, then this story is for you. If you do not care for this, than I suggest you root for the roaches to find victory. Also everything that can possibly go wrong for the humans DOES... So get used to it. Last but not least. - This story is so clownish, that the author literally makes a clown reference, in the most clownish scene in the story(No I,m not joking).

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Bring your plot armor or you're roach fodder.

After seeing the reviews for this book I might have set my expectations too high. Sure the book is brutal, but it seriously lacks suspense. The first half of the book anyone that the roaches come into contact with are eaten alive before they can even realize what's happening to them. Then after the roaches devour the town's children half way through the book, the deaths virtually stop. I guess all the main characters have enough plot armor that it's smooth sailing for the rest of the book. Sort of removed all tension for me. Maybe you'll like it, but I found it a little predictable. Expect characters to either have their eyes torn out and be eaten by the bugs right away, or escape virtually unharmed. Lots of gory descriptions of people having roaches crawling up their butts and or children having their eyes eaten out while their still alive, if you're into that stuff.

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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!

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Are you too young to remember?

Rick C, clearly is too young. This book was originally written in another era when we appreciated this kind of story telling. Just because it was released a few years ago on Audible doesn’t mean that was when it was written. In fact this book was the one that set the tone for the creature features of the 1970’s and 80’s. Perhaps a little research before casting aspersions on the work.

As for the book, as I said it is classic. It takes me back to my young adulthood at the movies. The prose is formal and elegant and the backdrop serene. This makes the outbreak of roaches all the more horrific and frightening, and yes bad things do happen to animals and children.

The narrator brings to life the characters and the setting. His sweeping oratory rings just the right note for this dramatic tale. Those who relish more formal prose will find a good tale here. Those of us of a certain age will have a fun filled walk down memory lane. Enjoy!

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Cringe Fest

I made the mistake of letting this title sit in my library for over a year before finally giving it a listen, because after quickly deciding this cringe fest was not worth the credit I spent on it I no longer had the option to return it. I like the narrator, Matt Godfrey. His narration was my first experience with Audible. I think his talent was wasted on this title. Not only is The Nest a very copy-and-pasted creature feature, but the author does not know how to write realistic human characters. For example, there are some characters in this story that are comically stereotypical juvenile delinquents, and they are so poorly written I couldn't take them seriously. There is a talent to writing good horror, and grotesque imagery without the depth of compelling storytelling and characters gives the impression that it was written by an edgy teenager. The writing made me cringe so hard I couldn't come close to finishing the story. I will make sure to avoid this author in the future.

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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!

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