Nestlings

By: Nat Cassidy

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Nat Cassidy

This program includes a bonus conversation with the author.

Nat Cassidy is at his razor-sharp best again with his horror novel Nestlings, which harnesses the creeping paranoia of Rosemary's Baby and the urban horror of Salem's Lot, set in an exclusive New York City residential building.

“This is the horror book of the year.”—Erika T. Wurth, author of White Horse

Most Anticipated Horror Books of 2023—Paste Magazine

Ana and Reid needed a lucky break.

The horrifically complicated birth of their first child has left Ana paralyzed, bitter, and struggling: with mobility, with her relationship with Reid, with resentment for her baby. That's about to change with the words any New Yorker would love to hear—affordable housing lottery.

They've won an apartment in the Deptford, one of Manhattan's most revered buildings with beautiful vistas of Central Park and stunning architecture.

Reid dismisses disturbing events and Ana’s deep unease and paranoia as the price of living in New York—people are odd—but he can't explain the needle-like bite marks on the baby.

Other Books by Nat Cassidy:

Mary: An Awakening of Terror

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Nightfire.

©2023 Nat Cassidy (P)2023 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

"Cassandra Campbell's careful pacing and deliberate articulation complement this horror audiobook.... Utilizing a variety of accents, she perfectly renders a large cast of humans and monsters, including a mysterious and glamorous movie star. Nat Cassidy narrates his author's note at the end with remarkable optimism, considering the distressing series of events that inspired the story." (AudioFile)

“A truly creepy story of urban and bodily unease. Nat Cassidy has created a terrifyingly claustrophobic world, and his clean, beautiful prose manages to make the horrific events he describes here feel dismayingly plausible. You’ll certainly never look at a gargoyle the same way again.”—Scott B. Smith, Bestselling author of The Ruins and A Simple Plan

“Nestlings cleverly pays homage to classic horror while also filling its Manhattan highrise with post-2020 frights and concerns. Nat Cassidy has written a creepy page-turner where the scariest things of all are what reside in the human (or inhuman) heart.”—Paul Tremblay, author of The Cabin at the End of the World and A Head Full of Ghosts.

“Nestlings builds on the success of Nat Cassidy's first novel, the strong Mary: An Awakening of Terror. An impressive accomplishment in its own right, Nestlings shows Cassidy expanding his range as a writer with skill and confidence, with this gripping twenty-first century take on some old terrors.”—John Langan, author of The Fisherman

Another great book from Nat Cassidy!

I loved Mary so was thrilled to see another book available so soon. This one is very different to Mary but still has the same complexity of characters, dry humor, and creepy AF sense of place. Get the book!

Great Horror Story

Narration was great and I really enjoyed the story! Very interesting and kept me curious. Creepy at times! I could easily imagine and visualize it like a movie.

The narrator was excellent! I didn’t listen to the whole sample & bought it.

Nothing! Great new take on the vampire legends. I how the author brought it all together. I could tell he related to each. Epic story!

Good not great

I liked this book. I basically ate it for breakfast on audible. Good character development and subtle creepiness around every corner. It got kinda off balance near the end. Anyway I still recommend it. Just keep an open mind at the end.

Gave me Rosemary's baby vibes!!!!!

The minute she had a weird feeling, I was hooked. I really love stories where the building is a main character! Felt like I was very aware of how it was going, then bam! It would take a turn. There were a few parts that I was absolutely disgusted, in the best way! Honestly shocked at the end, and I think that was just the cherry on top! Highly recommend!

Nice story

The over all story was nice didnt expect a vampire plot nót the biggest fan of vampire stories but this is new and works the voice over when she was talking for the mom sounded sometimes like it was leaning towards bratty teen instead of exhausted mom but other than that it was great

What a great story

I was completely hooked by this book and couldn’t stop listening to it. A wonderful vampires not vampires story.

Gives a vivid description of everything insane that’s happening

Kept my interest the whole time. Love the descriptions of all the crazy stuff that happens. I wish this was a movie exactly like the book depicts it.

Worth it for horror lovers

This was a dark tale of a couple with a new born - <1yr, which is already stressful enough... and the darkness continues to pile on. Yet the heroine keeps rolling her wheels, even when you think she's being weak and whines too much. The performance is good and I don't get sick of the voice. Would have been better with a male voice for the husband but it's not that big of a deal, really. Still just as enjoyable 😁 This book has encouraged me read Mary, Nat's book before this one.

Nothing

Everything about it. It was so boring. It wasn’t scary. Not a horror. Lots of boring fluff. Zero sensuality no heat. Dry hump of a book.