Nestlings

Written by Nat Cassidy

Narrated by Nat Cassidy and Cassandra Campbell

This program is read by 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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Macmillan Audio
• Release date: Oct 31, 2023
• ISBN: 9781250291677

Nat Cassidy

NAT CASSIDY writes horror for the page, stage, and screen. His critically-acclaimed, award-winning horror plays have been produced across the United States, as well as Off- and Off-Off-Broadway. He won the New York Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Solo Performance for his one-man show about H. P. Lovecraft and was commissioned by the Kennedy Center to write the libretto for a short opera (about the end of the world, of course). An established actor on stage and television (usually playing monsters and villains on shows such as Blue Bloods, Bull, Quantico, FBI, and Law & Order: SVU), Nat also authored the novelization of the hit podcast Steal the Stars, which was published by Tor Books and named one of the best books of 2017 by NPR. Mary: An Awakening of Terror was Nat's Nightfire debut. He lives in New York with his wife.

Reviews for Nestlings

[Ashley Montes · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved this! And the author's note was so incredibly touching and relatable

[Evie Seo · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Definitely one of the best horror books I’ve read this year!

[Grace Geff · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

My top fave book of 2023!!! Awesome writing. Nat Cassidy is one of our horror icons of the present time.

[AliveInBooks · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I have very complex feelings about this book. Those feelings are all the best and most terrifying ways a book will haunt you after finishing it.

[Daren Lewis · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Fans of Stephen King should enjoy this telling of the mysterious and exclusive NYC residential building.

[RichardKevinWilson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book is FLAWLESS! Get ready to be creeped out and scared!!

Motherhood is a NIGHTMARE in the Deptford!

Ana and her husband Reid win an apartment in the New York in Manhattan's exclusive Central Park area. It is over 100 years old and is known for the exquisite but SO SO creepy Gargoyles that grace the rooftops and corners. What they do not know....is what is lurking inside this apartment building!

Forget the references to 'Salem's Lot'! Take Jeffrey Konvitzs' "The Sentinel" and Levin's "Rosemary's Baby" and throw in a bit of Del Toro "The Strain" and you give birth (no pun intended here...lol) to "Nestlings" by Nat Cassidy.
I listened to the audio book and I noticed that it is narrated by the author....so, naturally I thougth that the author was going to be a woman. Wrong!

I have been reading horror for over 55 years, and NEVER have I been so scared and creeped out by a tale of horror that lurks in the darkness and flows thru the veins of EVIL as this one did and does! It is a flawless tale of a young couple getting ready to celebrate their young baby girl; Charlie's first birthday, and it is a day they are soon to never forget! What happens in this book is so well and perfectly written that it is one that I place on my shelf of Horror Classics! And to think that I had never heard of this author until I had seen the creepy as hell cover come across my Everand account and HAD to listen to it! It was released on Halloween of 2023 and let me tell you you MUST read or better yet, listen to it! You will never forget it. It is one that takes on vampires, horror and the darkness unlike any others. It was Flawless!! And with me not being a fan of the vampire lore; this is one that I will read again and again!

Whatever you do, MAKE SURE you read or listen to (in his own voice) the Authors Note at the end of the book. Made me cry.

5 ?????All the WAY!!!

[Charles Jones · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This novel sucked me in quickly and never let me go (pun intended). I loved this novel and its take on the horror/vampire/haunted apartment building genre. It was grotesque and emotional, and the prose was vivid and painted such a cool, dark picture. I loved the world-building and all of the unique characters of the Deptford. I really enjoyed this unique take on one of the main horror tropes and author Nat Cassidy's writing style.