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Inside The Devil's Nest
2023
First Published
3.97
Average Rating
270
Number of Pages

Real estate agent Anthony Graham has his family on the run after witnessing a murder at the hands of the powerful Costello crime family. They’re forced to hide at one of Anthony’s properties: a deserted campground with a sinister past. No one is safe from the men that hunt them or the terrors that await them inside The Devil’s Nest. Advanced Praise for Inside The Devil's Nest: "John Durgin is the sort of storyteller that puts the hook in from the first word and refuses to let go until the last. His second novel, INSIDE THE DEVIL'S NEST, has sharp teeth that sink in deep and bite down hard. It cracks open the stubborn shell of the most jaded horror reader, exposing your greatest fears and playing relentlessly with the tender nerves within. An incredible genre masterwork by an equally incredible author!" -Ronald Kelly, Author of Fear, The Essential Sick Stuff, and Southern-Fried & Horrified “Every now and then a book comes along that doesn’t pull its punches. John Durgin’s, INSIDE THE DEVIL’S NEST, is one of those rare treats. It’s a rip-roaring ride full of fury and fear and doesn’t stop to let you catch your breath. Part gritty mob drama, part supernatural horror, it’s as much Ozark as it is The Shining, yet something wholly its own. Durgin has outdone himself with this one.” -Nick Roberts, award-winning author of The Exorcist’s House and Anathema.

Avg Rating
3.97
Number of Ratings
1,095
5 STARS
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3 STARS
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2 STARS
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Author

John Durgin
John Durgin
Author · 11 books
John is a proud HWA member and lifelong horror fan who decided to chase his childhood dream of becoming a horror author. Growing up in New Hampshire, he discovered Stephen King much younger than most probably should have, reading IT before he reached high school—and knew from that moment on he wanted to write horror. He co-founded Livid Comics in late 2020, co-creating and writing his debut comic titled Jol (pronounced Yule), a Christmas horror series for all ages. After publishing that, the itch to expand his writing was one he had to scratch. Through Livid, he wrote his second comic due to be released this winter titled Dead Ball. John also co-launched a podcast called The Livid Comics Lair, where they talk with many of todays best horror authors, comic creators, and all things that go bump in the night like UFO and paranormal investigators. His true passion was always to write horror novels, and in 2021 he started submitting short stories in hopes of getting noticed in the horror community and launching a career. He had his first story accepted in the summer of 2021 in the Books of Horror anthology, and an alternate version of the story in the Beach Bodies anthology from DarkLit Press. His debut novel, The Cursed Among Us released in June of 2022. His second novel, Inside The Devil's Nest releases through D&T Publishing in January of 2023.
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