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  • The Skittering

  • By: David Haynes
  • Narrated by: Jeff Harding
  • Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (75 ratings)

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Narrated by: Jeff Harding
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Summary

Crease is known in Weaver as ‘the bug guy’, the man who takes care of insects and other critters. But what emerges from the shadows of the town’s waste plant is beyond anything found in nature.

Fist-sized cockroaches. Bird-sized wasps. Spiders, millipedes, ticks, all swollen to enormous bulk with vicious appetites to match. And other things, creatures that should never exist.

Through the night, they come, slithering, buzzing, scuttling, crawling over skin, burrowing into flesh, making the town their nest.

Time is soon running out for Crease and the other survivors, as that hideous skittering noise closes in from all around....

©2020 David Haynes (P)2022 W F Howes

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Like something from Tales From the Crypt

Not a good as The Bookshop from Hell, but still a very good listen. Very graphic with details of gore and terror. I wouldn’t want to come across any of those bugs.

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insane book

wow most relentlessly insane plot in....the....world. Not for the squeamish but enjoyed it all the same. Jeff Harding always does a good job narrating.

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Loved It

Do you like bugs? This book is for you.

This is the first book I've read/listened to by this author, but it won't be my last. I loved every minute of this horrific adventure; like James Herbert's The Rats, but with hordes of mutated insects causing death and destruction rather than giant rats. Told well by the narrator, I couldn't get enough of the disgusting details told within.

Also, in contradiction to the clear moral of this story, kids: drugs are bad.

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Entertaining, creature story.

Good paced thrill. Could have been longer, but over all a very good listen.
looking for more from this writer.

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Disgustingly gorey and viscerally written

Fantastic body horror, with absolutely visceral language that made your skin crawl. Well written and made me cautious of every bug I came across whilst listening.

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What a romp!

Absolutely loved this. A silly critter caper. Would make a great film. Narrator! Suites the writing style, and story perfectly!

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Jeff Harding is by far the best American narrator

If this book was a movie it would be B movie. why Jeff Harding decided to narrate it is a mystery but his narration was the only reason I listened to the end.

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Brilliant

I thought it was a brilliant story, the creepy crawlies made me feel itchy, would make a great movie.

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Creepy idea, poor dialogue and narration

It started out ok, but the clumsy dialogue and horrible nasal narration made it unbearable. I'm calling time at chapter 7.

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Enjoyable creature feature

Well paced, creepy, and fun. Like a good old-fashioned B-Movie.
Competently narrated. It's definitely a good listen.

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