''The Nest'', also known as ''The Bewailing'', is a 2021 American horror film directed by

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, starring Sarah Navratil, Kevin Patrick Murphy, Maple Suttles, Drez Ryan,

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, Blaque Flowers, Anna Lynn Holleman and Penny Munroe.

Cast

* Sarah Navratil as Beth * Kevin Patrick Murphy as Jack * Maple Suttles as Meg * Drez Ryan as Ashe *

as Marissa * Blaque Flowers as Nick * Anna Lynn Holleman as Mrs. Jean * Penny Munroe as Billie * Piper Suttles as Child at the Window

Release

The film received a wide Digital, Cable, and DVD release on 29 July 2021.

Reception

Paul Mount of ''

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'' rated the film 4 stars out of 5, calling it a "haunting and sometimes flesh-crawling experience enlivened by some pleasing practical visual effects and a sense of ambiguity in relation to the nature and purpose of the parasite creature itself." Jonathan W. Hickman of the ''

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'' rated the film 6 out of 10, calling it "compelling and thoroughly unsettling". Alix Turner of ''Horror Obsessive'' wrote a positive review of the film. Alain Elliot of ''Nerdly'' rated the film 2 stars out of 5, writing that it "falls into the ‘what could have been’ category and never lives up to its promise of a twisted but intriguing body horror."

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nest American natural horror films 2021 horror films 2021 films