Insecta

by Sylvester Murray, Virtual Voice (Narrator)

“Dear God in heaven, thank you!” Adam’s relief however was short-lived, for when he glanced over at Janet, who was still searching through the ruins for Michelle’s body, he froze in terror. “Dear God, Janet, look behind you!” he yelled. She turned, and let out a piercing scream as she stared at a heap of rubbish that had started to shudder and crumble as something bubbled out from within. It was as if the earth itself had opened up and the huge mound seemed to explode, as bits of scum and liquid bubbled down the sides of it like brown feces oozing from an open sewer. From the foul-smelling decay rose a mammoth insecta. Hideously beautiful, in its full genetic completion, it was the alpha queen, ten feet in length; the ghastly creature crawled out of the rubbish and sprang into flight! Terrifying and obscene, its hairy legs bent and clinging with feces, a huge egg sac hanging from its abdomen, it hovered above Janet, its twin heads and proboscis, throbbing, and poised to drain Janet of her blood. Horror-stricken, she fell to her knees! “Oh my God,” she thought. “I’m going to die! I’m going to die!”

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Published May 28, 2025

About the author

A few minutes from the ocean, in a quaint small seaport town, is where the author calls home. He has made his mark as a professional cook, a poet, and a songwriter. He has also written 29 published books in various genres, including Non-fiction, Cooking, Science fiction, Romance, Drama, Mystery, audiobooks, and Horror. He has written quite a lot of songs as well. They include hip-hop, R&B, and contemporary Christian music. His hobbies include fishing, hiking, and walking along the beach in his leisure time. He keeps himself busy writing when life unwinds from its hectic pace.

Reviews

[Ateefah Sana Ur Rab · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was interesting and got me curious about many things from the start. It felt like reading a good plot of horror with just the right amount of mystery, thriller and suspense. The book wasn’t a drag and I did not feel bored at any moment. The very first incident got me hooked and curiosity kept accelerating as I read further and went deeper into the plot. There was always something going on and that was what kept me intrigued till the very end. This book was a good read.
As a fan of horror, I would say that this book did just what horror books are supposed to do; creep out the reader. I am scared of insects, especially flying cockroaches, and this did not help at all as I got super-sensitive and looked about again and again to see if an insect had wriggled near me in my oblivion. It kept me somewhat at the edge, and this made me like the book more. That’s what horror books are supposed to do!
Good mystery books have a great amount of thriller and suspense. No one knows what might happen next and the clues are let loose, once in a while. This is essential, for, it keeps the readers hooked and focused. As a fan of mystery and crime thrillers, there’s no need to deny that I really liked reading this book.
This book was a bit short though. I would have liked it more if I had been told what happened after the whole ordeal was over. The ending was unexpected in this way, as I wanted to know what happened next and what did the characters do after their mission completed. There were a few typos but overall, this book was good, interesting and without unnecessary details that only drag the plot for unidentified reasons. And yes, I liked the concept of this book. ‘Insecta’; how they came into being, their mutation, attacks and all; proved to be something of much interest for me.
I would recommend it to people who are looking for a book that’s a mixture of horror, mystery, thriller, suspense and sci-fi. I hope they enjoy the book as much as I did.

[Carlos · Rating 2 out of 5]

So bad

You would think an author would use spell check every now and again. Misspellings, different sized fonts, irregular formatting all added to the chore of slogging through this crap. Not recommended.