Insect Kin

by Matthew Tait, Virtual Voice (Narrator)

A claustrophobic supernatural horror novella from award-winning author Matthew Tait.

At the height of a global pandemic, Lucas and Vanessa awake in darkness. They've been stolen from their lives and dumped inside Ashbrook Court – an abandoned social housing estate in Adelaide long since left to rot. As memories return and the body count rises, they begin to uncover the truth about Ashbrook Court.

Something is waiting.

Something that wants to hatch.

INSECT KIN is a descent into isolation, madness, and infestation.

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Published November 27, 2025

About the author

Matthew Tait is an award-winning Australian horror author whose work blends psychological intensity with uncanny, brutal atmosphere. He published his first collection of dark fiction in 2011 and has since built a catalogue of titles praised for their originality and emotional depth. His novel Deception Pass won the Australasian Shadows Award for Best Novel, an honor for which he has been nominated three times. His short story Car Crash Weather was also commended by the Australian Horror Writers Association.

A former horror columnist and lifelong devotee of the genre, Tait’s work has been described as “the sort of horror Clive Barker must read on his days off.” When not crafting unsettling narratives, he’s immersed in the gritty tones of grunge music.