Title: Red Inside

Author: Bridgett Nelson

Narrator: John Wayne Comunale

Link: https://www.audible.com/pd/Red-Inside-Audiobook/B0D9HVGMGC

Summary

From the morally corrupt, yet oddly sweet, mind of Bridgett Nelson, the Splatterpunk Award-winning author of A Bouquet of Viscera & What the F–k Was That?, comes a brand new tale of blood-spattered horror.

Bethany can’t wait for the end of her hospital shift – four glorious days of relaxation await. Secretly, she’s most excited about the fun-filled nights reveling in an unexpected flirtation with her co-worker, Michelle.

Thoughts of her long, cozy weekend vanish, however, when Francisco Delgado is admitted to her floor from the emergency room. Delgado, a man who came into contact with an unknown arachnid species in South America, and who now has something…squirming…beneath his skin.

Initially a medical curiosity, the case rapidly turns into a full-on body horror nightmare…one with eight legs, a deadly set of fangs, and the ability to spread through the hospital at a terrifying pace. Trapped inside the building under a rifle-enforced quarantine, Bethany, Michelle, and the rest of the staff must do whatever it takes to survive the grisly night, defending their patients against an unstoppable menace…one who seeks out the weakest prey.

We’re all red inside, and tonight the proof will be splashed all over the hospital corridors.

Bridgett Nelson’s mother wonders when she will mend her wicked ways and write something nice. Red Inside is not that book.

My Review

5/5 Stars

A deadly spider outbreak and visceral body horror. What more could I ask for from a splatterpunk book?

The horror was well done, and I loved the diverse cast of characters. There were some funny moments, and some points where I was wincing imagining the horrors.

I had the honor of listening to the audiobook, and I thought the narrator really nailed the story, bringing the characters to life.