The Nest story
A New England fishing village is attacked by mutated cockroaches as a result of an experiment gone wrong.
9 total · 6 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| facing a vermin infestation | major | A New England island community was overrun with man-eating cockroaches. It started with the cockroaches investing homes and shops and then quickly spiraled out of control. |
| father and daughter | major | The town mayor Elias and his adult daughter Elizabeth. |
| old flames | major | Richard rekindled his relationship with his high school sweetheart Elizabeth when she returned to their hometown after having been living in Los Angeles for some years. |
| romantic love | major | Richard rekindled his relationship with his high school sweetheart Elizabeth when she returned to their hometown after having been living in Los Angeles for some years. |
| the dangers of unfettered scientific advancement | major | INTEC corporation’s development of an experimental insect repellent resulted in a New England island community being overrun by man-eating cockroaches. |
| unethical business practices | major | The North Port mayor conspired to allow the INTEC corporation to secretly breed mutant cockroaches that are immune to normal insect repellents in his island community. |
| human-bug hybrid | minor | Elias transformed into a half-human, half-cockroach creature. Also the cockroach queen had monstrous human faces and human skulls protruding from its body. |
| law enforcement | minor | Sheriff Richard Tarbell was investigating the mysterious appearance of mutilated pets and ultimately people in his island community. |
| scientist occupation | minor | Dr. Morgan Hubbard was working to create breed of mutant cockroaches that were immune to normal insect repellents, but things quickly spiraled out of control, and the cockroaches started killing everyone. |