The Nest (2021 film)

The Nest, also known as The Bewailing, is a 2021 American horror film directed by James Suttles, starring Sarah Navratil, Kevin Patrick Murphy, Maple Suttles, Drez Ryan, Dee Wallace, Blaque Flowers, Anna Lynn Holleman and Penny Munroe.^[1][2]

The Nest
Directed by	James Suttles
Written by	Jennifer Trudrung
Produced by	James Suttles Matthew R. Zboyovski
Starring	Sarah Navratil Kevin Patrick Murphy Maple Suttles Drez Ryan Dee Wallace Blaque Flowers Anna Lynn Holleman Penny Munroe
Cinematography	Greg Hudgins
Edited by	Aaron Putnam
Music by	Neil Lee Griffin
Production company	SuttleFilm
Distributed by	4Digital Media
Release dates	May 29, 2021 (2021-05-29) (Grimmfest International Festival of Fantastic Film) July 20, 2021 (2021-07-20) (U.S.)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Sarah Navratil as Beth
• Kevin Patrick Murphy as Jack
• Maple Suttles as Meg
• Drez Ryan as Ashe
• Dee Wallace 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 July 29, 2021.^[3][4][5]

Reception

Paul Mount of Starburst 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."^[6] Jonathan W. Hickman of the Newnan Times-Herald rated the film 6 out of 10, calling it "compelling and thoroughly unsettling".^[7] Alix Turner of Horror Obsessive wrote a positive review of the film.^[8]

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."^[9]