They Nest (2000)

Plotzle Horror · Puzzle #10 · May 2, 2026 · Sci-Fi / Horror

Six plot descriptions for They Nest (2000). One is the real plot. Five are convincing fakes. Read them and guess which is real.

1. A doctor recovering from professional trauma relocates to a Maine island where he discovers carnivorous cockroaches infesting a corpse, but the skeptical locals dismiss his warnings about the spreading infestation.
2. A zoologist studying bird migration patterns in the Everglades realizes that certain species are nesting inside living human hosts who wander into the wetlands seeking isolation from their families.
3. An archaeologist returns to Arizona after his daughter's overdose and finds parasitic larvae colonizing the rehab facility where she died while staff members exhibit synchronized behavioral changes indicating infestation.
4. Two brothers exploring Alaskan tundra for mineral deposits uncover frozen egg sacs that thaw and release organisms, turning their expedition camp into a quarantined zone where rescue seems increasingly unlikely.
5. A woman inherits her estranged father's Tennessee bee farm and learns the hives contain something predatory that her family has been breeding for generations as penance for unspecified crimes.
6. A forensic entomologist in rural Oregon examines wasp colonies emerging from suicide victims and discovers the insects are choosing specific hosts based on their psychiatric medications and brain chemistry.