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Can someone who does monstrous things still be a hero?
And how would humanity fare when confronted with a fungally induced apocalypse?
You may also be thinking about how malicious (or worse) mushrooms are.
If so, youre not alone there are many frightening stories to tell when there is fungus among us.
In the literary world, theres even a spore-horror subgenre (a.k.a.
sporecore), where mycelia and mosscaps become a driving force of terror, death, and destruction.
Here are some delicious sporror books to check out if youre hankering for another tale based on fungal fears.
Note: This is a straight-up shroom list that means there are no lichen stories below.
This Lovecraftian-inspired novella also gives off strongX-Filesvibes.
The manse itself also houses a decreasingly subtle presence writhing in its walls.
The fungi make a late appearance in the book.
But when they show up, they make their presence known.
Those mushrooms infiltrate all sorts of places in this tale.
The Last of Usisnt the only story to imaginezombies created byCordyceps.
Some of the infected in this novel by M.R.
Ten-year-old Melanie is one of those children, though she doesnt know it at first.
Shroom Score:9/10 spores.Fungi have their roots in every aspect of this book, including the protagonist.
(Check out the books cover to get a clue as to what those hares are dealing with.
It doesnt look pleasant. )
Did you see that poor hare on the cover?
The gray caps are still there, however, and are enmeshed in Ambergris in inextricable ways.
Shroom Score:A billion trillion spores.
The fungi run deep and strong in this one.
