Journal JabberWokky's Journal: Flip around 2
Here is a reference with a twist. I'm not 100% sure where it's from. I think it might be a Simak or Bradbury radio play, possibly X Minus One. It's a common enough story (anybody remember the fun one in Isaac's Magazine about the metal cubes from Titan that evolve and are mail-order toys for kids with a chilling "Questions to ask" list at the end?).
So - how many 'Fungus take over people' stories can people come up with? Pods, or other things that replace the physical body, a la Invasion of the Body Snatchers, don't count. Mind control mushrooms, a 50's staple for awhile.
"Little Shop of Horrors." (Score:1)
Venus (Score:2)
"The first Venus expeditions proved terribly fatal. Can you imagine a fungus--athlete's foot, mold, dryrot--but moving at several feet per second? The first two expeditions didn't stand a chance. The third survived only through the creative amputations performed by the ship's doctor."
Ugh.