CthulhusMistress t1_j5w3qvn wrote on January 25, 2023 at 11:39 PM

Reply to comment by Hexatona in TIL that perhaps the first story about people being taken over by fungus ala "The Last of Us" was William Hope Hodgson's "The Voice in the Night". It later served as the inspiration for the Japanese horror film, "Matango". by ContinuumGuy

One of my favorite stories ever.

Hexatona t1_j5w50jo wrote on January 25, 2023 at 11:48 PM

If you love it as much as I do, I highly highly HIGHLY recommend reading this, the unofficial sequel to The Night Land.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21911510-awake-in-the-night-land

100% catches the feel of the original in these four stories.

CthulhusMistress t1_j5w5ai6 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 11:50 PM

Oh yes, read this too! Found it because I NEEDED to know more about the world, and I think Wright did a great job fleshing it out while staying true to Hodgson's tone. Now you're making me want to go reread all of it :)